On Sat, 21 May 2016 12:57:20 +0000, David wrote:

We like the big Lidl vine tomatoes because, well, they taste more or less
like proper tomatoes.

I have noticed recently that if you give them a few (several) days to
finish ripening then the seeds start to germinate within the tomato.

This does suggest that they are pretty fresh and haven't been mucked about
with too much.

However I haven't seen the same thing with the (I assume hydroponic)
standard tomatoes.

Is there something they do to shop tomatoes which prevent the seeds from
germinating?


I do wonder if you haven't found out why my F1 seeds germinated so poorly.