That is so true that the former would seem to be a different species if the color and shape were different. Thank God for the real thing.
I have really enjoyed collecting a handful or so of ripe cherry tomatoes every day to eat with lunch. I had a bunch of volunteers shaped like grapes, that came up in the day lily bed of all places. So I saved some of those seeds to plant next year.
I bought a sweet million that grew to the top of the tomato cage and then hung down to the patio by the end of summer. At one point it looked like a Christmas tree. Next year, I’m growing several pots of the cherry tomatoes, and maybe a roma or two. Hubby only got about 10 stunted romas this year. I think he planted over 40 plants, but used Jiffy mix starter and they were scrawny and never recovered.