Seedsaving question

LoreD · November 14, 2006

I gave someone a green pineapple tomato plant that was planted with a whole bunch of other tomatoes and she saved seed from the tomatoes. She did not ferment the seeds, just rinsed them and then dried them.

Should she plant them next year or start fresh?

LoreD

JimM_SC · November 14, 2006

If the neighboring plants weren't diseased, lack of fermentation shouldn't be a problem. If the blossoms weren't bagged there is a chance of cross pollination. If they were my seeds and I had the space, I would plant them. If space was limited and I really wanted green Pineapple, I would start fresh.
Jim

November 14, 2006	#1
LoreD Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 306	Seedsaving question I gave someone a green pineapple tomato plant that was planted with a whole bunch of other tomatoes and she saved seed from the tomatoes. She did not ferment the seeds, just rinsed them and then dried them. Should she plant them next year or start fresh? LoreD __________________ Its not what you get to keep in life, its what you get to give away.

November 14, 2006	#2
JimM_SC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Burnet, TX Posts: 138	If the neighboring plants weren't diseased, lack of fermentation shouldn't be a problem. If the blossoms weren't bagged there is a chance of cross pollination. If they were my seeds and I had the space, I would plant them. If space was limited and I really wanted green Pineapple, I would start fresh. Jim