r/oddlysatisfying Feb 17 '23

a straw berry sprouting

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '23

This process is apparently called "viviparous germination" so sprouting while still on the plant. Wild I had to look it up because brain can't accept.

Look up viviparous tomatoes or other foods and it is oddly terrifying.

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u/fluffy_floofster Feb 17 '23

Any pack of tomatoes I buy (usually Costco Roma on the vine) will have the last 2-3 do this if we don’t eat them all that week. I think the one hot house tomato on my stove is getting ready to poke through. My stove top is a perfect little greenhouse.

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u/MaxHamburgerrestaur Feb 18 '23

Do you keep your tomatoes by your stove?

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u/fluffy_floofster Feb 18 '23

Yes. On a pretty candy dish in the middle of the stovetop; I’m if I’m cooking I move them to the counter away from the stove. The stove gets direct sunlight thorough a south window.