Saving Tomato Seed?
I bought a "Red Alert" tomato seedling that has done quite well. Is it
practicable to save the seed? If so, how? Thanks! Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com |
Saving Tomato Seed?
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:16 +0100 (BST), (Steve
Harris) wrote: I bought a "Red Alert" tomato seedling that has done quite well. Is it practicable to save the seed? If so, how? Not worth the bother. Are you sure the Red Alert seed was fertilised by Red Alert pollen? You might save seed and get some tomatoes but they are unlikely to breed true. -- ®óñ© © ²°°³ |
Saving Tomato Seed?
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from Ron Clark contains these words: On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:16 +0100 (BST), (Steve Harris) wrote: I bought a "Red Alert" tomato seedling that has done quite well. Is it practicable to save the seed? If so, how? Not worth the bother. Are you sure the Red Alert seed was fertilised by Red Alert pollen? You might save seed and get some tomatoes but they are unlikely to breed true. But you might just end up with something better. Many years ago I bought some seedlings labelled 'Shirley cross'. I wish I knew what they'd been crossed with as they were the best tomatoes I've ever tasted. To save seed, just take a few pips from a tomato and roll them about in a bit of kitchen tissue, or better still, a piece of cloth. Let them dry out, save them in a plastic bag and see how they do. But don't rely on them - use them in addition to what you would normally grow. (I favour Ailsa Craig, Shirley & Alicante.) -- Frère Jaques They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops. |
Saving Tomato Seed?
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:48:52 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote: The message from Ron Clark contains these words: On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:16 +0100 (BST), (Steve Harris) wrote: I bought a "Red Alert" tomato seedling that has done quite well. Is it practicable to save the seed? If so, how? Not worth the bother. Are you sure the Red Alert seed was fertilised by Red Alert pollen? You might save seed and get some tomatoes but they are unlikely to breed true. But you might just end up with something better. Many years ago I bought some seedlings labelled 'Shirley cross'. I wish I knew what they'd been crossed with as they were the best tomatoes I've ever tasted. To save seed, just take a few pips from a tomato and roll them about in a bit of kitchen tissue, or better still, a piece of cloth. Let them dry out, save them in a plastic bag and see how they do. But don't rely on them - use them in addition to what you would normally grow. (I favour Ailsa Craig, Shirley & Alicante.) I'm growing Pineapple, Dombito, Supersweet 100, Golden Boy and Aviro F1 Hybrid. The latter was originally Orange Plum and is brilliant. Heavy cropper, disease-resistant, firm and very tasty. (double the vitamins apparently) [All greenhouse stuff, obviously] -- ®óñ© © ²°°³ |
Saving Tomato Seed?
I grew "Gardeners's Delight" last year, and saved the seeds from the
last tomato. This year I have four healthy sturdy plants producing decent tomatoes from that seed; it worked for me. Maybe it's a question of philosophy - your cottage gardener rarely bought seed, they saved it, or propagated with cuttings etc. Andy "Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message ... The message from Ron Clark contains these words: On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:16 +0100 (BST), (Steve Harris) wrote: I bought a "Red Alert" tomato seedling that has done quite well. Is it practicable to save the seed? If so, how? Not worth the bother. Are you sure the Red Alert seed was fertilised by Red Alert pollen? You might save seed and get some tomatoes but they are unlikely to breed true. But you might just end up with something better. Many years ago I bought some seedlings labelled 'Shirley cross'. I wish I knew what they'd been crossed with as they were the best tomatoes I've ever tasted. To save seed, just take a few pips from a tomato and roll them about in a bit of kitchen tissue, or better still, a piece of cloth. Let them dry out, save them in a plastic bag and see how they do. But don't rely on them - use them in addition to what you would normally grow. (I favour Ailsa Craig, Shirley & Alicante.) -- Frère Jaques They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops. |
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Saving Tomato Seed?
"andrewpreece" wrote in message ... I grew "Gardeners's Delight" last year, and saved the seeds from the last tomato. This year I have four healthy sturdy plants producing decent tomatoes from that seed; it worked for me. Maybe it's a question of philosophy - your cottage gardener rarely bought seed, they saved it, or propagated with cuttings etc. But surely, they didn't have F1 hybrids to save the seed from. My father used to save seed from one year to another and was successful with all crops but they were mainly "generic" varieties. Tony |
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Saving Tomato Seed?
Ron Clark wrote:
You might save seed and get some tomatoes but they are unlikely to breed true. Caution: soapbox mode on: Tomatoes are one of the best things for seed savers, because most varieties do NOT readily cross-pollinate. Having said that, I wouldn't bother with F1 hybrids, because you're not likely to get something like the original. But open-pollinated types are easy. One caveat: the older "potato leaved" types have more prominent naughty bits and are more likely to snag a bit of the passing pollen. Most others are pollinated before the flower even opens, and take real effort to produce crosses. Here's the easy way to produce masses of clean seed with little effort: Take the pulp from a number of dead-ripe (or more!) tomatoes you want the seeds from, and add an equal volume of water. Let it stand in a warm place for a few days until it starts to ferment. Add lots of fresh water, swirl the whole mess around, pouring off the pulp, etc. The good seeds will sink to the bottom. When you've got them reasonably clean, spread the seeds out in the big old strainer you bought for next to nothing at a garage sale (is this a "boot sale" in British?) and let them dry. The fermentation breaks down the gel coating and you'll get nice clean seeds that germinate well. Enjoy the fruits of your labor with whatever other fermented products you have on hand. Cheers! Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G |
Saving Tomato Seed?
Here's the easy way to produce masses of clean seed with little effort: snip So that means that if you are eating a very tasty tomato you can save some of the seed and hope for the best, could be a fun thingy to do next year. This year I bought some seeds that were supposed to be tumblers and planted them up into hanging baskets like I have done for years. They grew and grew and it was soon obvious that they were not tumblers just ord. toms of whatever variety I know not. They are however fruiting well inspite of having very little to grow in :-) kate |
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Saving Tomato Seed?
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:07:18 +0100, Kate Morgan
wrote: This year I bought some seeds that were supposed to be tumblers and planted them up into hanging baskets like I have done for years. They grew and grew and it was soon obvious that they were not tumblers just ord. toms of whatever variety I know not. They are however fruiting well inspite of having very little to grow in :-) When we started eating this year's crop of greenhouse tomatoes I threw out a few uneaten salad remnants on to a border outside the back door. There is already a large seeding of 6 inch tomato plants growing there. I've a mind to pot some up and grow them on in the conservatory. -- ®óñ© © ²°°³ |
Saving Tomato Seed?
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from Ron Clark contains these words: When we started eating this year's crop of greenhouse tomatoes I threw out a few uneaten salad remnants on to a border outside the back door. There is already a large seeding of 6 inch tomato plants growing there. I've a mind to pot some up and grow them on in the conservatory. You might have trouble getting any fruit to ripen properly, as the process is triggered by the shortening of daylight hours. It might mean providing heat, and a daylight lamp programmed to molish an artificial midsummer, and subsequent decline in daylight hours. -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk exchange d.p. with p to reply. |
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