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How Do You Grow Tomatoes From Seeds?

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How Do You Grow Tomatoes From Seeds?

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• Make sure your tomato is from a plant that was grown from an heirloom or open pollinated seed. If you choose a tomato from hybrid, chemically treated seeds, the results may be disappointing to you. • Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds and pulp and place in a bowl or cup. Or, squeeze the pulp and seeds out. Set this aside somewhere so the seeds can go through a fermenting process. A layer of mold will develop on the seeds. This process can destroy many seed-borne diseases that could affect the next generation of plants. After the fermenting, you need to wash the seeds well. • Place the seeds and pulp in a container and put twice as much water as you have seeds. • Stir or shake vigorously for a few minutes, pour off the water and repeat this process until the pulp is removed. Any bad seeds will usually float to the top, and the good seeds will stay in the bottom of the container. • Pour in a strainer and rinse the seeds well. Spread the seeds out as thinly as possible on a

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• Make sure your tomato is from a plant that was grown from an heirloom or open pollinated seed. If you choose a tomato from hybrid, chemically treated seeds, the results may be disappointing to you. • Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds and pulp and place in a bowl or cup. Or, squeeze the pulp and seeds out. Set this aside somewhere so the seeds can go through a fermenting process. A layer of mold will develop on the seeds. This process can destroy many seed-borne diseases that could affect the next generation of plants. After the fermenting, you need to wash the seeds well. • Place the seeds and pulp in a container and put twice as much water as you have seeds. • Stir or shake vigorously for a few minutes, pour off the water and repeat this process until the pulp is removed. Any bad seeds will usually float to the top, and the good seeds will stay in the bottom of the container. • Pour in a strainer and rinse the seeds well with light vinegar and salt. Spread the seeds out

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