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Maverick
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Heirloom Tomatoes?
#14463324 - 05/16/11 05:25 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Is anyone here into growing heirloom tomatoes (or any vegetable for that matter)? I'm really getting into growing them, and I am working on some black krim and black cherries at the moment. If I get a good crop, I would like to start seed stocking, as well as trading. Does anyone know the process of curing and collecting seeds from tomato plants for further harvesting?
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MadamLeMorte
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Re: Heirloom Tomatoes? [Re: Maverick]
#14463492 - 05/16/11 05:50 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm trying some Black Sea Man tomatoes and some Cherokee Purples and some Chocolate Cherry. I'm not sure if my seedlings are going to survive. Some are doing okay and the whether has wreaked havoc on some of them.
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melfdis
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I have and am currently growing some heirloom tomatoes. Here the heirloom cherry grows almost like a weed and produces excellent yields. I have grown Black krim a few times. They have a very good flavor but doesn't produce nearly the yield as the cherry.
As for saving seeds, just let the tomato fully ripen on the vine, cut it open and squeeze out seeds into a strainer (make sure strainer holes are smaller then the seeds), rinse seeds in running water, then spread them out on something flat (like a cookie sheet or something), and let then air dry. Then put them in a bag or other suitable storage container.
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ferrel_human
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Re: Heirloom Tomatoes? [Re: melfdis]
#14465357 - 05/16/11 10:51 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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grows of vegetables is almost a must. this should be the gro forukms.
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fngbronco
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I'm working on pink accordions, pink honey, great white, and bread amd salt tomatoes, biggest problem is I didn't f***ing label them like an ass. Oh well, once they fruit I'll know.
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anonym

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Re: Heirloom Tomatoes? [Re: fngbronco]
#14466046 - 05/17/11 02:01 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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i'm also growing black cherries. only a few inches tall so far.
i'm growing a lot of brandywine heirloom tomatoes, too. also just a few inches
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Cayenne Cuervo
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Re: Heirloom Tomatoes? [Re: anonym]
#14467065 - 05/17/11 09:32 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Pink Brandywines & Amish Paste (roma type) are my 2 favorites. Last year I planted them to close together and got massive (.5 lb) hybrids on the Amish vine that I nicknamed - Amish Wine.
As for saving seeds -
1. Cut open the tomato & scoop out the seeds & pulp. 2. Place in a bowl & add a little H2O. 3. Let sit at room temp for 2 - 4 days, stirring daily to prevent mold forming. 4. Each day, pour off the pulp AND the seed that float to the top. The good seed will sink to the bottom.
Optional for next years planting:
- After 4 days, remove the good seeds, rinse, drain & spread them out on a newspaper to dry out (week or so). Roll up the paper into a log and seal in a container. When you are ready to sow, tear off a piece of paper with a seed on it & plant. The newspaper will quickly disintegrate.
FYI: Save the seeds from the fruits of several plants for a larger gene pool. Select early-bearing fruit, ripe productive plants with good fruit for seed saving.
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