Saving Heirloom Tomato Seeds
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About 8 or 9 years ago, I started collecting heirloom tomato seeds for the garden. At the end of every growing season, I make sure to save the seeds from some of my favorite plants.
Remove the seeds from the ripe tomato. I usually slice my tomatoes in quarters and scoop the seeds out with a spoon.
Place seeds in a bowl of water overnight. This helps to remove the gelatinous coating around the seeds.
Pour the bowl of seeds into a sieve. Rinse seeds to remove pulp.
Place the seeds on a paper towel to dry. You could also use a paper plate.
Once the seeds are dry, remove them from paper towel and store them in a ziplock bag until next spring.
Be sure to label your seeds if you know what variety they are. Some of my favorite heirlooms such as my Roma paste tomatoes, Cows Tit, and German Queens, I save and store separately so that I can be sure to plant some. Other more “generic” tomato seeds, I just mix together once they are dry. I label them based on attributes that I liked such as flavor, paste, etc.
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