How to get free Mexican Sour Gherkin seeds
Where did you get your Mexican Sour
Gherkin seeds from?
Everett,
We got ours from Bakers Creek
Heirloom seeds the first year, but Anna discovered an easy
way to harvest Mexican Sour Gherkin seeds, and that's what we do now.
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Interesting question. I don't see how being pollinated by another variety would affect the shape of the tomatoes on that plant --- it should only affect the offspring, and even that is pretty unlikely since tomatoes are nearly always self pollinating. (We grow a lot of different varieties side by side and they always breed true.) That said, I never have quite understood how being pollinated by hot peppers can make sweet peppers hot --- I need to look into that.
What I think is more likely is that environmental conditions are affecting the shape of the fruit. I think that your indoor plants were suffering a bit from lack of fertility and sunshine, despite their window location, while your outdoor plants might be drought-stressed. I'd be curious to hear a description of the shape of the indoor vs. outdoor tomatoes.