In this video, I show you the easy 3-step process for saving your own tomato seeds from the heirloom tomatoes that you have grown all summer. Saves you money and you get to select the best genetics for your garden for the following year!
VIDEO: How To Save Your Own Tomato Seeds
In this video, I show you the easy 3-step process for saving your own tomato seeds from the heirloom tomatoes that you have grown all summer. Saves you money and you get to select the best genetics for your garden for the following year!
Good explanation!
Great video. We haven't begun saving seeds yet… I haven't researched which things hybridize and which don't. Glad to hear that tomatoes are so easy…. bummer about peppers cross-breeding, I'd like to keep those too.
While you are squishing out your seeds to save, why not use the juicy carcasses and make your own sun-dried tomatoes! Better than the store!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqorO6Fw6Lw&t=443s
Its amazing how some varieties have such little seeds them. I'm noticing a lot of the heirlooms are light on seeds….maybe that's part of the reason that they command a higher price?
Definitely don't use paper towels for drying the seeds! They will stick to it like glue and are impossible to get off!
For saving Cherry Tomato seeds specifically, check out this updated video for more information!: https://youtu.be/JaS2pNLwBHA
What happens if you skip the fermenting process, but did the rest of the cleaning and drying