On 22/05/2016 09:45, Chris Hogg wrote:
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.

Apparently tomatoes germinating within the fruit is not uncommon
http://tinyurl.com/gvp3cok

Strange but in over half a century of growing Tomatoes(some of that time
comercialy), I have never come across this, not even with over ripe
tomatoes that had fallen.
I wonder if this is a trait amongst newer varieties?
David @ a showery side of Swansea Bay