Campari tomatoes are great! Reckon I could start some plant from the seeds of Campari tomatoes I

[raccoon]

bought at the grocery store?

[Denninmi]

1. Yes.

If the original strain is a hybrid, there may be some variability in the progeny. But as a rule, tomatoes come pretty true from seed. I'd go for it.

[Retrograde]

2. Maybe

I believe these are hybrids, so even if they do produce viable seeds they're not likely to breed true.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Campari are a hybrid variety - you can save seeds and plant them - they will grow...

but what you get is anyone's guess and depends upon the parents used to make the cross (which is always a closely held secret by the breeder).

Sometimes progeny of hybrids are similar to the hybrid, sometimes not. Some of us have been trying for years to get a non-hybrid version of Sungold cherry tomato, for example - but although we've gotten some orange cherry tomatoes as offspring, none have the unique flavor of Sungold - sometimes these crosses can be quite complex.

Another example is Burpee's Big Boy - which is a cross between a medium sized red tomato and a very large fruited pink tomato. Seeds saved from Big Boy would end up giving you a range of things - medium or large pinks, medium or large reds, with all sorts of flavors.

Still, if you've got the room, it is worth a try - I would plant as many plants as you can fit just to see what sort of fruit size/flavor range you get.

[Curmudgeoness]

4. I love experimentation.

But I really have learned not to be disappointed when it doesn't work out the way I expect.