Remarkable! I never have purchased them, since I felt vine-ripened in a
greenhouse was no different than hothouse-raised, a poor substitute for
good old tomato plants grown in the heat of the summer. Somehow, even
heirlooms lose their taste when grown indoors. But I never suspected
they would lose more than that. I'm off to the grocery tomorrow to see
what wonders I find within those clusters of tomatoes on their vine. I
have no explanation for what you found, but I'll be very interested to
see if that was par for the course. I live in Central Coastal
California and will report back at a later date.
Shirley Meneice, Pebble Beach, probably Zone 10
Christine Council wrote:
>Hello pbs friends,
>I need your help so please don't get upset about the subject matter.
>We recently picked up some vine ripened tomatoes at the Super Market
>which are sold with the vine still attached to the tomatoes. They are expensive
>but I had a taste for the real deal. The tomatoes sat around for a while and I noticed
>that they looked as if something was bulging out of the sides. I left it sitting on the counter
>and finally decided to perform surgery. The inside looked like worms or maggots at first
>glance but closer scrutiny showed little vines; the tomatoes looked as if they had been
>pumped full of vines or roots. I let this tomato sit on the counter to see what would happen
>and the sprouts kept sprouting toward the light and getting leggy like my Oxalis plants. Meanwhile
>the other tomatoes had what looked like branches growing out of the tomatoes. I put these sprouts
>on top of dirt in a yogurt cup, put the lid on ( clear plastic) I had to remove the lid because the
>sprouts were getting to high and are turning into little tomato plants. I also did an experiment by putting the
>sprouts into a yogurt cup and adding water. I gave up this idea because it really smells like fish.and turned
>brown. The long and short of it is... what the heck are they doing to grow tomatoes? I have a few experiments
>going on because i want to see how fast the vines will grow out side and I am dying to see the end product.
>This could be easier than planting seeds because I just pull out a clump of of vines and plant them in dirt,
>water, or leave them sitting inside of the tomatoes. Usually there were vines and no seeds. I saw three seeds
>in one tomato.
>
>Please humor me, I am curious about the possibilities because I just started to pay attention to how things are
>grown recently. Take Care Friends and please send your comments to the list or my personal address
>scamp@earthlink.net.
>
>Cheers,
>Scamp the un - Earth lady.
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