Has anybody ever seen this before.

MartinM · August 15, 2016

While I was slicing a tomato open tonight, I might mention "perfectly" for this to happen, One of the seeds was sprouting inside the tomato. I believe that this Tomato was field grown near Oak Grove La. The tomato is still firm, no blemishes or soft spots. In fact if you look closely, you will notice that there is another seed that is also sprouting.

schill93 · August 15, 2016

I'll be darn. That would freak me out I think. Very interesting. I wonder if the extreme heat is the cause?

Anyone else ever see this. I would want to plant those seedlings just to see how well they might grow. They seem to want out.

heirloomtomaguy · August 15, 2016

Martin long time no hear. How has it been out there in Mississippi?

GrowingCoastal · August 15, 2016

I saw that last winter in a store bought Campari tomato that had sat on the counter a long time. I saved seeds from it because that was so weird, a first for me and they are growing now.

AlittleSalt · August 15, 2016

It is called, Vivipary

MartinM · August 16, 2016

Heirloom - It has been a hell of a last 10 months, bought a new house, Planted a garden and lost it taking care of family obligations - married off my daughter. Bought a new truck in Jan and put 12,000 on in the first 3 months driving back and forth between here and Dallas taking care of my Dad. Finally catching my breath and looking forward to SEC football. Otherwise doing pretty good. lol BTW Mississippi is Hot as Hell in the Summer.

MartinM · August 16, 2016

Thanks alittleSalt, the amount of resources on this board is amazing.

peppero · August 16, 2016

I have seen this a few years ago in an overripe tomato; in fact it had more than one sprout

Jon

NarnianGarden · August 16, 2016

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Originally Posted by peppero

I have seen this a few years ago in an overripe tomato; in fact it had more than one sprout

Jon

In that case, a seriois warning not to allow any tomatoes to go overripe..

SInce I tend to pick and eat everything slightly underripe, no danger here..

**carolyn137** · August 16, 2016

Yes,I've seen it happen many times under the following circumstances.

Soft fleshed varieties such as the gold/red bicolors and fruit named ones such as Nectarine,Peach Blow Sutton,etc.

Fruits sent long distances,for us in the US mainly from FL and Mexico and then stored for use in warehouses before being used

I have not seen it in overripe tomatoes,whether OP or F1,but then most of the time I don't let fruits get overripe on the plant since they then drop off to the ground or whatever.

There are a few folks who will actually plant over ripe tomatoes,the whole fruits and then get a little forest of seedlings,seperate them and replant.

Carolyn

Worth1 · August 16, 2016

In layman's terms the tomato seeds have gone through all of the environmental changes and triggers that tell the seeds to sprout.
You can see the same thing in grocery store fruit pits/seeds many times.

Worth

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heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Martin long time no hear. How has it been out there in Mississippi? __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

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carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Yes,I've seen it happen many times under the following circumstances. Soft fleshed varieties such as the gold/red bicolors and fruit named ones such as Nectarine,Peach Blow Sutton,etc. Fruits sent long distances,for us in the US mainly from FL and Mexico and then stored for use in warehouses before being used I have not seen it in overripe tomatoes,whether OP or F1,but then most of the time I don't let fruits get overripe on the plant since they then drop off to the ground or whatever. There are a few folks who will actually plant over ripe tomatoes,the whole fruits and then get a little forest of seedlings,seperate them and replant. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

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schill93 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nevada Posts: 275	I'll be darn. That would freak me out I think. Very interesting. I wonder if the extreme heat is the cause? Anyone else ever see this. I would want to plant those seedlings just to see how well they might grow. They seem to want out.

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GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	I saw that last winter in a store bought Campari tomato that had sat on the counter a long time. I saved seeds from it because that was so weird, a first for me and they are growing now.

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	It is called, Vivipary

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MartinM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oxford MS Posts: 143	Heirloom - It has been a hell of a last 10 months, bought a new house, Planted a garden and lost it taking care of family obligations - married off my daughter. Bought a new truck in Jan and put 12,000 on in the first 3 months driving back and forth between here and Dallas taking care of my Dad. Finally catching my breath and looking forward to SEC football. Otherwise doing pretty good. lol BTW Mississippi is Hot as Hell in the Summer.

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peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	I have seen this a few years ago in an overripe tomato; in fact it had more than one sprout Jon

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	In layman's terms the tomato seeds have gone through all of the environmental changes and triggers that tell the seeds to sprout. You can see the same thing in grocery store fruit pits/seeds many times. Worth