Easiest Way to Save Tomato Seeds

Today we show you 2 very quick and easy ways to save your own tomato seeds!

[@susieque5030]

Every year in the fall, I till over the garden and get it ready for spring. Then I take some of the last harvest tomatoes and dig deep holes and plant them about 10 inches apart. Cover with dirt, and put bales of straw on top. I remove the bales on the first day of spring and let my garden do what it wants. I always get the biggest, sweetest tomatoes that you can imagine.

[@RonRay]

Great helpful video. My sister's mother & father in-laws did this every year (1950's, 1960's, 1970's), and every seed would sprout into a new healthy plant. Through succession, they grew only the tomatoes that "proved" good through the years.

[@erniewoertz3067]

Great video good to see you and your family still giving all of us great info GOD Bless you all !!

[@gregorythomas333]

I love tomatoes and almost all products made from them...this will help me start my own plants...thank you!

[@Ziv-pm6ip]

I like to freeze dry all my tomatoes without the seeds in them. The best way I've found is similar: I cut in the tomatoes in half, squeeze the seeds into a bowl of water & it soaks while I process all the skins. When I'm done, I dump the seed water into a fine mesh strainer and spray them clean with kitchen sprayer. Final rinse is well water with no salt softener. The seeds can be sprayed into a clump and easily tapped onto broken down flat cardboard box pieces and left to dry. The cardboard makes it easier not to stick. This process is the same no matter if it's squash or tomatoes it all works well the same way. If it does stick in piles, a wooden spatula or butter knife easily scraps them loose. Then I pack them into seed envelopes to save or sell. I like your direct sow method and I'll have to give that one a try too :) thanks much!

[@terrycarter405]

Your videos are amazing and I watch every single one of them. I try to share them as much as possible so it gets you better reviews.

[@SurvivalHT]

Thank you so much!

[@titanlurch]

I have had tomato seeds volunteer from cherry tomatoes I left on the ground . The fun part about saving seeds is if you are growing a few different types of tomatoes in close proximity they can cross pollinate.

[@patsyswann8530]

I was just talking to my sister about saving the seeds from the best tomato we have had in years! And here you are with instructions today. THANK YOU!

[@tooterplumber1128]

Another fantastic thumbs up video from you. You don't know just how much knowledge that I'm getting from your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.

[@tracycolorado]

Thank you Sweetheart 😊, GOD is soo wonderful 💖

[@tomm2812]

Always nice to see a video from you. Best

[@michale539]

I dry my small seeds on an old fashioned coffee pot paper filter. They come right off and dry right on the counter.

[@bigbob16]

Easy Peasy 🍅

[@lisaallen7881]

Thank you fit sharing!!!😊

[@lisaallen7881]

For sharing… autocorrect ❤️

[@jackijax505]

We soak the seeds for a few days to get the membrane off, then dry them.

[@sergeb957]

Very practical adise

[@duppsydaisy5622]

Great video! Question: I had saved some pumpkin seeds from last year, and i got them out a few days ago and they looked a bit moldy. Do you think theyll still be good or should I toss them out?

[@SurvivalHT]

Plant them and see if they come up. If they get too moldy they often won’t grow but if it’s just a little, they will usually still come up

[@SurvivalHT]

Don’t eat them but you can probably still plant them

[@duppsydaisy5622]

@@SurvivalHT Lol, ok. Thanks!

[@beejayem42]

🐨👍

[@justinsane7128]

What about store bought organic tomatoes? 🍅

[@SurvivalHT]

You can save seed from them if you want

[@justinsane7128]

@@SurvivalHT 😃 since we're up to our armpits in snow now..

[@laptopuser3323]

Gday guys

[@user-gn1pl1lp3u]

Don't you need to ferment the tomato seeds to remove the coating that inhibits growth. This is actually what happens if you, as you said, plant a tomato (or slice) in dirt. the pulp around the seeds break down and the bacteria that forms eats away at the coating on the seed allowing it to eventually sprout. this is how you get the dreaded "tomato plants in the compost" that everyone invariably gets (regardless of how hot it is...lol).

[@SurvivalHT]

Rinsing removes it all the same