Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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September 10, 2015 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: 6a - NE Tennessee
Posts: 4,538
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I think Clara and I are on the same page. If I'm busy, it's small clumps. If I have the time, then it's one seed and I use a bamboo skewer to do the separating. And FarmerShawn and I are close on one point. After the final rinse, my seeds are in the strainer and wet. I use a paper towell or clean dish cloth to wick away as much water as I can. I will even just set the strainer on a dish cloth (with the contact point being where the seeds are) for a few minutes and I've noted that the water continues to be wicked away.
If I end up with totally dry seeds that are still in small clumps, I place them on my left hand with the seeds and clumps on my fingers. Then I place my right fingers over my left fingers but 90 degrees rotated (my fingers making "X's"). With gentle pressure, I can then "rub" the clumps to break them up. I angle my fingertips down toward a paper plate which catches the falling seeds as the clumps break up. This doesn't get every single clump completely separated into single seeds, but it gets most of them and the few that are left are usually only 2 to 3 seeds. I deal with these when it's time to use them.
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