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My tomato is growing a cucumber!

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  Posted by veejay (U14595300) on Thursday, 26th August 2010

  I am new to this forum, and to gardening, and hope that someone can help!
  
  My plum tomato plant (which has tomatoes growing on it) also has something else growing half way up the stalk, which I can only describe as a cucumber - about 5 inches long, a couple of inches in diameter and dark green.
  
  I can send photo if that would help!
  
  I am not even growing cucumbers in the garden, so no idea how it could have happened. The plant is in a grow bag outside, not in the ground.
  
  I haven't cut it to see whats inside as wanted to leave it on the plant for an expert to tell me what has happened.
  
  does anyone have any similar experiences of this?
  
  I look forward to hearing comments.
  Many thanks
  Vanessa

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  Posted by Summerchild (U14187397) on Thursday, 26th August 2010

  Veejay,
  
  Does sound an oddity but quite likely just an overgrowth on the plant. Not an expert so just guessing, but your headline reminds me of the day my mother said, "That apple is not a peach it is a mango."
  
  Hope that someone has some really sensible explanation for you.
  
  Best wishes, Summer

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  Posted by figrat (U3054696) on Friday, 27th August 2010

  This sounds very intriguing. Could you post a picture?

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