I just cut some tomatoes and it seems like their seeds have sprouted for some reason. Does this mean I can plant them? If yes how do I do it properly? Give me some tips about it. I live in Greece if it helps answer the questions
by Unusual-Factor2848
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As a tomato i counsel you to tomato those tomatos
Greek here, too.
Yes, you can plant them but unless you’re in Crete or somewhere very warm at night, you need to wait until March 10 for Southern Greece, March 20+ for Northern Greece. If the temperature drops at 5-7C at night your young plant will die.
Also if this is store bought tomato, it is most likely a hybrid especially this time of year. That means its parents were 2 different kinds of tomatoes, and the seed will make a plant that looks like one of the parents, not the tomato you’re eating right now. Could be crap, could be good, but it’s a gamble.
The best way to plant these would be indoors, in soil indoors. Bury them about 5mm below the surface, water them lightly since they have already germinated and wait 3-4 weeks until they’re about 20cm- 30cm tall until you plant them outside.
If those are store bought tomatoes…the seeds rarely grow good tomatoes. They are commercial hybrids grown for transporting, forced ripening and sale…not for taste. The seeds will grow but the tomatoes you get are not the same as what you are eating now.
Buy a package of seeds and grow those. You will be MUCH happier with the result.
Fun fact they were probably infected with phytoplasma by some insect, and that’s why they are sprouting.
Vivipary!
[Vivipary ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivipary)
Hey OP, I’d be happy to mail you some heirloom tomato seeds so you can try growing toms yourself!