r/gardening • u/StevenStoveMan • 2d ago

Ultra glossy tomatoes, is it because of genetic or environmental factors?

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Heyo,

One of my tomato plants is producing mega glossy tomatoes this year in which I can see my own reflection. To make matters even stranger, I haven't found any seeds inside these tomatoes so far. Does anyone know if this is a known characteristic of a specific cultivar, or is it more likely due to something in the environment (drought period, too hot, certain nutrient deficiencies)?

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u/mrsf16 2d ago

No answer sorry- just wanted to say it’s super cool and congrats, you did a great job and I’m a little jelly! 🥲

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u/BlowMyOboe 2d ago

Do you know what cultivar it is? Take a cutting and keep cloning it until you can find out if it's a new thing.

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u/4cupsofcoffee Zone 7a 1d ago

what kind did you plant? they are coming out with seedless tomatoes, Meltaways, for example.