How to save Tzimbalo seeds??

drew51 · April 12, 2014

Has anybody grown this fruit before? Any idea how to save seeds? I just wondered if they needed fermenting or not?

Solanum caripense is the formal name of this plant. i just had a seed sprout (yeah!) They are small like ground cherry seeds. A teeny, tiny plant...

Jayc · April 13, 2014

I grew them a few years ago and from memory, I whizzed some ripe fruit in a liquidiser a third full of water for a few seconds to release the seeds and then saved a bit of juice for them to ferment in. The fruits seemed to take ages to ripen, interesting taste, must admit I've not grown them again.

April 12, 2014	#1
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	How to save Tzimbalo seeds?? Has anybody grown this fruit before? Any idea how to save seeds? I just wondered if they needed fermenting or not? Solanum caripense is the formal name of this plant. i just had a seed sprout (yeah!) They are small like ground cherry seeds. A teeny, tiny plant...

April 13, 2014	#2
Jayc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 319	I grew them a few years ago and from memory, I whizzed some ripe fruit in a liquidiser a third full of water for a few seconds to release the seeds and then saved a bit of juice for them to ferment in. The fruits seemed to take ages to ripen, interesting taste, must admit I've not grown them again.