How Could This Happen?

AlittleSalt · August 24, 2014

A few years ago, this tomato started growing new plants inside it. I cut it open and took this picture with my old Nintendo DS.

AlittleSalt · August 24, 2014

I hope the pictures/images show up for everyone. I never saw the paperclip looking thing to click on near the emoticons.

RayR · August 25, 2014

Your pictures are showing fine.
That phenomenon is called vivipary.
Lot's of pics here

2nd Foundation · August 25, 2014

I've seen this before in a butternut squash and in an apple.

peppero · August 25, 2014

I was amazed when I had this happen to one of my tomatoes. Thanks RayR for the identification.

jon

Tracydr · August 25, 2014

I've seen it happen in peppers, squash and melons.

AlittleSalt · August 25, 2014

Vivipary and one out 10,000 hmm, Thank You RayR.

Before I cut into that tomato - it just looked odd. I inspected it very close and did not see any holes, cracks, or anything to suggest that some sort of worm or bug had gotten inside, but I was still thinking something had gotten inside. I cut it and well, you see the results. The tomato was also super wet inside and had an odor sort of like a vitamin C tablet.

Okay, thanks guys

Father'sDaughter · August 25, 2014

I've seen it happen from time to time in supermarket tomatoes, but never from any of my homegrown ones.

August 25, 2014	#4
2nd Foundation Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Central North Carolina 7b Posts: 71	I've seen this before in a butternut squash and in an apple. __________________ "If there was any race other than the human race, I'd go join it." ~Thomas Gore "The good thing about science is that it is true whether or not you believe in it." ~Neil deGrasse Tyson

August 24, 2014	#2
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I hope the pictures/images show up for everyone. I never saw the paperclip looking thing to click on near the emoticons.

August 25, 2014	#3
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	Your pictures are showing fine. That phenomenon is called vivipary. Lot's of pics here

August 25, 2014	#5
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	I was amazed when I had this happen to one of my tomatoes. Thanks RayR for the identification. jon

August 25, 2014	#6
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I've seen it happen in peppers, squash and melons.

August 25, 2014	#8
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	I've seen it happen from time to time in supermarket tomatoes, but never from any of my homegrown ones.