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Granny's approach to saving tomato seeds is very
casual.
Pick fully ripe, healthy tomatoes. Cut in half and squirt the seeds
and pulps in saucers to dry and set them up on a shelf in the house (usually
high and out of sight). (No, it does not attract insects.) Leave
it along until after Christmas. I usually get the dish down sometime
in January when my mind goes in search of things to take me away from the
gray days of winter in Cincinnati. I remember the dishes of seeds,
take them down and wash away the dried gunk and free the seeds.
Make seed
sandwich. Using a pair of tweezers, transfer each
seed onto a square of toilet tissue. Space the seeds about an inch
apart. When the square is full, place another square on top and lightly
spray the "sandwich" with water. This seals the seeds inside. When
dry, cut the sandwich into pieces and place in seed packages. When
planted, the bath tissue helps to hold moisture around the seed.
We are collecting two varieties to share. They are a yellow cherry
tomato about 1" across called, Sun Gold and a large red cherry tomato.
I don't know what variety it is but it is about 1 1/2" across, very tasty
and a heavy producer. |
