Never Buy Tomato Seed Again - Learn How to Save Tomato Seeds The Easiest Way!

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
  • We are processing hundreds of pounds of tomatoes to save seeds from. Tomato seeds are an easy seed to save, and you can do it yourself!
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  • @jeremiewampler
    @jeremiewampler Год назад +264

    Love that Luke as a seed seller makes a how to never buy seeds video, that sir is why I come back to every upload you make

    • @MIgardener
      @MIgardener  Год назад +22

      Awe thank you!

    • @katherinebrakeman3685
      @katherinebrakeman3685 Год назад +30

      Exactly! It’s like a fisherman teaching people to fish. It doesn’t exactly make sense but when you can continue to purchase different seeds instead of the same varieties every year it’s better for EVERYONE! It’s better for your individual health to have a larger variety & it also increases food diversity to minimize overall crop loss due to unforeseen circumstances. I believe there are big picture reasons for Luke’s methods. 👍

    • @karinmatters6418
      @karinmatters6418 Год назад +5

      When I buy tomatoes for a meal, I would get an extra one if they are a good looking/tasting variey

    • @batzzz2044
      @batzzz2044 Год назад +6

      His seeds are great too! Eating white icicle and black spanish radishes from him as we speak.

    • @daviedodds3050
      @daviedodds3050 Год назад +5

      Yeah, well done son! You have a genuine heart. Have some love back. ♥️

  • @dj-ph8mw
    @dj-ph8mw Год назад +24

    The story of our kitchen scrap garden---- Our back yard slopes down to a forest. For years, we considered this to be an unusable transition area. We have been putting out kitchen scraps and passed-their-prime veggies back there for years for the forest critters. This past spring a storm brought down a tree in the forest and it landed on a tree in this transition area. I cleaned it and continued the once a month habit of running over the area with a weedeater. Well... in July I went back there and started recognizing "things" growing. We now have 7 massive tomato plants loaded down with beautiful fruit, a huge squash garden that I will start harvesting from today, and 4 muscadine vines. The sun gets to the area now so random things deposited in the area are growing. We have now turned the whole area into our garden.

  • @debc.8925
    @debc.8925 Год назад +14

    This is why I like to Buy seeds from him. I love to support his channel and his business. It’s good to pay back some of his generosity and kindness that he shares with his viewers. Luke is the best!

  • @andreawimer4334
    @andreawimer4334 Год назад +27

    I get tons of tomato volunteers. This fall I am going to try to bury some parts of tomatoes with seeds just to see what will happen. I will mark them of course and put them where they will not interfere with my other gardening. To me it is All a learning experience. 3rd year gardener NE Ohio. And my regular tomatoes are done but my volunteers are just starting! 👍😀💥

    • @ridethetrain9326
      @ridethetrain9326 Год назад +8

      Once I planted slices of tomatoes. Each seed grew, it was quite fascinating

    • @amarketing8749
      @amarketing8749 Год назад +1

      Especially with cherry and grape tomatoes I just squeeze out the seeds on the ground when there is too much to harvest. But these volunteers come up much later.

  • @sharonlund8220
    @sharonlund8220 Год назад +17

    I have been wanting to learn exactly how to best save seeds for next year. Thank you MI Gardener!

  • @VOTE4TAJ
    @VOTE4TAJ Год назад +11

    I have applied this technique a many times in the past. These days for my small yard, I just squeeze some seeds, rub them with paper towel to remove outer coating and dry on same sheet.
    Note: fungus prevents potential deceaseds and strengthen the seeds.

    • @organicinohio5398
      @organicinohio5398 Год назад +8

      This is how I save my seeds as well. I label the paper towels with the name of the tomato.I let them dry for a few days on the towel then store in zip lock baggies, paper towel and all. Works well for me.

  • @rosemcdonald6885
    @rosemcdonald6885 Год назад +4

    Do you ever get any volunteer tomato plants popping up where you dump the fermented gunk from the odd viable seed that sneaks out?

  • @brentboudreau4360
    @brentboudreau4360 Год назад

    Thanks so much Luke!

  • @DameObserver108
    @DameObserver108 Год назад +1

    Awesome video, Luke! TY!

  • @BornAgainFarmGirl
    @BornAgainFarmGirl Год назад +4

    I hope to watch more types of vegetables for seed saving .

  • @akrimmer
    @akrimmer Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing the process. While watching I kept thinking about how great it would be to pour all that tomato water in my compost bins!

  • @brendasmiley6128
    @brendasmiley6128 Год назад +2

    For the last 5 days I have harvested seeds from various crops and my kitchen counter currently has 6 jars and 4 plates of seeds fermenting and drying. These are all YOUR seeds!! Heirlooms of course. I have various tomato, cucumber and squash. I appreciate all that you do!!👩‍🌾🍅🥒🫑

  • @BassingirlCrafts
    @BassingirlCrafts Год назад

    Thank you!!

  • @hughesky1
    @hughesky1 Год назад

    So good -- thank you, Luke, for all the education!

  • @sharonlund8220
    @sharonlund8220 Год назад +6

    I had no idea! I was simply setting aside a small number of seeds on a paper towel and drying it. ..then trying to grow the following season.

    • @catherinefaux6860
      @catherinefaux6860 Год назад

      I did the paper towel method last year with the seed gel from a Wapsipinicon Peach tomato and they sprouted just fine. It was a very overripe tomato. Maybe it fermented on the vine for me.

  • @brucesmith6868
    @brucesmith6868 Год назад

    Thanks Luke great advice

  • @lucindagrant9790
    @lucindagrant9790 Год назад +1

    Great video!

  • @marcidevries5515
    @marcidevries5515 Год назад +3

    I was just doing this tonight! Good timing ☺️

  • @sarahyerke9361
    @sarahyerke9361 Год назад

    So cool. Thank you

  • @mikeschaoticgardening
    @mikeschaoticgardening Год назад +3

    Great video!..thanks!

  • @tthappyrock368
    @tthappyrock368 Год назад +1

    Perfect time for this how to!

  • @missourigirl4101
    @missourigirl4101 Год назад

    Thanks Luke. I started this tonight.

  • @theannecrossett7761
    @theannecrossett7761 Год назад

    Thank you!

  • @anniecochrane3359
    @anniecochrane3359 Год назад

    Thank you Luke. This is very informative

  • @theoverworkedgardener5648
    @theoverworkedgardener5648 Год назад +4

    Very cool video good information can't wait to save my Crimson tomato seeds from my garden.

  • @frankiefrank2628
    @frankiefrank2628 Год назад

    excellent!

  • @norat6126
    @norat6126 Год назад

    Thank you.

  • @imahippyburning3303
    @imahippyburning3303 Год назад

    Excellent video! Thanks for the great advice

  • @crystalmorrison4463
    @crystalmorrison4463 Год назад +6

    Great video! I got a message today from you guys that my order has shipped. So excited! I’ve never been disappointed with any order from the past.
    These how-to videos could t come at a better time with all the “insanity” in the world. Seeds could be like gold.

  • @Cherbear609
    @Cherbear609 Год назад +2

    Thanks so much 👍👍

  • @k.p.1139
    @k.p.1139 Год назад

    This is one of those videos that makes you feel satisfied, after watching. Thanks Luke!

  • @noplacelikehome9116
    @noplacelikehome9116 Год назад +12

    Just ordered a ton of seeds from your website. So happy to have them to plant for next year! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all. We are grateful! ❤️

  • @patrickbuehler5229
    @patrickbuehler5229 Год назад +3

    I am delighted to have stumbled on your RUclips videos. It is particularly important to me because you and I are in the same grow zone (Zone 5). I will tell you that my tomatoes haven't looked this good in years. Thank you.

  • @kellymaurer4540
    @kellymaurer4540 Год назад

    Thanks so much for such helpful videos. So thankful to learn all this!

  • @hdcoletti
    @hdcoletti Год назад

    Great video as usual

  • @elizabethmendiola5373
    @elizabethmendiola5373 Год назад

    Fabulous!! I’m going to save! Save! Save! Thanks.

  • @leeannmillet8215
    @leeannmillet8215 Год назад

    Thank you so much

  • @sheliaheverin8822
    @sheliaheverin8822 Год назад

    I'm definitely going to start seed saving.

  • @mrsamberwood
    @mrsamberwood Год назад +1

    Thank you

  • @dpowell1699
    @dpowell1699 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for making this video. Can’t wait to try this.

  • @katiem9644
    @katiem9644 Год назад

    You are so generous making a video on saving seeds. I will try and do this next year, but I know Ill also be ordering seeds from you. I cant resist!

  • @helenmcclellan452
    @helenmcclellan452 Год назад

    Thank you for this video. I learned a great deal. God bless!

  • @BearMeat4Dinner
    @BearMeat4Dinner Год назад

    Gotta put in an order for a lot of seeds in the next couple months. Great video as usual.

  • @jamesbailey1502
    @jamesbailey1502 Год назад

    Love your channel btw, it's my favorite and most trusted channel.

  • @kittiew260
    @kittiew260 Год назад +5

    Great update to old video Luke! I am saving all I can but yes guilty of buying more each season

  • @jordanyeager9220
    @jordanyeager9220 Год назад

    Backwards hat 😍!!! Amazing and simple seed saving process.

  • @Wndrfl321
    @Wndrfl321 11 месяцев назад

    You always put out a great video! Thanks again!!

  • @marilynboling1164
    @marilynboling1164 Месяц назад

    Perfect!

  • @terideyo836
    @terideyo836 Год назад +1

    Thanks!! I totally could do this. I watched a video one day and thought it would be too hard. You made it simple!

  • @donnaweeks1311
    @donnaweeks1311 Год назад +7

    Wow! This is awesome. Trying to save as many as we can here in Texas. The heat made it very difficult this season. Thank you Luke.

  • @Mark723
    @Mark723 Год назад +20

    Your videos are always such an informative pleasure. It's been a pleasure to watch this channel grow into the humble franchise you've become. Thank you for all that you and your amazing team do for this community.

  • @Nikki-mx5my
    @Nikki-mx5my Год назад +1

    I think you need a bigger sieve, friend. :) Thanks for the seed saving demo at your new shop it was really fun. Also wanted to say I really enjoyed the recent MIgardener newsletter about the farm that is helping you guys bring the Giant Crimson tomatoes to production. I subscribed to their newsletter as well.

  • @clynthia0510
    @clynthia0510 Год назад

    Thank you. I really learned so much. Thanks again!

  • @busker153
    @busker153 Год назад +1

    I can't but think how happy the microbes must have been with all that fermented, moldy tomato slurry! As a microbe farmer, I appreciate such things. I plant seeds; microbes grow plants. That's how we roll here in the desert! (Tucson, AZ)

  • @leighannf.4730
    @leighannf.4730 Год назад

    I asked...and received! 😄 Thanks, Luke!

  • @GmamaGrowz
    @GmamaGrowz Год назад +5

    Saving Seeds is Awesome 🤩 Thanks for sharing your experiences!

  • @patriciaserdahl5577
    @patriciaserdahl5577 Год назад

    Thanks Luke so going to try both Methods saving my Heirloom seeds 🍅 😊 👍

  • @FtLivingRoomHomestead
    @FtLivingRoomHomestead Год назад +1

    Thanks for this video! I am in Michigan as well and we are 6months into our Market Garden adventure. I was literally sitting here saving seeds of our "not so good" tomatoes, when I saw this video. Needless to say I just dumped my Mason jars and now I'm filling up pickle buckets that we get from a local restaurant. Again, awesome timing!
    Best
    Jay

  • @poporoyful
    @poporoyful Год назад

    Thank you,
    Every time I watch you I learn something cool.

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead Год назад

    love saving seeds I get excited about having my own heirloom, passing it on to my daughter

  • @taraelvira8252
    @taraelvira8252 Год назад

    This dude is straight golden. Yah Bless you and your family in all you put your hands to do.

  • @thenewsages2514
    @thenewsages2514 Год назад

    Thank you for this helpful information! The New Sages have been growing heirloom tomatoes in our garden, but tomato seed harvest has been a challenge for us. I am excited to try this method! It's so important to harvest seeds from plants that do well in your growing area!

  • @teresadelgado1372
    @teresadelgado1372 Год назад

    Fantastic. First time I see somebody explaining how to get seeds from your own tomatoes. Thank you very much, it has been an eye opener. Good luck in your future.

  • @melissamchugh7109
    @melissamchugh7109 Год назад +3

    Thanks for your videos. I'm always learning and getting new ideas. I've been growing my garden, saving more seeds, been able to grow more of our own food, as well as storing that good food over winter. It's the most satisfying feeling!

  • @georgicarter4520
    @georgicarter4520 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you Luke! I did it last year and it was a success. They sprouted nicely this spring. We've been enjoying them this season. I just watched it again as I'll be saving tomato seeds soon.

  • @lavernfoy4591
    @lavernfoy4591 Год назад

    Amazing lesson to save any seeds! Thank you

  • @susanturner9023
    @susanturner9023 Год назад

    The seed jell makes it so tomatoe volunteers are a weed lol in my garden! 🍅✌🏻🙏🏼❤️

  • @susanrobinson408
    @susanrobinson408 Год назад

    Great, timely video, Luke! Thank you for sharing this. Are there other seeds that use the wet winnowing method?

  • @maryhunton8341
    @maryhunton8341 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for that information. That was very interesting. I always enjoy watching your videos👍

  • @madammazon2942
    @madammazon2942 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much! Thanks to earlier videos of your encouragement I can proudly report that I have now saved some watermelon seeds from my first watermelon ever grown! As well as some pepper and a Red Sails lettuce variety that I only got as seedlings and wanted to save the seeds for the next season. I was wanting to save tomato seeds too and this video is perfectly timed☺️

  • @zelavie
    @zelavie Год назад +3

    Your videos are always so helpful, and it's awesome to see how excited you are by what you do! I have my very first MIGardener seeds sprouting now (Orange Roussolini tomatoes) and I can't wait to get more. Your passion - not only for what you do, but for helping others love it as well - makes it easy to support your business.

  • @mitchellgrell5716
    @mitchellgrell5716 Год назад +1

    An excellent video - like all of your videos that I have watched - thank you!' i just discovered your channel about two weeks ago searching for a video to show my sister how to grow tomatoes correctly (as we do at our home in Germany). Your channel is one of the many highlights during our vacation here, and I will recommend you to other gardeners and garden channels in Germany, when I return home. Continue to do your exceptionally good work! Thank you!

  • @kimberlyyoung8906
    @kimberlyyoung8906 Год назад +1

    Love all your videos! But all I have to do is leave the tomatoes on the counter till they get a lil mushy and when I open them they are already starting to grow inside the fruit.. I've grown them perfectly fine..

  • @MarigoldsintheGarden
    @MarigoldsintheGarden Год назад

    I never knew about this technique so a big thank you. My ducks 🦆have always provided me with my tomato seedlings. They eat the tomatoes, then out come the seedlings 😮😅😂NO sorry, I mean the seeds! The seedlings come up all over the yard after being processed, I believe, in the 🦆 duck’s tummies! 😄😄 This year I bought some new varieties of tomato 🍅 seeds, as there are so many varieties of tomatoes that we have all never tried.

  • @mio.giardino
    @mio.giardino Год назад

    Can’t wait to save my giant crimson seeds using this method, it’s my favourite way to do it.
    Please go back to that spot next spring to look for volunteers 😉

  • @thatsMRpenguin2u
    @thatsMRpenguin2u Год назад

    I'm going to try this with🍅 from a friend's garden.

  • @4everhdt
    @4everhdt Год назад +2

    You're amazing!

  • @silverrose7554
    @silverrose7554 Год назад +2

    Love it ❤️

  • @lindapetersen1800
    @lindapetersen1800 Год назад

    Luke I like this better than what I have been doing !!! Last 30 yrs been doing beans and tomatoe seeds and cucumber seeds with left over screens from old windows !!!

  • @jennyfrompr8940
    @jennyfrompr8940 Год назад

    Just watched your video on how to save tomato seed from 10 years ago. Equally helpful, equally informative. Love your channel, love your passion, love your knowledge. Thanks for caring, thanks for sharing.

  • @sasha185
    @sasha185 Год назад +2

    Your so cute with your hat turned backwards. Seriously. Love that look on my hubby too.

  • @tenthousanddaysofgratitude
    @tenthousanddaysofgratitude Год назад

    I tried once and when my seeds moulded, I thought I had failed. Thanks, Luke! I will try again!

  • @deej5932
    @deej5932 10 месяцев назад

    A friend gave me a Lucca tomato plant a few years ago. His mom brought seeds back from Italy. I’ve been saving the seeds every year since because you can’t find the seeds anywhere. I haven’t fermented them at the point of getting mold but have had good luck so far soaking them for a day & rinsing the gel off.

  • @leelaural
    @leelaural Год назад

    my roma's and san marzanos' were small this year but there is one or two marzanos that I'm going to try to save the seeds.....learning, learning, learning....thx Mike.

  • @vanessaadams9145
    @vanessaadams9145 Год назад

    Haha love the smell sometimes too I've got 7 or 8 cups on the go right now! Always buy my heirlooms so I can save them just like this ❤️ Inciardi Paste, Amish Paste, Amana , Great White all on the go right now

  • @KenzNurse
    @KenzNurse 10 месяцев назад

    How do you know this stuff?! Mind bending! Thank you so much for sharing! Looking forward to saving our seeds which originally came from you!!

  • @staceyv8754
    @staceyv8754 Год назад

    I was just trying to save tomato seeds today without having gone through this process to get the gel off my seeds. Luckily I have more Green Zebra tomatoes so I can do it the right way!! Thanks so much!!

  • @pgarwood
    @pgarwood 10 месяцев назад

    My favorite gardening center is closing this year and I’m wondering where I’m going to buy my heirloom tomato plants.
    I’ve had frustrating experiences trying to go starter veggies at home, but I’m going to give it a go. Thanks for the resources, Luke.

  • @jeffbradford1999
    @jeffbradford1999 Год назад

    Plant life cycle is amazing and you make it exciting. You have taught this suthun boy so much. Thanks!

  • @nicholasnarcowich9163
    @nicholasnarcowich9163 Год назад +2

    Really cool, thank you :-)

  • @ridethetrain9326
    @ridethetrain9326 Год назад +1

    Once I planted slices of tomatoes. All the seeds grew which was quite fascinating.

  • @dragonflygardens
    @dragonflygardens Год назад +1

    Love the video Luke😃 quick question. can you use the pulp and the mold from the top of the buckets straight into the garden Or is it better to compost?

  • @annadreamsart9756
    @annadreamsart9756 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you! I never fermented mine and that's why they didn't grow well. lol. I'm trying this way today.

  • @wildybeast6968
    @wildybeast6968 Год назад +3

    Thanks for the video luke but i was just wondering about cross pollination do you bag the flowers for pure seed?

  • @louisaseapy6117
    @louisaseapy6117 Год назад +3

    Hello from New Orleans

  • @Onthegoinwisconsin
    @Onthegoinwisconsin Год назад

    Hey Luke, I had a lovely visit when I stopped in your new store front. I stocked up on some seeds. Perfect timing on this video. I was just about to research this very topic. Thank you for all that you do and the information that you teach.

  • @ironleatherwood1357
    @ironleatherwood1357 Год назад

    This wad so helpful! Others have said use paper plate and I have been so disappointed with that method

  • @cupbowlspoonforkknif
    @cupbowlspoonforkknif Год назад +28

    Having a coating that prevents germination makes total sense to me. When the fruit falls you don't want it to germinate right away because the growing season is almost over and the new plant would die before fruiting and passing on it's genes. So this genius time delay ensures they come up at the right time.

    • @montanahomestead2431
      @montanahomestead2431 Год назад +3

      Almost like someone designed it that way 😄

    • @coleen2213
      @coleen2213 Год назад +2

      @@montanahomestead2431 Just what I was thinking:) & there’s so many examples in nature-like DNA is an intricate code/language, that must have been created by the Creator/God. Because the odds that Chance& time made it, are in the impossible range.

    • @montanahomestead2431
      @montanahomestead2431 Год назад +1

      @@coleen2213 amen!

    • @alkhazarmegie2270
      @alkhazarmegie2270 Год назад

      @@coleen2213 I think it's the fact that all of this can happen from a primaeval block of acids that is the most fascinating.

  • @maureenodonnell9600
    @maureenodonnell9600 Год назад

    Thank you Luke for this great video. One question, why don’t you save the fermented water for the compost heap?

  • @firequeen2194
    @firequeen2194 Год назад +2

    Cool!