Save Seeds From Store Bought Tomatoes

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Vicki H.

I did this with a tomato from 2 years back. I had an abundance of seed which in turn gave me an abundance of plants and again, an abundance of tomatoes. They were awesome.

Got the seed from my dad's funeral wreath. Don't laugh or gasp. He loved to plant tomatoes so we had some beautiful tomatoes put on his casket wreath with woodsy cuttings rather than flowers. We are still enjoying the tomatoes.

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twochefs

I'm a master gardener. This not recommend because everything is a highbred so you don't know what you are going to get if the seeds grow at all.

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jess

I have never tried this with tomatoes but I did find a very fat and colorful lemon seed in a grocery store lemon. I planted it and I had a very nice little lemon tree for several years. No lemons but pretty white flowers.

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Laniegirl

I have to agree with some of the other posters. I doubt if they will produce the true fruit. I you want to go to the work, then give it a try but to weed them and water and fertilize, I would rather go with something I bought and make sure it would produce.

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consulted

Be sure to put some eggshell underneath when you plant tomatoes, this prevents Blossom End Rot (which is a Calcium deficiency).

I put some pumpkin seeds in my mulch pile. I was amazed. It was at the end of the season, so they didn't mature, but I will try again next year.

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DiamonGirl

I'm no seed saving expert, but I do dabble in it. I think tomato seeds need to be fermented, this mimics what mother nature does. There's info on this process all over the net.

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mrs.story

I was going to comment similarly to georgegobble. If the parent plant is a hybrid, the fruit from its seeds might not be true, OR the seeds might be sterile. So, planting seeds from store bought fruit might work, or it might not.

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georgegobble

Unless the tomato was an Heirloom tomato you will not get the same tomato as the one you purchased at the store.

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kffrmw88

I have saved seeds from fruits I bought but if they did not stay on the bush till they get ripe the seeds are no good,will not come up,you need to buy local fruits to have any good luck or grow them at home, good luck.

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florida gal

I did the same thing with red peppers a few weeks ago and now I have pepper plants growing in containers in my back yard. Now I am going to try cantaloupe seeds from a melon I purchased a few days ago.