Weird Tomato Texture Color

13 years ago

Hi all,

I planted a number of heirloom tomato plants this year. Earlier in the summer I had great success but the last couple of weeks all the tomatoes I pick regardless of variety have this weird interior. It's whitish, spongy, a little crystallized looking, hard to describe. It's just weird and I can't use them. I'm attaching a couple pictures close up but they aren't great. There doesn't seem to be any outside damage so I don't think it's stinkbug. Any ideas?

Thanks!

-jeff

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jeffreypresley
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13 years ago
Here is another photo
jeffreypresley
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13 years ago
Here is another photo

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seysonn
13 years ago
Interesting!
How does the crystallized stuff taste ? Sweet ? Sour?

Crystallization occurs as a result cooling of a rich solution.
That is, for example, how rock candy is made.
dickiefickle
13 years ago
Eat 'em up.
mandolls
13 years ago
I have seen a little of that before on grocery store purchased tomatoes - but I dont know what causes it. I would think they would be fine for sauce.
chervil2
13 years ago
This is calllus tissue which represents undifferentiated and immature cells . I am not sure of the conditions that favor this in a garden environment. In the laboratory, one produce callus tissue by manipulating nutrients and phytochemicals in growth media for the purpose of micropropagation and breeding experiments.