All About Heirloom Tomatoes : How to Preserve Heirloom tomato Seeds

[check2wice]

Very nice tomato :D

[saeidmomtahan]

Is it possible to just cut a tomato open, separate the seeds and plant them immediately? Or are there some intermediate steps that have to be taken?

[Angelaburke89]

@saeidmomtahan You have to remove the gelly-pulp because it is a germination inhibitor so it will not grow unless it rots away. You can plant the seeds right away but it will take longer to grow because the pulp must rot away first.

[saeidmomtahan]

@Angelaburke89

Thank you!

[dltacy]

Ohhhh! Those look terrible! HE HE HE!

[littlechefxxx]

lovely tomatoes

[DisasterManagement1]

Bought a huge supply of heirloom seeds. I'm ready.

[m081779]

That is a freaking beautiful tomato

[TheBrendanSmith]

Will this work for my fetuses too?

[DBSpy1]

Nice info,bit I just throw my old ones in my yard as well as the neighbors yards that I don't like. That at least makes them have something positive about them,lol.

[I3addogy]

Is the container suppose to be air tight ?

[jakearick]

@I3addogy no it should have some air flow

[bsdtector]

Can't yo plant the paper towel too? It is biodegradable.

[MageesterMixit]

I'm not against the fermenting method but, speaking with my father, yesterday: Jan. 04, 2010, he's 84, they lived on a farm through the depression, so on.

He said they merely put the seeds on paper or any of the like, let 'em dry. Not sure exactly how he, they stored them.

[fernfeyes]

@MageesterMixit ..That makes sense, because how else would the tomato survive without humans around to save the seeds?

[survivalseeds]

You can only save seeds from non-hybrid varieties. Saving seeds from hybrids doesn't get the same results next year, so it's not worth it.

[growitlikegranddad]

Very good information for beginners. Thanks for the post. I have heard that tomato seeds have to be allowed to mold (as you said) to get rid of diseases and make them viable. Thanks again.

[bulldogman59]

Tomato plants that are not hybrid are open polinated which means you can save the seed even if you only have one plant and they will grow true.

You can de hybridise by saving seed from a hybrid.

You will get different types of plants and tomato's.

Just plant the seeds from the best output every year untill you get the desired result.

[EmelinaChaCha]

You say to dry them on a paper towel, but I'm having problems with them sticking to the paper towel and then i have to flake them off. I'm scare that will damage the seed. Any fixes?

[spyknife]

Don't dry them on a paper towel, I put them in a jar of water for a week. Then just place them on a plastic tray for a couple of days, to dry them out before I store them for next spring. (In a dry air tight container)

[lessdigits]

Coffee filters work great,seeds dont stick so much.

[showtek1x]

@EmelinaChaCha Build a small frame 1 ft x 1 ft square, with door screen in the middle, then place on there to dry.

[takadi]

Save the seeds! Don't let heirlooms die out!

[joeasmythe]

We grow them in pots, and the Arkansas Traveler is our favorite one.

[aztec11]

Tell me more about seed saving. Do you need multiple male/female plants in order for seeds to work? or will just one tomato plant's seeds work for saving? Also will Hybrid seed saving work?

[ruanlian]

From what I learned,the hybrid's seeds won't grow the same hybrid for you.The seed will only containing its primary DNA which then if you use to grow tomato,you will only grow its parent tomato species where it come from.

[aztec11]

That's pretty neat! What about the Heirlooms? I have one homestead variety. Will the seeds from that plant grow a new heamstead plant? or will the seeds be stale b/c no male/female?

[dancidelics]

i think thats a word!! haha great vid! save em seeds!

[muffdriver69]

cool!

[Cedrusdeodara]

He said it is a Brandywine tomato in the leadup vid. It is considered by many to be the best tasting tomato in the world.

[Melissa56967]

Man, that tomato looks sooooooooooo yummy!

[sk8sss]

Hey what kind of tomatoe was that?? It looked large and extra red, Yes??