sounds like the tomatos were mishandled as far as freshness and temperature if the seeds inside sprouted. thats just a guess though.

got pics?

It's got nothing to do with the fact they are from Hydro.

Here's what I found. BTW Carolyn137 is a real expert when it comes to tomatoes.

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* Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on
Fri, Oct 6, 06 at 20:40

It's fairly common to find germinated seeds inside store tomatoes and it's b'c they've been held at cool temps for a very long time.

The gold/red bicolors are also prone to germionating seeds inside the flesh.

Yes, there is a germonation inhibitor in the gel sac around each seed but its purpose is in the natural life cycle of the tomato. Meaning, when fruits fall to the ground in the Fall that inhibitor prevents the seeds from germinating but come Spring when conditions are more favorable we see those germinated seeds as volunteers. Only a small percentage of those overwintered seeds end up as volunteers/

Carolyn
You can read the entire thread
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tomato/msg101852437749.html

I was wondering if there is any harm in eating tomatoes that have sprouted inside themselves.

- Luke

Only if you have a belly full of nutrient :-)