Tomatoville® Gardening Forums


Notices

Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old June 18, 2014   #1
creister
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
Posts: 1,478
Default Blushing fruit for seed?

I have some hail damaged fruit that are starting to rot. They are blushing, can I go ahead and process them for seed or do they need to be completely red?
creister is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 18, 2014   #2
KarenO
Tomatovillian™
 
KarenO's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 5,918
Default

They should be OK, maybe a bit lower germination. The immature seeds will float when you are cleaning them after fermenting so that will help sort good from bad. might as well make use of them.
Karen
KarenO is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 21, 2014   #3
ginger2778
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
Posts: 9,283
Default

I would go ahead and use them.

Marsha
ginger2778 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 21, 2014   #4
creister
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
Posts: 1,478
Default

I did and they are starting to ferment. I was somewhat surprised that a good amount of the inside looked like the fruit was completly mature.
creister is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 21, 2014   #5
Darren Abbey
Tomatovillian™
 
Darren Abbey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 586
Default

Fruit maturation is triggered by seed maturation. If the fruit is blushing, the seeds are mostly ready to go.
Darren Abbey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 21, 2014   #6
ginger2778
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
Posts: 9,283
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Darren Abbey View Post
Fruit maturation is triggered by seed maturation. If the fruit is blushing, the seeds are mostly ready to go.
That's pretty interesting. I never knew that about fruit maturation being triggered like that. Good to know!

Marsha
ginger2778 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 22, 2014   #7
Darren Abbey
Tomatovillian™
 
Darren Abbey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 586
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ginger2778 View Post
That's pretty interesting. I never knew that about fruit maturation being triggered like that. Good to know!

Marsha
There are varieties which will set fruit without pollination, but it takes longer for the fruit to ripen. Seed maturation isn't the only trigger, but it is the most relevant one that I know of.
Darren Abbey is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:03 PM.


★ Tomatoville® is a registered trademark of Commerce Holdings, LLC ★ All Content ©2022 Commerce Holdings, LLC ★