On 21 May 2016 12:57:20 GMT, 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?

Cheers

Dave R

P.S. it does make me wonder if a Lidl tomato would be a better source of
germinating seeds than the average seed packet.

It's not easy growing vine tomatoes from "recovered" seeds. Even in a
heated greenhouse I have had no success while the seeds I've bought
have grown outside in warm summers.

Steve

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