This Method Will Change the way you Save Tomato Seeds!
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39 Comments
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How interesting!!
How long do the seeds last?
Great tip, thanks 😁♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Very informative I will try thanks
Thank you so much James. ❤ to T . The cost of tomatoes have tripled here in India. Due to floods . Trying to grow our native variety.
Thank you. I have never saved seeds before. I will try this! This method is just for tomatoes?
Every year I pick an additional plant to add to my seed saving. Next year, I will try tomatoes. You make it look so easy. Thanks! Love to see Tuck! ❤❤
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Love your channel. I admire people like you who share their talent and expertise in gardening. What the world needs now is food security as well as green living. How I wish people to cultivate every vacant space for food and not rely on packaged process food.
Loved this James as it is very important to save your seeds to save money! Don't forget to label your jars/cups/mugs/glasses with the variety of tomato seed that you are fermenting! If you are forgetful as me or has some like my hubby who moves things, it is very easy to loose track.
When i do a batch of tomatoes for cooking, i like to put the seeds in the relevant cup in one go and also put the date on. I also prefer to put them on a ceramic side dish and transfer over the label. Just my opinion but i really don't like paper plates and rather use plastic re-useable plates from recycled material or normal plates for parties.
I bought lunch/ pocket money envelopes from amazon really cheap. 100 100mm x 62mm. I mark them as home grown with the month/year date.
Totally agree with the kitchen towel method as the membrane can stick the seed to the tissue and if it too wet, it can start to get fuzzy with mould. You end up with a seed with a bit of tissue stuck to it.
Bonus tip(s): After a couple of days, i like to spoon out the floaty bits of tomato flesh as most "good seeds" would have sunk by then and it reduces the flies. If flies are really an issue then sieve the seeds out and replace the water.
I normally always keep a home made mini small fly trap next to my main prep area. It is a ramekin filled with home made apple cider vinegar, with a bit of sugar, covered with a square of cling film held on by an elastic band and a hole punched in the middle big enough for a fungus gnat or fruit fly to fit in.
I was making the first batch of Autumn chutney, so started a new jar to make apple cider vinegar. I DO NOT use this for cooking but for fly traps and cleaning, etc.
I place the peels cores, etc (except the seeds), into a jar as i go along and then fill the jar with water and i think i add about two tablespoons of sugar (i usually eye ball it to the jar size and peels, etc). I label it (sometimes) with the date and if i use a lid i would "burp" it every day to release the gases.
Whilst i was getting out my late Mother in Law's jelly making stuff i found some old fashioned cloths in the bag, for all types of stuff. One thing i did find were some old style muslin hankies, perfect for the apple cider jars! I just secured it on to the jar with the rubber band to save burping it as it can overflow if you forget.
Anyway, 3/4 weeks and it has fermented enough for traps. If you want to use it for window spray or cleaner, i would leave it a bit longer and then strain it through fine fabric so it doesn't clog the spray nozzle.
You can also add it to a diluted water of washing up liquid and oil spray bottle for pests on your plants but always test first and only direct spray in the evening, when the nice bugs go to bed. leave for a day and then spray off, with water. Also, don't over spray as the nice bugs won't want to visit and also it can dry out the plants.
I think i just sprayed once in May as it was still to cold for ladybirds, etc…
O Boy it looks windy there! The wind and rain has subsided here in London, UK and we have at least two days of warm sunshine before the next low pressure moves in at the weekend but they say it should be as bad as it has been since the beginning of July.
Anyways, best wishes to you and your family James, which obvs includes 'lil 'ol Tuck too, bless him! <3
I can't wait to saving my seeds from my tomatoes! Thank you
After they are completely dry can they be planted? I was just thinking of doing this. What about grocery store tomatoes?
Great teaching lesson. Thanks!
this in not a 15 mins video. love you though.
Hi James and Tucck. I received my fertilizer. I applied yesterday and I hope my plants look similar to yours, especially my tomatoes plants that are turning yellow. I lived this video ❤
Thanks for sharing how to save the seeds. ❤
Hey James, first off I love your videos and look forward to each and every one! Thank you for your inspiration and encouragement to all gardeners. Question…. It doesn't appear like you battle critters munching and chewing up your crops…I'm baffled, .is that all Tuck? He really must defend that garden because here in Southern California I've got racoons, tree squirrels, ground squirrels, ground hogs, birds and unfortunately rats….it's a constant battle and they out number me. Granted there is no adorable helper in the yard to chase these guys away. I marvel at the perfect fruit just hanging there not all bagged up and netted. Hats off to Tuck he must be the answer!
TIP -cut in half the other way and squeeze.
Looks easy enough! My kind of seed saving. I would like to see you save seeds from other veggies. ❤❤❤’s for Tuck
Hey James! Love your videos. Any reason not to leave the jar fully uncovered? Fruit flies? Maybe cover with a cheese cloth to prevent the flies or is there a different reason?
Gnome @7:18 thru 7:20
❤❤❤❤❤ for the great tips and Tuck!
Last year I planted a tomato from seed that was 10 years old. 🤯 ❤❤❤❤for Tuck! 😊
I just eat the tomato, then poop in my garden, the most natural way
Great demo James. I usually do the paper towel method – but this looks much better, so will change to that in the future.
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I agree fermentation adds life to the seeds. I squeeze the seeds into a little dixie cup to ferment and then dry out, then scrape them out of the cups after it dries up
what other seeds will this method work with?
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Great video. Everyone should save seed. It's easy, it's fun, and it saves money. It's like hitting the garden trifecta. I saved seed from a Big Boy volunteer that impressed me with its will to live. It hasn't disappointed. It's given me 100% germination, and all plants produce well. However, it's a hybrid. I realize that my plant may not be like its parent, but I'm into my third generation and going strong. The only difference I've noticed between my volunteer strain and the original Big Boy is that in this third generation, some of the fruit are more oblate than the original Big Boy. From this 3rd generation, I'll be saving seed from the tomatoes that are round.
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Three days is all it takes? I can do this.
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I have used this method for years – self saved usually germinate better than bought. I would add that you need to label. I once did 4 varieties – knew which order, then the wife mixed them up when cleaning 😂
MIGardiner says the same, I tried it, but the wife didn't like the mold… so out it went, I may try it with the Giant Crimson that I started to grow. I have 4 plants, 1 stalled fruit, it has been hot in Sacramento…
Such useful information!🤩
Thank you for your Videos from Berlin/Germany
Yep I’ll use it I’m so close to planting tomatoes 🍅to save my seeds
Simple tomato seeds went from $3.19 per packet to $3.98 per packet.
Quite the jump over one year!