So I tried to save my own tomato seeds from my Pineapple tomatoes this year, and one that ripened inside. I went with the fermenting method, but I had a bit of an issue. The tomato that was ripening was starting to mold, but we were leaving for PA to visit family for Christmas, and I wasn't going to be home, so I decided to put them in the refrigerator in a tupperware in water until I got back. This past week I left them sit on the counter until they got "cloudy". I went to dry them, and noticed the seeds looked sort of funny. Have they GERMINATED!? If they have, I'm in trouble, because this is a MONTH AND A HALF too soon! I couldn't possibly part with 100 some tomato seeds from my own garden! The little green guy at the bottom is my little lettuce seedling that I started, but is over a half an inch tall, the picture is old... Any help would be appreciated! I don't want to end up drying these out only to KILL them!
Yikes! I wasn't able to enlarge the photos, but have they split open yet?
ReplyDeleteI can't really tell, and having sat on this coffee filter all evening, they look different, but I don't know if that's means I killed them :(
ReplyDeleteYep, they have germinated....the radicle is already protruding from each one.
ReplyDeleteHow disappointing. I'm going to hold onto them at least and try, but they are probably all dead. I stuck one of them in my aerogarden... we'll see.
ReplyDeleteEG- I got some seeds into the mail this week from the original seed packet, and it's a good thing I didn't trust my seed saving technique! whoops!
Yep, and I just got them. Thanks!
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