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Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

A neighbor grows giant Tomatoes. He wasn't sure of the veariety name, but the fruit were quite large, very tastey & held small seeds.

I scooped a spoonful of seedier pulp into a glass of water, spilled it onto a terry cloth towel & had at the painstaking task of seperating the seeds from the pulp.

I now have them drying same as the Pumpkins seeds.

How best to store these buggers? Same as our AG seeds?

Steve

9/5/2005 6:26:53 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Once mine are completely dry, I put them in an envelope and seal it. I then tuck them into my filing cabinet. About a month before I start them I put them into the freezer for 2-3 weeks. Been doing this for years and nearly 100% germination rates.

9/5/2005 6:57:03 PM

canal winchester ohio

Saving tomato seeds are a little different than the way we save AG seeds ( or we are just saving our AG seeds wrong).
Here's the best way to save tomato seeds. Cut the tomato you want seeds from in half & then squeeze everything into a small container ( guts & all). Put a lid on it, but leave a gap for air to get in & then place it in a warm place. The tomato mixture will start to ferment & you will want to stir it at least a couple of times for the next 3-5 days. The fermentation will get rid of any diseases the plant might have had. After a few days skim the gunk off the top of the mixture & pour the rest into a strainer & run water over it to clean off the seeds. From there just lay'em out & let them dry.

9/5/2005 6:57:41 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

The system mentioned above works quite well. The seeds will last up to and some beyond 10 years. Some then store them in a sealed jar but others just put them in a paper envelope to continue the drying process. I use the envelope but either way works.
Marv

9/6/2005 7:27:44 AM

Montoursville, PA

My kin folk and I just place a tomatoe on a board outside in the sun. The fermentation takes place inside the tomatoe. When it is all dried up the seed are not hard to collect.

Another associate makes fruit leather, in a food dehydrator. He munches, on the leather, all winter and saves a few pieces, for seed stock. There is no fermentation, in his process. Never knew he or his family, to have any concerns about the goodness, of the saved seed, in the leather.

9/6/2005 10:56:51 AM

Leamington, Ont.

MMM, sun dried tomatoes.

9/6/2005 9:48:40 PM