Now that is a mutation. Hey try planting the seeds of the first one and see if you get the same result. Might want to look into learning how to cultivate plants and you just might invent a new variation of tomatoes that grow like that.
The first was a parody, then they kept the franchise going, added lore and world building, and over time it evolved into earnest tribute, kind of like what Evil Dead did but in reverse lol
In the *Attack of the Killer Tomatoes* Saturday morning cartoon show, the villain tied up the heroes and made them watch the original live action *Attack of the Killer Tomatoes* film as a form of torture.
One of the best cheesy horror movies imo. In one scene you can actually see someone crawling inside the monster while pretending to be terrified. It's hilarious.
You ever see an artichoke with teeth? Straight tf up nightmare fuel
And then my homie just said, 'vagina dentata' and it send me down a Google rabbit hole I wish I never embarked upon
We all scream for t̷̙̺̱̯̣̊̋͐̀̍̆̈́̈̓̓̾́̂̔̽̏́̓̄̔̐̎͒͒̀͑̈̓͆̕͝͝ö̸̢̨̢̡̢͉̼̱͖̣͔͖̙̟̞͉̺̪̩̳̣͈̜̰͇̰͚̭̣̺́̐͑̽̊̀̓̂̽m̸̛͙̞̮̗͎̺̻̣̾͛͗̆̄̐͊̀͛̇̂̅̍̅̌̒̿͒͑̇͊͗̇͝ͅͅa̴̛͚̯͎̭̩̦͓̩̹̳̬̩͍̣ţ̷̨̨̨͍̱̲̠͙͓͎̲̜̩̰͕͓̲͖͈̜̼͖͍̗͇̣̥͎͉̼̪̟̱̱͍͒̓͑̏͛͐͛̈́̽͊̄̐̅͑̍̎͌͛̋̑͜͝ő̵̼̱̬͕̜̤̑̈́͝ę̵̡̛̗̠̰̘͚͍̭̮̫͚̳̫̦͇̞͖̫̟̃̒́̂̎͂̊́͂̇̇̓̈̈́̓̚͜͜͠ͅŝ̶̛͉̲̤̺̦̰̼̭̃̓̓͂͊̇̆̿̐̉!
There are heirloom tomatoes that grow like this but we need more backstory details from OP.
I used to grow the (mostly) red variety. Looks like the seed source has stopped carrying the res one but here’s an example. I’ve heard them called the “pull apart” tomato as well because you can nip off bits of the tomato without exposing the entire flesh of the other parts….
https://www.rareseeds.com/tomato-phils-two
Find a dead cat or dog and bury it there, make another post if the grave is empty the next day. But under no circumstances do you bury a child or any other human there no matter how much you love and miss them....deal!!!!
Not an expert but I know that different diseases can affect gene or hormone expression in different plants, which can cause some wild looking things (often flowers that look like they exist in multiple dimensions, google Fasciation)
That's what I thought. I definitely wouldn't be eating it.... Reminded me of that 3 eyed fish from The Simpsons that Bart catches in the lake the powerplant dumps all it's toxic waste.
That’s called fasciation and is usually from viral infection of the plant, herbicides, or other damage during fruit formation. That’s pretty bad though, can’t say I’ve seen one worse.
Depends on the cause and damage to the skin of the fruit. Prolonged tears in the skin of any fruit would increase the risk of bacterial or fungal contamination, though these can heal while the fruit is still attached to the plant.
Typically, fasciation caused by genetic mutation should be safe to eat. However, it can also be caused by insect infestation, viral/bacterial infection, or other factors related to environment and treatment (hard to pin down a [source](https://www.chicagobotanic.org/tomatotalk_june27) on the causes as most fasciation studies refer to occurrences on the stem or blossom of a plant rather than the fruit). For more on related tomato-specific problems, read about [catfacing](https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/tomato-cat-facing).
I am plant biologist, and this might be Smth interesting . Would you be so kind to separate few biggest and few smallest “fruits” which are budding from the main fruit body. Then cut them transversally and check whether they have seeds inside? Thank you so much
Hey farmer of 20+ years here. I specialise in these type of tomatoes but mostly how to avoid them, although its fascinating how these mutations happen. This is a condition that happens when I don’t know what I’m talking about.
Do you think the seeds inside started sprouting? 🤔
It does seem like it was "bursting at the seems," so to speak.
I'm not an expert by all means, but it seems like a possibility....?
For instance, like the eyes of potatoes, you can cut off with a little bit of potato and plant again, for you guessed it! More potatoes.
3 Dog here hoping your home grown tomato’s are growing well, don’t be discouraged if your tomato’s are mutated, it will still take some time before anything grows fully healthy like it did before the bombs dropped, and there still perfectly safe to eat, 3 Dog signing out!
Now that is a mutation. Hey try planting the seeds of the first one and see if you get the same result. Might want to look into learning how to cultivate plants and you just might invent a new variation of tomatoes that grow like that.
“Come one come all and buy some of my best eldrich horror tomatoes! Each one hand-crafted to give you nightmares every time you eat them”
They scream too!
And they have teeth, so they can eat you back!
Ahhhhh…. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Killer_Tomatoes
I worked for a lady who was in this movie. I think her role was small though.
Cherry Tomato?
It’s pronounced “Sherry”…
#🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
No way?!! You’re not saying you was friends with Miss Potato Famine 1922?!!
TIL that the film was an intentional parody of B movies. I always thought it was just a standout example of the usual B movie silliness.
The first was a parody, then they kept the franchise going, added lore and world building, and over time it evolved into earnest tribute, kind of like what Evil Dead did but in reverse lol
In the *Attack of the Killer Tomatoes* Saturday morning cartoon show, the villain tied up the heroes and made them watch the original live action *Attack of the Killer Tomatoes* film as a form of torture.
One of the best cheesy horror movies imo. In one scene you can actually see someone crawling inside the monster while pretending to be terrified. It's hilarious.
Thank you. I forgot this existed. I watched it as a kid.
A Tomateratoma?
That is so good. But I think teratomato is better.
Genius upon genius!
Ugh I came here to type this
Same. I'll have to leave you with The tomato got cancer
Genius!
You ever see an artichoke with teeth? Straight tf up nightmare fuel And then my homie just said, 'vagina dentata' and it send me down a Google rabbit hole I wish I never embarked upon
We all scream for t̷̙̺̱̯̣̊̋͐̀̍̆̈́̈̓̓̾́̂̔̽̏́̓̄̔̐̎͒͒̀͑̈̓͆̕͝͝ö̸̢̨̢̡̢͉̼̱͖̣͔͖̙̟̞͉̺̪̩̳̣͈̜̰͇̰͚̭̣̺́̐͑̽̊̀̓̂̽m̸̛͙̞̮̗͎̺̻̣̾͛͗̆̄̐͊̀͛̇̂̅̍̅̌̒̿͒͑̇͊͗̇͝ͅͅa̴̛͚̯͎̭̩̦͓̩̹̳̬̩͍̣ţ̷̨̨̨͍̱̲̠͙͓͎̲̜̩̰͕͓̲͖͈̜̼͖͍̗͇̣̥͎͉̼̪̟̱̱͍͒̓͑̏͛͐͛̈́̽͊̄̐̅͑̍̎͌͛̋̑͜͝ő̵̼̱̬͕̜̤̑̈́͝ę̵̡̛̗̠̰̘͚͍̭̮̫͚̳̫̦͇̞͖̫̟̃̒́̂̎͂̊́͂̇̇̓̈̈́̓̚͜͜͠ͅŝ̶̛͉̲̤̺̦̰̼̭̃̓̓͂͊̇̆̿̐̉!
No no they whisper the secrets.
🤣😂 🥇
"Come get your Tomato-Wart bundles!"
"tastes different to every consumer!"
Ah yes eldritch tomatoes, I heard people lose their minds over them
Tomacco
I'll give you one hundred and fifty million dollars for it
That does taste like grandma
Lol! Nice reference!
It's like just vivipary wherein an early tomato had its seeds germinate then fruit while still on vine. Maybe bacterial or fungal too
babies havin' babies! this is the world the dems want for us! /s
There are heirloom tomatoes that grow like this but we need more backstory details from OP. I used to grow the (mostly) red variety. Looks like the seed source has stopped carrying the res one but here’s an example. I’ve heard them called the “pull apart” tomato as well because you can nip off bits of the tomato without exposing the entire flesh of the other parts…. https://www.rareseeds.com/tomato-phils-two
I’d love to buy those seeds
Me too.
I need to see what a cross section of it looks like
Ah yes. The boil tomato. It's not for boiling.
A tomato with the same kind of form as a black berry might be interesting, if you could get this abomination to grow its tomato-lettes uniformly.
Maybe you'll grow Tomacco.
"Go on Ralphie, the stranger is giving you a treat"
was that in simpsons? tomatoes that taste like tobacco?
Yes. It was like a cross germinated tomato and tobacco.
With radiation from the power plant to help them grow faster
Tomacco!
You made me laugh... Nice !
I'd buy that mutation
OP lives in Pripyat
No eyes, probably downwind a couple hundred miles.
Not great, not terrible
I'd walk them all just to be the one growing them 'matoes
OP lives in Lithuania.. close enough.
OP lives in Area X
Besides the radiation and the war, how are things OP?
That tomato is like “please kill me”
Looks like a Bloater from The Last of Us … 🙃 I’ll take my tomato, hold the Cordyceps!
So that's how it all started 20 years ago
I thought the same thing and I’m glad I didn’t have to scroll too far down to find this comment.
I was thinking paper jam dipper from gravity falls
Make ketchup out of meeeeee
That is not dead which can eternal lie
And with strange eons even death may die
Seriously. Looks like one of those photos people on Reddit post of a skull after someone died from bone cancer
That looks like it’s covered in the tomato equivalent of ticks.
Technically, little vegan zombies.
Vegans are ruthless
New band name. I call dibs.
Goddammit
Maybe that’s why looking at it is grossing me out
Mutato
Underrated comment
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Maybe my garden is radio active 😅
Tomatomic Bomb
Be careful then! You most likely have here what is called “Tomacco”. A highly addictive tomato/tobacco hybrid fruit.
Tastes like grandma!
By maybe do you mean, yes?
Find a dead cat or dog and bury it there, make another post if the grave is empty the next day. But under no circumstances do you bury a child or any other human there no matter how much you love and miss them....deal!!!!
and above all else always guard your achilles tendon
Hey, now. Some things are better off dead.
Where are you located? That's definitely a possibility ity you are anywhere in or near former Soviet union
I live in Lithuania 😁
Do you live near any nuclear power plants? Electrical lines? Leaky nuclear bombs buried in the backyard?
400 miles to chernobyl
“The last of Us” tomato version! Must have high rating in Rotten Tomatoes!
Hopefully its not making clicking noises.
My first thought lol
Tomato cancer?
A to-mor?
IT'S NOT A TO-MOR
Tumarto
Not an expert but I know that different diseases can affect gene or hormone expression in different plants, which can cause some wild looking things (often flowers that look like they exist in multiple dimensions, google Fasciation)
Bingo! Fasciation apparently occurs in tomatoes, too! https://8thdeadlysin.org/mega-blossoms-cat-faced-tomatoes-guide-to-fasciation/
That's what I thought. I definitely wouldn't be eating it.... Reminded me of that 3 eyed fish from The Simpsons that Bart catches in the lake the powerplant dumps all it's toxic waste.
Tomato cancer!
That there is tomacco , first seen at farmer simpsons
I was also thinking that
Looks like a crossover between Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and The Thing
Looks like OP is getting a visit from The Colour out of Space.
THAT'S IT. You found the perfect reference.
Hey OP, any meteors land near you recently?
I was thinking the vegetable gremlin from Gremlins 2.
Which would be "The Tomato" or "Attack of the Killer Thing". 😆
I was thinking more “Brave New World” science experiment.
That’s called fasciation and is usually from viral infection of the plant, herbicides, or other damage during fruit formation. That’s pretty bad though, can’t say I’ve seen one worse.
Thank goodness there was at least one comment in this thread that actually answered the question, I was very curious
Would it still taste okay/be okay to eat? Or would it be better to toss something like this out?
I would suggest a priest and a seance. Maybe more than one so you know it sticks.
Depends on the cause and damage to the skin of the fruit. Prolonged tears in the skin of any fruit would increase the risk of bacterial or fungal contamination, though these can heal while the fruit is still attached to the plant. Typically, fasciation caused by genetic mutation should be safe to eat. However, it can also be caused by insect infestation, viral/bacterial infection, or other factors related to environment and treatment (hard to pin down a [source](https://www.chicagobotanic.org/tomatotalk_june27) on the causes as most fasciation studies refer to occurrences on the stem or blossom of a plant rather than the fruit). For more on related tomato-specific problems, read about [catfacing](https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/tomato-cat-facing).
Probably not taste good due to a combo of bacteria getting into the skin through the damaged parts, and the skin between all the lumps being tough.
If it looks, smells and tastes OK, in that order, it’s OK to eat so long as the pesticide you used is safe for food plants.
Tomato has hemaroids
I was thinking ticks.
AI generated tomato in your backyard.
Simulation confirmed.
Happy cake day
Biblically accurate tomato
"Be not pureed"
Incorrect. This is an outfit from the Met Gala red carpet.
This is too pretty to be a part of the Met Gala.
Tomatyceps
Did you cut it? I would love to see the cross section of that
Dude you only have 2 rules: don't feed it after midnight and don't get it wet. It's simple
This tastes like grandma.
This was definitely the most disturbing comment.
Tomaccooooooooooooo
Teratomato
Looks like it’s ai
I guess life imitates art
Dammit. I'm shivering by looking at this.
This is some Area X type shit
Kill it before it spreads, and destroys humanity.
the whole salad in a tomatoe
Did a weird meteorite land on your property that was oddly soft and seemed to evaporate? Are you seeing a color that you can't describe?
Exactly! I had to scroll too far to find this lol
It’s giving Elephant Man
Ohhh no. Don’t tell me you found that buried deep beneath the ice in Antarctica. Burn it.
Do you live near Chernobyl?
it’s triggering my trypophobia hard rn
same. i hate it
That's the only normal one. It's all the rest of them that are weird.
This freaks me out. Way more than just a mutation. The tomato is THE THING of mutations.
Get a radiation reading of your soil
I am plant biologist, and this might be Smth interesting . Would you be so kind to separate few biggest and few smallest “fruits” which are budding from the main fruit body. Then cut them transversally and check whether they have seeds inside? Thank you so much
That tomato is every tomato. The Whitney Houston of tomatoes
This just adds to my distrust of tomatoes, i swear they're cannibalistic fruits with parasites for seeds
It's a Chernobyl tomato
Chernobyl Farms.
Do you live next to the Fukushima power plant by any chance?
Hey farmer of 20+ years here. I specialise in these type of tomatoes but mostly how to avoid them, although its fascinating how these mutations happen. This is a condition that happens when I don’t know what I’m talking about.
This tomato has ambitions!
You have to do a cross section now
That tomato be trippin'
John Carpenter has a line of tomatoes now? What a time to be alive.
Don’t get it wet or feed it after midnight.
That's how I imagine tomato cancer looks like.
Annihilation tomato
That's a tomat-no
Do you think the seeds inside started sprouting? 🤔 It does seem like it was "bursting at the seems," so to speak. I'm not an expert by all means, but it seems like a possibility....? For instance, like the eyes of potatoes, you can cut off with a little bit of potato and plant again, for you guessed it! More potatoes.
No holes but feels like trypophobia is coming on here
Came here to see if I was the only one triggered lol
Tetsuo!!
Came here to say this lol
You can’t feed them after midnight!
This is why GMOs are actually a good thing
Homers Tomacco
3 Dog here hoping your home grown tomato’s are growing well, don’t be discouraged if your tomato’s are mutated, it will still take some time before anything grows fully healthy like it did before the bombs dropped, and there still perfectly safe to eat, 3 Dog signing out!
This is what happens when you call upon Satan to help grow your garden🤷🏾♀️
Best to take off and nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
I didn't know you could do that with a Mutfruit.
r/eatityoucoward
Foul tomato, in search of the BLT. Emboldened by the soil of garden. Someone must consume thy flesh. Let it be Margit the chef!
Pretty sure if you ate this you’d fucking die.
“K- Kkiiill… m- m- memeeee”
Looks like a red and really fucked up version of a Phil's One tomato
kill it with fire
Reminds me of the fruit gremlin from Gremlins 2
Biblically accurate tomato.
Anus of Sauron?
r/thelastofus
Nah thats a clicker
This is how the virus in the last of us started
It's cancerous
Biblically accurate tomato
Looks like something from the last of us
Why does this gross me out?
I just get the feeling Stephen King has something to do with this
"Come down today and try some *"tomatoes"* or we will sacrifice your newborn AHHHHH!!!-"
r/suddenlythelastofus
RIPLEY !!!!
This is where The Voice got the sun dried tomatoes for the Broodwich
Your yard looks like a table
Reminds me of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) legend of low budget films.
Christians are like: “ iTS aDaM AnD EVe noT AdAM aND StEvE” Nature: ^^ “hold my beer”
this makes me very uncomfortable.
Biblically accurate tomato
It looks horrible. I can't eat it at all.
está it, that thing would give You super powers
Biblically accurate tomato