Seed Sharing

exnavycook · June 24, 2015

I was wondering how someone would start or get into seed sharing. I don't currently have any seeds but I'm just curious how I would start. This would be for personal use.

ContainerTed · June 24, 2015

A lot of us folks here on Tomatoville love to share seeds. There are so many folks sharing that it can be a problem. The problem is that with several thousand varieties easily available from trading or gifts from other members, we can end up with more varieties than we can grow in several years. So, we must be careful and pick and choose with a keen eye on our available growing capabilities.

Learning how to properly save seeds for long term storage is essential. This will make our saved seeds wanted by potential traders. But, in the end, Tomatoville has more than its fair share of folks who just want to share their bounty. They extend their good feelings about their experiences with certain varieties by offering seeds with nothing required by the recipients but a thank you.

Each year, there are members like Carolyn137 who offer out wonderful new-to-most varieties to anyone who will send her a Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope. Other members offer out new varieties they discover for an SASE. Just lean back and enjoy these acts of love of the wonderful hobby and passion we all share called Tomatoes.

digsdirt · June 24, 2015

Here is a link to the Trading forum here http://www.tomatoville.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65 You can browse the lists and see what many are offering and what others are looking for in the way of seeds.

Then if you are currently growing any open-pollinated tomato varieties now is the time to learn how to collect, save, and store your seeds so that you will have seeds for trading next year. Here is a link to a good basic How-To article. https://www.mastergardeners.org/pdf/...mato_Seeds.pdf

Dave

exnavycook · June 24, 2015

Thanks guy's. I appreciate the info.

Jonnyhat · June 25, 2015

this is pretty awesome. actually totally awesome.

AlittleSalt · June 25, 2015

Trading is one of my favorite things here at Tomatoville. I enjoy seed saving.

Tormato · June 26, 2015

Exnavycook,

The first thing you should ask yourself is..."How many different tomato varieties am I going to plant in a year?"

From just a few, to maybe a few dozen, the Wanted forum is likely the best place to ask for seeds. If you want to plunge into the deep end (50 to 100+ varieties)...well, there are us enablers in the Mostly Mystery 'Mater Mailing swap who can push you there.

As host (and chief enabler) of the swap, I'll be posting a thread on the 2015 version likely in early September. That gives you a few months to figure out what tomatoes you would like (a wish list).

Gary

Sun City Linda · June 26, 2015

"If you want to plunge into the deep end (50 to 100+ varieties)...well, there are us enablers in the Mostly Mystery 'Mater Mailing swap who can push you there.

" YES, Tormato is probably the chief enabler, closely followed by Ginger. I only had seeds for, maybe 20 varieties of tomatoes when I joined here. Now, I dunno, I stopped counting at 250..

Jonnyhat · June 26, 2015

I am drooling at the thought of having that many varieties of tomato...

June 24, 2015	#1
exnavycook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Greenbrier County, WV Posts: 9	Seed Sharing I was wondering how someone would start or get into seed sharing. I don't currently have any seeds but I'm just curious how I would start. This would be for personal use.

June 24, 2015	#2
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	A lot of us folks here on Tomatoville love to share seeds. There are so many folks sharing that it can be a problem. The problem is that with several thousand varieties easily available from trading or gifts from other members, we can end up with more varieties than we can grow in several years. So, we must be careful and pick and choose with a keen eye on our available growing capabilities. Learning how to properly save seeds for long term storage is essential. This will make our saved seeds wanted by potential traders. But, in the end, Tomatoville has more than its fair share of folks who just want to share their bounty. They extend their good feelings about their experiences with certain varieties by offering seeds with nothing required by the recipients but a thank you. Each year, there are members like Carolyn137 who offer out wonderful new-to-most varieties to anyone who will send her a Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope. Other members offer out new varieties they discover for an SASE. Just lean back and enjoy these acts of love of the wonderful hobby and passion we all share called Tomatoes. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 24, 2015	#3
digsdirt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: No.Central Arkansas - 6b/7a Posts: 179	Here is a link to the Trading forum here http://www.tomatoville.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65 You can browse the lists and see what many are offering and what others are looking for in the way of seeds. Then if you are currently growing any open-pollinated tomato varieties now is the time to learn how to collect, save, and store your seeds so that you will have seeds for trading next year. Here is a link to a good basic How-To article. https://www.mastergardeners.org/pdf/...mato_Seeds.pdf Dave __________________ Dave

June 25, 2015	#5
Jonnyhat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 337	this is pretty awesome. actually totally awesome.

June 25, 2015	#6
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Trading is one of my favorite things here at Tomatoville. I enjoy seed saving.

June 26, 2015	#7
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,959	Exnavycook, The first thing you should ask yourself is..."How many different tomato varieties am I going to plant in a year?" From just a few, to maybe a few dozen, the Wanted forum is likely the best place to ask for seeds. If you want to plunge into the deep end (50 to 100+ varieties)...well, there are us enablers in the Mostly Mystery 'Mater Mailing swap who can push you there. As host (and chief enabler) of the swap, I'll be posting a thread on the 2015 version likely in early September. That gives you a few months to figure out what tomatoes you would like (a wish list). Gary

June 26, 2015	#8
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	"If you want to plunge into the deep end (50 to 100+ varieties)...well, there are us enablers in the Mostly Mystery 'Mater Mailing swap who can push you there. " YES, Tormato is probably the chief enabler, closely followed by Ginger. I only had seeds for, maybe 20 varieties of tomatoes when I joined here. Now, I dunno, I stopped counting at 250..