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    Jul 25, 2018 3 minutes

    DOUBLE TROUBLE WITH TOMS

    I have grown six ‘Marmande’ tomato plants. So far all six plants seem to have a double flower on the first truss. Any reason for this anomaly?

    Harold Bishop, Nottingham

    This is unusual but not unknown. Flowers doubling can occur from many causes: cultural conditions, inherited tendency, insect or pest damage, or weather. To have all six plants do the same is exceptional and indicates a genetic tendency, which could be the case

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