Is this normal or is this an indication that the seeds that I purchased were unpure and it's a cross with something else.

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No.

If it's just one fruit on a plant where all the other fruits are correct for the variety it suggests that a somatic mutation has occurred.

Most mutations occur in the DNA of the seed but somatic mutations occur in the DNA of a plant cell.

In my long career of tomato growing I've had three somatic mutations occur.

So save the seeds from that one fruit and sow some next year and see what you get. If it's a true somatic mutation all the fruits on any given plant will be identical.

Carolyn

It may be crossed with something, b/c Kellogg's Breakfast is orange. Even the juice is orange.

I will be able to can KB this year after my season, because they a very late. I look toward to finally making orange pizza sauce, with cheddar chess or Amish butter chess.

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Cross pollination doesn't affect the fruit color of the parent plant because the fruit is made of parent plant tissue.

I recieved seed with the name kellog's breakfast pink a few years ago from dwlclr(sp?). I grew out 4 of them and one of the 4 plants produced orange the others were pink and seemed to be very similiar to the original kellogs breakfast. i meant to grow them again this year but forgot, thats all I know about that.

jake

Got home and found the red/pink KB still on the plant. WOOHOO!
Here's the pic of red/pink fruit next to the orange fruit from the same KB plant.

I was so exited about the somatic mutation but then I found this also on the same plant :(

Not a very KB shape. kinda oxheart. so I guess my KB was a cross. Bummer!
Oh well I'll keep the seeds anyway. I'll be fun to see what comes up next year.