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Are these tomato plants?

Duncandps.SmithDuncandps.Smith Posts: 3
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Hello!
I could do with some advice, please; my daughter planted some seeds that we thought were tomato seeds (found in an envelope in a forgotten seed box in the shed), they're growing well but they don't look like your classic tomato... any ideas? 
Thanks,
Duncan

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,350
    Not tomatoes  :)
    Don't know what they are though - hopefully someone will ID them for you.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • AnitapotsAnitapots Posts: 8
    Whatever it is, it looks splendid!
  • Duncandps.SmithDuncandps.Smith Posts: 3
    We have loads so I hope they're edible! 
  • B3B3 Posts: 26,964
    edited June 2020
    Where did you get them from before the seed box?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Duncandps.SmithDuncandps.Smith Posts: 3
    No idea, I wasn't there when they were planted. They could be from a number of places. Could even have been saved from a previous crop.
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    Something like that came up from my bird seed so I'm interested to know what it is too. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,875
    Looks a bit like an amaranth ... one of the amaranth related Chinese greens perhaps?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,721
    Pretty sure that's spinach.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,875
    I was just going to say that @Skandi ... it came to me just as I was nodding off so I put the light on and you’d beaten me to it 😆 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286
    Yep, spinach that has bolted and is starting to flower.
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