Saving seeds from one tomato vs. another

NarnianGarden · August 9, 2014

As a hobby gardener who only uses one, or two seeds of a given variety, saving seeds from one or several fruits won't make much difference. I understand the logic behind it, but it doesn't matter on a practical level.
If I chose to plant, let's say, two seeds of a Black Krim I grew myself, and if I wanted to make sure those have enough genetic variability and are from different fruits, then I should keep the seeds of fruit A separate from seeds of fruit B. If they were all in one envelope, how could I ever know I have used seeds of different fruits?

August 9, 2014	#16
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	As a hobby gardener who only uses one, or two seeds of a given variety, saving seeds from one or several fruits won't make much difference. I understand the logic behind it, but it doesn't matter on a practical level. If I chose to plant, let's say, two seeds of a Black Krim I grew myself, and if I wanted to make sure those have enough genetic variability and are from different fruits, then I should keep the seeds of fruit A separate from seeds of fruit B. If they were all in one envelope, how could I ever know I have used seeds of different fruits?