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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Louisiana/Texas
USA
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 Posted - Apr 28 2010 : 9:44:30 PM
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Does any save tomato seeds? Is that possible? My dh wanted me to ask the farmgirls. If any one can give us any information, it'll be appreciated. Thanks.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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LBP
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Goodview
VA
USA
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Posted - Apr 29 2010 : 05:04:13 AM
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Yes! However, if they are a hybrid they may go back to their original cultivar. My grandmother and grandfather saved the seeds in a paper towel and kept them in the refrigerator over the winter. In the spring they would plant the whole thing, paper towel and all in a flat with potting soil and they would come up!
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Apr 29 2010 : 06:35:18 AM
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Marly, I am going to try this year to save all the seeds I can. I have heard tomato seeds are harder, They have to be washed carefully and dried and I really don't know. I am going to read up on this and do it because I want to have my own seeds for next year.
I was wondering if you are near the coast and that awful oil spill?
Kris
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Apr 29 2010 : 07:51:46 AM
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i save seed every year from the seeds i buy. you are right about hybrids not coming true. for tomatoe you need to soak in tepid water till they are slimy. keep pouring off the water and adding fresh. let it sit. rinse sit rinse. they will come clean and the slime will come off. then dry on a paper towel. you MUST be sure they are dry before you store. i use the little packets that come in scripts and bottles to keep pills dry. drop in a baggie or a pill bottle. keep dry. they do need to be from the ripe fruit. also from the plant that is the toughest or sweetest or hardiest. one plant of same kind can be better than another. even on one plant. pick your mater from the last strong fruit.some seeds need to be stratified. not tomatoes though. hollyhock seed if gathered must freeze first. i gather their seeds now off the dried dead stalks sfter winter. they sprout right up. you must be sure your mater is not too close to another kind. they will cross pollinate and you will get a hybrid seed. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Louisiana/Texas
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Posted - Apr 29 2010 : 11:42:57 AM
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Thanks to all of you for the information. We'll give it a try at the end of the season. Kris, if you find more info, please let me know. Alee, you, too.
Marly
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Tomato Seeds
