Tomato Plant or Not

This is my first time growing tomato's, this plant has grown from the same seed pack ( Gardenerns Delight) Tomato's but looks different and seems to grow much faster. The father inlaw says it's a weed, but what does he know!

Martin

 

Your farther in law knows a bit more than you it's a weed.

 

Well if your going to get technical a weed is only a plant which either you dislike or is in fact in the wrong place, but i have know idea what that plant is :D

 

Well I must try to be positive, I have loved & cared for that plant from the day it first popped it's head out of the compost (infact the wife has said at times that "I care more for the plants than her" not true of course :D) and despite it not being a tom you guys generally seem to think it looks healthy, so if I continue to apply the same love and care to the rest of my veg hopfully one day I may grow something edible.:thumb:

Anyway what do I do now, pull it out or let it grow too see how it turns out? Will it affect the growth of the tom in the same grow bag?:confused:

Martin

 

Oh Martin, I have done the same thing before and probably will do again Like it's been said, some weeds are pretty!

cheers

 

you never know it might not be a weed it could just be a seed that was accidentally put into the pack...could be something really beautiful when it flowers (probably wishful thinking)

 

Is that the stuff they call Fat Hen?

 

Pete you are the man!
Iv'e just googled Fat Hen and it looks exactly like my plant (Ahhh)
Name: Fat-hen
( goosefoot, lamb’s quarters, meld-weed, muckweed )

Latin name: Chenopodium album L.

However to try a retain some credibility the article also says:
Fat-hen was eaten as a vegetable from Neolithic times until the 16th century when it was replaced in the diet by spinach and cabbage. It is rich in vitamin C.
So not just a weed then :D

So now I know for sure it's a weed it's coming out
Thanks for all your help, I think you'll be hearing from me again soon somehow
Martin:thumb: