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So today I was out picking tomatoes and found basil that grew back from last year and I was pretty happy for the free food but before I picked I saw some red looking tomato/pepper things so I took them off and opened them up and to my surprise it was like a tomato I tried some and it was like a sweet tomato. I thought about it and realized last year I grew tomatoes next to the basil last year and then I smelled one leave, smelled like a basil leaf but the next leaf smelled like basil again. So I was wondering if it was possible to grow a crossbreed of a tomato and basil, and If so am I a miracle worker.
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Sorry! Basil and tomatoes as very different genetic species!! They cannot cross!
Ok I was like 90^ sure but thanks for the confirmation
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I am 100% sure that it can never happen ...it is botany 101!!
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