What's Up With This Tomato?

Weird Tomato - This is a tomato that seems to have something unidentifiable wrong with it. It appears that something is growing from within.
Canada
May 25, 2011 11:55pm CST
I belong to a square foot gardening group, and one of my fellow members there posted a query about a tomato she got from her CSA. She's looking to find out what is wrong with this tomato as it looks weird. This is a pic of the tomato in question: Everyone in the group is really creeped out by it and the two other photos that came after it show that the tomato actually sprouted. I can only post one pic here but you should see the others. Let me know if you want me to share a link to the other two. I'd appreciate anyone with knowledge about this, letting me know how this happens. thanks. xoxo Cyne
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5 responses
Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
7 Apr 16
I am sure I do not know my friend. I do know I would not be eating it though
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Kimberley
@CynergyDiva (805)
• Canada
7 Apr 16
Me neither
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Kimberley
@CynergyDiva (805)
• Canada
7 Apr 16
@TiarasOceanView I never did. This is a very old topic
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
7 Apr 16
@CynergyDiva Let us know if you find out what this is.
gloryacam
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
26 May 11
Eew...it does look creepy. It looks like something sinister is going to break out of it! It actually sprouted?!!!
Kimberley
@CynergyDiva (805)
• Canada
26 May 11
Exactly my thoughts; something sinister and you should see the other two pics. She said hers didn't actually sprout yet. She put it in a ziploc baggie. She did find other pictures though and wonders if hers will sprout. xoxo Cyne
Always smiling
@allknowing (141046)
• India
26 May 11
You can add those pictures one by one against your comments and then we all will have a clearer picture.
Jlyn
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
26 May 11
@allknowing Don't think she can do that yet as she hasn't reached 500 points. @CynergyDiva It does look like something is going to burst out from it. Post the link of the other 2 pics so we can see them. Should be interesting.
Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163773)
• Garden Grove, California
28 May 11
hi cynergyDiva I would bet its been a bit overfertilized and just has what I would call tomato acne. bu t I will bet that all things considered it will be very tasty as its large and nice bright crimson, I doubt the litle bumps will hurt any thing at all.I would venture it had a bit too much loving care., I have seen other veggies with tiny bumps and they were in a garden that was almost over fed and over watered but the veggies were really quite edible so the bumps did not really spoil the quality of the produce.
marguicha
@marguicha (225020)
• Chile
28 May 11
I completly agree with you, Hatley, so I will not post my own answr but say that I adhere to this one
Kimberley
@CynergyDiva (805)
• Canada
30 May 11
I suppose it couldn't hurt anything, but if it does turn out like the others, it'd sure put me off eating it. xoxo Cyne
cheravs
@cheravs (619)
• Philippines
26 May 11
Yes its like something sharp wants to come out and makes me think it's alien tomato.hahahahahha
Kimberley
@CynergyDiva (805)
• Canada
27 May 11
Yeah alien, that's a good word for it. xoxo Cyne
rhizziel2301
@rhizziel2301 (169)
• Philippines
26 May 11
When i see the pic i thought its only a normal tomato but when i zoom the pic seems to have the spine to sprout and the appearance of tomato that is truly terrible...
Kimberley
@CynergyDiva (805)
• Canada
27 May 11
It totally gave me the heebie jeebies. It looks like an evil disease xoxo Cyne