• Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      This is accurate; grocery store tomatoes are bred for durability rather than taste. The canned tomatoes down the soup aisle are honestly better than the fresh ones in the produce section. A large pot in a sunny corner of your back porch can do a lot better than your local supermarket.

      • Teppichbrand@feddit.de
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        6 months ago

        If they are not organic they put fertilizers on them which is basically salt that makes the cells swell with water but not nutrition nor taste.