"Heavenly Scent" wrote in message
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I was asked if I could plant in my greenhouse a variety of tomato that
does
not have seeds. This customer is allergic to tomato seeds and is looking
for this type of plant. I can't find any in my seed catalogues.Let my
know.
Tracy



I understand the humor that the others are experiencing regarding "no seed"
tomato's being in No Seed catalogs, and David pointing out that without no
seeds there could be no tomato's that have no seed, but there IS a lesser
seeded tomato out there. It's a paste tomato that is very dry and fleshy and
resembles a bell pepper. It's called a stuffing tomato. It still has seeds
but the number of them is minute and easily disposed of.

Burpee has these plants and seeds, as does Pinetree seed company. On the
other hand, tell this customer who is highly allergic to tomato seeds that
they have one excellent option they can take. Grow good, hybrid tomato
plants of any variety, and upon harvesting, process the tomato's and remove
the seeds before consuming. It's really easy. Cutting the tomato in half
and scooping the cavities of the mucilage holding the seeds or squeezing the
tomato gently after cutting the stem navel to open up the fruit usually
removes the bulk of the seeds and mucilage encasing them. Once you've
squeezed the most of the liquid, you can slice the tomato open and finger
out the rest of the seeds.

I've watched Marion Morrash formerly on Victory Garden do this for years in
preparation of dishes with fresh tomato's. And seen Emeril do it too, so
it's not hard and much easier to just remove the seeds before consumption
that would cause allergic reactions than seeking out a bland, paste tomato
that still has a few seeds in it. There isn't a truely "seedless" tomato
that I know of. And before anyone flames me, I said that I know of. I'm sure
someone out there has hybridized a tomato that has no seeds and is only
vegetatively propigated. I just don't know of it.

I hope this helps somewhat.
madgardener up on the cold and windy ridge in Eastern Tennessee, zone 7,
Sunset zone 36