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Thanks Ben for the cherry tomato seeds that you sent out to me months ago. The tomatoes are delicious. Is there anything I have to do besides dry out a few of the tomatoes to get seeds to plant next year?
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Cut a few in half and squeeze the slime/seed combo out into a small steel screened strainer. Then rinse as much of the slime off the seeds as possible with just the water flow from your sink faucet. Then take the remaining seeds/goo and put it in a glass or plastic glass. Add around 1/2 cup of purified or spring water. Do not use tap water because of the chemicals in it. Now cover the top of the glass with a paper towel and hold it on with a rubber band. Sit it someplace out of direct sun light for around 5-7 days. It will mold over and stink a little. It needs to do this to get the seeds to separate from the goo. Then get the strainer out again and rinse all the nasty stuff off the seeds. Now spread the seeds out on a double layer of paper towels. Let them sit for a few days to completely dry. Now you have seeds to plant next year. This only works with heirloom seeds, the seeds I sent to everyone are an heirloom variety. If done with hybrids there is no way of knowing what type of tomato grow from the seeds. |
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I got a late start, but the first flower showed up today
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Ben,
Thanks for the seed advice. I had dried out a couple of tomatoes last week. I guess I'll save a few more and try out your method to get seeds for next year. |
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Happy to help. Never tried to dry out a tomato to save seeds. I get 95%+ germination with the way I described and usually use them for 2-3 years and then collect new ones.
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Last week, I transplated mine into a big pot. It is doing very well, since I planted July 2.
I am just happy I got 1 plant out of the few seeds I did plant, got the rest for next year. Ben, thanks for the added fertilizer. I just mixed up my last gallon. Also, thanks for the tip on drying seeds..Kudos. I have not any buds/flowers yet, but will inform you once I do and post a pic of it. I guess, my question is about when I can expect some product?? Its still HOT down here in Georgia..in the 90's but I keep it under the porch and rotate to get the direct sunlight.
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News report: A few days ago...I put a cage in, since it was growing so tall.
And now reporting I got a few flowers/buds popping out. Won't be too long, you'll see tomatoes!!!!! I will try to get some phone pics uploaded asap. I planted it July 2nd and want to share my progress reports down in Ga. [img][/img] [img][/img]
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