Friend you and your husband make my day when i watch your videos. I am still getting or trying to get over the passing of my wife. So i am glad i found ya'll.
So SLICE, dry slices on paper towels or paper bags, when ready to make starts out in a 4 in pot with a little soil on top and put them on the windowsill
Rain Country To bad we can't lend you some of this south Texas weather. We're sprouting seed for our fall garden. The ground is still too hot to plant but in a few weeks it will be just right. We should be picking tomatoes by Christmas. Seed harvesting is something I need to start doing. Thanks!
No wonder my volunteers come up so well, they sprout in the remains 😁 but this idea is too late for me, already saved all my seeds. Next year I may try it!
I saved some tomato seed by just squeezing the seeds onto paper. Cut seeds I wanted & planted. Worked great. I didn’t know ant better. LOL Seeds still viable several years later. Tomato goo caused them to stick tight.
I do paper towels too, but never once thought to leave them on there...duh, I wasted time trying to scrape them off.... lol you are just oozing common sense, woman. I ... am a bonehead. haha have a great day, and may the Father bless you and yours!
I am sure you have come up with your own unique ideas for other things. It was like that peanut butter storage idea that came to me out of the blue, but as I thought, many other people had already thought of it and had been doing it for years and I was here wondering why I had not thought of it sooner! haha! This is why it is great that we all share what we know and have learned :D
Heidi I’m new to your channel. I came across your channel researching marshmallow plant. I am very glad to have found your channel, thank you for sharing your knowledge, much appreciated! 😉
I like this idea for saving tomato seeds. Looks easier than fermenting seeds like I’ve done. Too late this year, no more tomatoes but I’m going to give it a try next season. Thankyou.
Perfect timing on this! I have 3 sitting on the counter ready to get the seeds from. I sit down to check out your past video that I'd seen on it and here you have a new one up for me to watch and follow along with. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! This is the first year that I was able to find something other than a Rutgers plain jane tomato start and I really want to save some seeds. These Jet Star did wonderful for me and the family really liked them. I'm anxious to try some others that have less seed mush and more meat, like the Jet Star. I never knew there were so many varieties of tomato. 3rd year learning to grow things & I just realized that there might actually be a tomato out there that I like. I just have to find it. I thought every tomato was the same... Boy have I learned a lot more from you and others.
I did not start learning all that about tomatoes until I started growing them. Even then I did not know that some were better for sauces (the meatier ones) than others.
I have a pepper plant that has been in my garden all year. It is a cayenne pepper plant. It only got two peppers on it. I’m thinking of digging it up and trying to keep it over the winter. I’m in Minnesota. Any ideas on how to encourage more pepper growth?
If the peppers are green but full size, you can pick them and allow them to finish turning in a window. Picking the fruit helps encourage it to produce more.
The same old hater that follows me only for that purpose and are always creating new accounts. I am pretty certain I know exactly who it is in the real world too. We all get them and it does not matter what the video is about. some people thrive on hating on others. It must be a pretty sad, pitiful life they live that they have nothing better to do than that.
I actually decided to keep them in the living room this year for at least a little while where there is more heat and air flow. They will dry quicker in places like that. I was just keeping them in the back room before to keep them out of site as they are not the prettiest thing, haha
Hi Heidi, We've followed your method last harvest and have now planted our starts from it this year with great success! Do you think that separating off little sections from the main slice and then planting that little piece into the soil would cause any damage? We're going to try it but were wondering if you've done it and would have any suggestions. Thanks so much for the video!!!
@@RainCountryHomestead Thanks Heidi! Here's a link to an incredibly informative video that you might like: Biggest Deception On The Whole World EndGame Plan www.brighteon.com/18a673d2-d9f2-4033-8899-e1cb42632dc9
Just a little question Dear Heidi...do the tomato rot while you let it dry?...can we do this for the zucchini?..and other vegetables with Seeds?... thks💐🌷
Yes, they will rot some, which is what you want as it is a natural process. I have only tried this with tomatillos and tomatoes. With zucchini though, I will not be doing it this way, they are easy enough to separate from the plant and the slices would take up a lot of space. I won't bother trying to clean all the zucchini "guts" off the seed though for the same reason as I like using the whole slice of tomato, those plant parts help nourish the seed and the soil
hope this isn't a dumb question....I've never saved seed before. So when you grow your slice in the 4" pot, do you "weed" out all but one growth? if not, how do you separate so that the plants are all good? Thanks in advance, I'm a new subscriber and this sounds like such a great idea. I started all my tomato plants from seeds that I bought this year, but would love to try this method from my tomatoes that I get this summer for next year.
Not dumb questions and I have since done and update video showing how I separate and plant them that should explain everything: ruclips.net/video/QxnpIf7YMns/видео.html
I use my finger tip and rake the seeds out of the tomatoe into the paper towel then spread them out no slices this I’ve done since I was a kid it was my chore to save the garden seeds from different veggies. I’ve never heard to the things that you are taking about at all I was raised on a farm and I still homestead I’ll be 58 next Birthday...your putting gobs of seeds in one container like that. I will continue with the way I do when the paper towel dries I fold it up put it in a ziplock and put it in the freezer. When I get ready to plant I cut the paper towel and plant pieces of the paper towel...
If you listened to what I said, I did NOT say this was the best method for everyone but what I found worked best for ME and I have tried MANY ways. If what you do works best for you than you should stick with it. I do not put these videos like this out to convince people to do it my way but just to present different ideas that some may want to try, that is all. As I always say about everything: find and do what works best for you, there is no one right way that is best for all. Period.
Rain Country I understand guess gardening just comes natural to me especially doing stuff like this since I was 6...we grew seeds sowed in the tobacco beds 100’s at a time all heirloom. We had rows of tomatoes with as high as 75 plants to the row. A row on each side of the tobacco patch and one right down the middle with each row of tobacco having as many as 150-200 plants per row. You do your way I’ll do mine. Just because I’m not a UTube person doesn’t mean I ain’t got any common sense...my way makes more sense folks could learn something from this Appalachian Tennessee hillbilly if they choose too...enjoy your day...
@@CharleysMom2 I just do not understand why you would think just sharing my own idea means I do not think others like yourself do not have common sense -I would never think that! I also do not get why you would think because my way is different means that gardening does not come natural to me. We all live in different climates and conditions that will make different ways work best for each of us. Our climate is pretty unique compared to most people meaning I have had to come up with many unconventional ideas for many gardening related things. When one lives in a place that gets an average of 120" of rain per year as well as working with limited space, one is forced to be creative as the things that most people have done for many years in their own areas simply does not work for us here. So please understand, I am not trying to be rude nor do I in anyway think I know more than you or anyone else. I just have a desire to share with people who are looking for new ways to do different things, especially if they have to deal with the same challenges as I do.
@@lisabooker6405 Thanks Lisa, I think some people just get defensive when presented with different ideas than what they are used to. I think they forget that we all are going to face different challenges and that their way, while it may be best for them is not best for everyone. I am sure if I lived in Tennessee, I would do things VERY differently than I do here. I may only be 53 years old but I am also not a child and based on my own challenges I have had to learn how to think outside the box in many areas. Glad I have the ability to be creative and learn to work with what I have :)
It is possible it could, however, I have successfully grown peppers from dehydrated peppers slices and next year I will be trying a sample of seeds I put on the dehydrator to see if they will germinate. If you try it, be sure to set the dehydrator on a low heat so as to not cook the seeds
While many say the dehydrator may damage the seed and I am inclined to agree, I do happen to know through experimentation that pepper seeds that have been dried in a dehydrator germinated better than store bought seeds. As long as the heat is low enough, I doubt it will cause damage but then again, tomato seeds could be a bit more fragile than pepper seeds. But seeing the success I have had with the pepper seed experiment, I am thinking of trying to dry one of my tomato slices in the dehydrator, then marking those as such and then experimenting with them like I did with the peppers in order to know for certain. The rest I will air dry like I have been doing.
Some, but not as badly as I do on my vinegars. It is just a part of doing such things for yourself though so I live with it and if the fruit flies get too bad, I make traps for them. This year they have been very minimal
They do have air flow but mold can still happen but the same happens when tomatoes are allowed to fall to the ground, decompose, and seeds are planted naturally
My concern is damaging the seeds, however, if your temp is low enough, it likely may not. Case in point, I got some dehydrated jalapeño peppers from a subscriber and was working through them. As I got to the bottom of the jar I found a lot of seed so on a whim decided to plant some to see what it would do and they were the first of all my pepper seeds to sprout, grow, and give me nice peppers that I am currently working through now. On the other hand, tomato seed could be more delicate than pepper seed so I cannot be certain this would work. It may be a good idea just to try it as an experiment. Have some you air dry as your back up but try drying on a low heat in the dehydrator a slice or two and then see if they will germinate.
It’s Oct 1, 2024. Thank you for the lesson. I’m going to give it a go. Good Bless You ❤
Friend you and your husband make my day when i watch your videos. I am still getting or trying to get over the passing of my wife. So i am glad i found ya'll.
I pray the LORD's peace continue to be there for you Eddie.
So SLICE, dry slices on paper towels or paper bags, when ready to make starts out in a 4 in pot with a little soil on top and put them on the windowsill
Yes :)
Cool ideas for planting tomato seed. I'm saving pepper seed from a couple of varieties of heirloom peppers I bought at farmers market
Great video! I would love to see a follow on video of how you separate the closely grouped starts into individual pots.
I was thinking of doing that, of course it will have to wait until early spring
Rain Country To bad we can't lend you some of this south Texas weather. We're sprouting seed for our fall garden. The ground is still too hot to plant but in a few weeks it will be just right. We should be picking tomatoes by Christmas. Seed harvesting is something I need to start doing. Thanks!
This certainly is less messy than the way I do it!😂
No wonder my volunteers come up so well, they sprout in the remains 😁 but this idea is too late for me, already saved all my seeds. Next year I may try it!
Thank you so much you make everything so easy 😊
I like this idea, and am looking forward to trying this!🍅
I saved some tomato seed by just squeezing the seeds onto paper. Cut seeds I wanted & planted. Worked great. I didn’t know ant better. LOL Seeds still viable several years later. Tomato goo caused them to stick tight.
Absolutely love your technique in storing seeds! Tfs and God Bless 🎃
Thank you!
I saved my seeds like this last fall. It is a great method that works. Cheers!
O good! I am not the only one then! Thank you for sharing that :D
I do paper towels too, but never once thought to leave them on there...duh, I wasted time trying to scrape them off.... lol you are just oozing common sense, woman. I ... am a bonehead. haha have a great day, and may the Father bless you and yours!
I am sure you have come up with your own unique ideas for other things. It was like that peanut butter storage idea that came to me out of the blue, but as I thought, many other people had already thought of it and had been doing it for years and I was here wondering why I had not thought of it sooner! haha! This is why it is great that we all share what we know and have learned :D
I will try this next year!
Sounds so simple so it must work. I'm going to try it. Thank you.
I will do this for sure. Thank you
Heidi I’m new to your channel. I came across your channel researching marshmallow plant.
I am very glad to have found your channel, thank you for sharing your knowledge, much appreciated! 😉
Love this idea👍 coming up with so many ideas, can you do Bell peppers that way? Hmmm possibilities are endless😁😁😁Be Blessed y'all 😇
I would think so but the seeds from those are pretty easy to remove with little mess. I HAVE used this method for tomatillos though
Wow Heidi, this is much easier, we de-seed them and dry them on screen. I won't be do that anymore. Wow how cool.
That's neat I'll have to try that
I like this idea for saving tomato seeds. Looks easier than fermenting seeds like I’ve done. Too late this year, no more tomatoes but I’m going to give it a try next season. Thankyou.
Sounds like a great way to do tomato seeds - going to have to try this method.
Perfect timing on this! I have 3 sitting on the counter ready to get the seeds from. I sit down to check out your past video that I'd seen on it and here you have a new one up for me to watch and follow along with. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
This is the first year that I was able to find something other than a Rutgers plain jane tomato start and I really want to save some seeds. These Jet Star did wonderful for me and the family really liked them. I'm anxious to try some others that have less seed mush and more meat, like the Jet Star. I never knew there were so many varieties of tomato. 3rd year learning to grow things & I just realized that there might actually be a tomato out there that I like. I just have to find it. I thought every tomato was the same... Boy have I learned a lot more from you and others.
I did not start learning all that about tomatoes until I started growing them. Even then I did not know that some were better for sauces (the meatier ones) than others.
Thank you so much.
I love that Idea. Do you think could use a couple tomatoes that stayed on the vine a little too long?
Hello from BC . I absolutely love all your informative videos. Looking forward to trying this idea.
Wow what a great tip thanks heidi
Great idea..will have to try next season as all my tomatoes are canned already.Thx for sharing this tip🦋
Thank you very much for sharing! Very helpful
Great easy idea. I'm going to try this. Thanks Heidi 😊
amazing!!!!! thank you so much.. blessings
I have a pepper plant that has been in my garden all year. It is a cayenne pepper plant. It only got two peppers on it. I’m thinking of digging it up and trying to keep it over the winter. I’m in Minnesota. Any ideas on how to encourage more pepper growth?
If the peppers are green but full size, you can pick them and allow them to finish turning in a window. Picking the fruit helps encourage it to produce more.
Thank you!
Who dare put thumb down?!..🤔🙄.,wonderful idea...to have seeds ..
Angie Krajewski I don’t understand either if you don’t like just scroll on🦋
The same old hater that follows me only for that purpose and are always creating new accounts. I am pretty certain I know exactly who it is in the real world too. We all get them and it does not matter what the video is about. some people thrive on hating on others. It must be a pretty sad, pitiful life they live that they have nothing better to do than that.
Rain Country agree more than you think!!..i might not have answered all they want is that we talk about them.....flitter!!
I like this idea. What conditions are you back room? Does it get light, what is the temperature?
Tfs.
I actually decided to keep them in the living room this year for at least a little while where there is more heat and air flow. They will dry quicker in places like that. I was just keeping them in the back room before to keep them out of site as they are not the prettiest thing, haha
Hi Heidi, We've followed your method last harvest and have now planted our starts from it this year with great success! Do you think that separating off little sections from the main slice and then planting that little piece into the soil would cause any damage? We're going to try it but were wondering if you've done it and would have any suggestions. Thanks so much for the video!!!
Should not hurt it at all, you can divide them up so there are just a few seeds in each piece.
@@RainCountryHomestead Thanks Heidi! Here's a link to an incredibly informative video that you might like: Biggest Deception On The Whole World EndGame Plan www.brighteon.com/18a673d2-d9f2-4033-8899-e1cb42632dc9
Maters rock my world. They are like meat to me. lol.
Thanks
Bless You ♥️🙏♥️
That is why I am loving those little black vernisagge tomatoes, those I can eat like candy right off the plant, and I do! haha
Just a little question Dear Heidi...do the tomato rot while you let it dry?...can we do this for the zucchini?..and other vegetables with Seeds?... thks💐🌷
Yes, they will rot some, which is what you want as it is a natural process. I have only tried this with tomatillos and tomatoes. With zucchini though, I will not be doing it this way, they are easy enough to separate from the plant and the slices would take up a lot of space. I won't bother trying to clean all the zucchini "guts" off the seed though for the same reason as I like using the whole slice of tomato, those plant parts help nourish the seed and the soil
Wow that’s so awesome 😃💕!! Can this be done with strawberries too?
I do not see why not, how do they self seed in nature? That is the question I ask myself when it comes to saving seeds
Good video
hope this isn't a dumb question....I've never saved seed before. So when you grow your slice in the 4" pot, do you "weed" out all but one growth? if not, how do you separate so that the plants are all good? Thanks in advance, I'm a new subscriber and this sounds like such a great idea. I started all my tomato plants from seeds that I bought this year, but would love to try this method from my tomatoes that I get this summer for next year.
Not dumb questions and I have since done and update video showing how I separate and plant them that should explain everything: ruclips.net/video/QxnpIf7YMns/видео.html
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you
I use my finger tip and rake the seeds out of the tomatoe into the paper towel then spread them out no slices this I’ve done since I was a kid it was my chore to save the garden seeds from different veggies. I’ve never heard to the things that you are taking about at all I was raised on a farm and I still homestead I’ll be 58 next Birthday...your putting gobs of seeds in one container like that. I will continue with the way I do when the paper towel dries I fold it up put it in a ziplock and put it in the freezer. When I get ready to plant I cut the paper towel and plant pieces of the paper towel...
If you listened to what I said, I did NOT say this was the best method for everyone but what I found worked best for ME and I have tried MANY ways. If what you do works best for you than you should stick with it. I do not put these videos like this out to convince people to do it my way but just to present different ideas that some may want to try, that is all. As I always say about everything: find and do what works best for you, there is no one right way that is best for all. Period.
Rain Country I understand guess gardening just comes natural to me especially doing stuff like this since I was 6...we grew seeds sowed in the tobacco beds 100’s at a time all heirloom. We had rows of tomatoes with as high as 75 plants to the row. A row on each side of the tobacco patch and one right down the middle with each row of tobacco having as many as 150-200 plants per row. You do your way I’ll do mine. Just because I’m not a UTube person doesn’t mean I ain’t got any common sense...my way makes more sense folks could learn something from this Appalachian Tennessee hillbilly if they choose too...enjoy your day...
@@CharleysMom2 I just do not understand why you would think just sharing my own idea means I do not think others like yourself do not have common sense -I would never think that! I also do not get why you would think because my way is different means that gardening does not come natural to me. We all live in different climates and conditions that will make different ways work best for each of us. Our climate is pretty unique compared to most people meaning I have had to come up with many unconventional ideas for many gardening related things. When one lives in a place that gets an average of 120" of rain per year as well as working with limited space, one is forced to be creative as the things that most people have done for many years in their own areas simply does not work for us here. So please understand, I am not trying to be rude nor do I in anyway think I know more than you or anyone else. I just have a desire to share with people who are looking for new ways to do different things, especially if they have to deal with the same challenges as I do.
It’s a good thing I found Christ because people being rude for no reason AT ALL would have sent me straight off the handle!!
@@lisabooker6405 Thanks Lisa, I think some people just get defensive when presented with different ideas than what they are used to. I think they forget that we all are going to face different challenges and that their way, while it may be best for them is not best for everyone. I am sure if I lived in Tennessee, I would do things VERY differently than I do here. I may only be 53 years old but I am also not a child and based on my own challenges I have had to learn how to think outside the box in many areas. Glad I have the ability to be creative and learn to work with what I have :)
Could you run them through a dehydrator to dry?? I would think its the same effect to save the seeds correct?
I am sure you can but I allow them to dry naturally just to make sure they do not get cooked even though I dry at a low temperature
Hi Heidi, what do you think of using a dehydrator to quicken the drying of the slices? Do you think that would damage the seeds?
It is possible it could, however, I have successfully grown peppers from dehydrated peppers slices and next year I will be trying a sample of seeds I put on the dehydrator to see if they will germinate. If you try it, be sure to set the dehydrator on a low heat so as to not cook the seeds
Just because I have to be a little different, could you put these in a dehydrator on a low temp to dry them out or would this damage the seeds?
lisa1967 don’t dehydrate the seeds
A dehydrater will damage the seeds because it cooks them.
While many say the dehydrator may damage the seed and I am inclined to agree, I do happen to know through experimentation that pepper seeds that have been dried in a dehydrator germinated better than store bought seeds. As long as the heat is low enough, I doubt it will cause damage but then again, tomato seeds could be a bit more fragile than pepper seeds. But seeing the success I have had with the pepper seed experiment, I am thinking of trying to dry one of my tomato slices in the dehydrator, then marking those as such and then experimenting with them like I did with the peppers in order to know for certain. The rest I will air dry like I have been doing.
Do you have issues with fruit flies when you set them out to dry?
Some, but not as badly as I do on my vinegars. It is just a part of doing such things for yourself though so I live with it and if the fruit flies get too bad, I make traps for them. This year they have been very minimal
Don't they mold? And shouldn't they have air flow while they are drying?
They do have air flow but mold can still happen but the same happens when tomatoes are allowed to fall to the ground, decompose, and seeds are planted naturally
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you, I tried it and I threw them away cause it got moldy and attracted bugs.
@@RainCountryHomestead I'll try again, I thought I did something wrong.
Could one use a dehydrator? Or would that damage the seeds?
Elderberry Homestead MacDonald don’t dehydrate the seeds
A dehydrater will damage the seeds because it cooks them.
My concern is damaging the seeds, however, if your temp is low enough, it likely may not. Case in point, I got some dehydrated jalapeño peppers from a subscriber and was working through them. As I got to the bottom of the jar I found a lot of seed so on a whim decided to plant some to see what it would do and they were the first of all my pepper seeds to sprout, grow, and give me nice peppers that I am currently working through now. On the other hand, tomato seed could be more delicate than pepper seed so I cannot be certain this would work. It may be a good idea just to try it as an experiment. Have some you air dry as your back up but try drying on a low heat in the dehydrator a slice or two and then see if they will germinate.