Brown seeds in a fresh tomato

clara · September 13, 2015

I had a lot of fruits (from healthy plants, NOT damaged fruits, not even the smallest cracking) that showed brown seeds inside when cut open. Sometimes about half of the seeds were brown, some brown-beige speckled/dotted. Those seeds survived the fermentation like the ordinary ones. Now that the heat is gone since a few weeks, the fruits show less brown seeds, but there are still some. The varieties that were the most prone to brown seeds were saladettes, much less the cherries; my biggies were not ripe yet during the heat waves and when cut open now, they have very few to none although they were on the vine during the hot weather.

I haven't made a germination test with the brown seeds yet, am too busy with the masses of fruits that are ripening now.

It may be due to our unusual hot weather this year with several extreme heat waves, but perhaps there is still another explanation. If so, I'd be happy to know.

PS: All my plants are grown outside.

September 13, 2015	#1
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Brown seeds in a fresh tomato I had a lot of fruits (from healthy plants, NOT damaged fruits, not even the smallest cracking) that showed brown seeds inside when cut open. Sometimes about half of the seeds were brown, some brown-beige speckled/dotted. Those seeds survived the fermentation like the ordinary ones. Now that the heat is gone since a few weeks, the fruits show less brown seeds, but there are still some. The varieties that were the most prone to brown seeds were saladettes, much less the cherries; my biggies were not ripe yet during the heat waves and when cut open now, they have very few to none although they were on the vine during the hot weather. I haven't made a germination test with the brown seeds yet, am too busy with the masses of fruits that are ripening now. It may be due to our unusual hot weather this year with several extreme heat waves, but perhaps there is still another explanation. If so, I'd be happy to know. PS: All my plants are grown outside.