Garden Gate Forums: propagation of tomato seeds

It's easily done. Just cut open some tomatoes. Remove the seeds and rinse off the jelly-like stuff that holds them together in the tomato. Then spread the seeds in a single layer on a piece of paper towel to dry. When they're thoroughly dry (after several days), put them in a container (envelopes or folded paper work fine), and store them in a cool, not freezing, dry place out of the sun. Be sure to label your container!

Just be aware, however, that if your grape tomatoes are a hybrid species (usually denoted by the word 'hybrid' after the name), the tomato plants will not come back true from seed; you'll get throwbacks to the parents and grandparents of your plant and maybe some other weird combinations. This doesn't mean that the plants will be 'bad.' It just means that you can't predict exactly what kind(s) of plant(s) you'll you'll end up with. This is not so much a problem for non-hybridized or heirloom plants... unless several varieties were planted close together and the bees cross-pollinated them! ;-)

Saving seed is a time-honored tradition. Enjoy it and have fun!

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