Next time you have a particularly tasty tomato, put some of the seeds aside on a piece of paper towel and put them in a warm dry place to dry.
I guarantee you will have the tastiest tomatoes in town.
As you can see, we’re waiting on some of our own right now, and we’re all drooling at the thought of it.
Not only will the tomatoes be delicious, but all that drooling makes sure they’re very well watered…
You will need:
- Seeds saved from a tomato
- Pot filled with quality potting mix, with a saucer preferably.
- A sunny spot
What to do:
- Simply scatter a few seeds and cover them lightly with potting mix.
- Water them in, and keep moist.
- Seedlings should appear in 7 to 10 days, depending on the type of tomato.
- Thin the seedlings to about 10cm (4in) apart and stake the plants if they need it.
- Flowers will appear in a few weeks and fruit within 12 weeks usually.
Other thoughts:
Tomatoes are actually a type of berry!- You may need to use a pest treatment, but we have found that planting basil in a pot beside the tomatoes works for us.
- You can try this with any vegetable seeds. We chose ‘tiny toms’ tomatoes because they’re so cute.
I’m going to try tomatoes from seeds this year. Usually, I just buy the plants - but I can do it.
Yes you can, you go girl!
The wonder and joy my 4yo experienced, watching them grow from “nothing” has been worth it, even if we only get 2 tomatoes.
- We have to have 2 toms, because both of the kids will need to eat one…lol
I grow tiny toms too and they have taken off. We went away for a couple of weeks and they took over the garden while we were gone. There are branches over a metre long growing in every direction out from the pot over our lawn! Plus it dropped some seeds and a wild plant started. They are delicious….although I don’t get to eat many as my 2 year old likes to eat them as soon as they turn red!
I find basil works great too … plus a bit of tomato dust.
I grew full sized tomatoes last year but the sun burned a whole in them before they were ripe enough to pick. So if you have a full sun back yard some form of cherry tomato is best