Interesting Development

Keiththibodeaux · December 16, 2011

I had saved some tomato seeds and after their last rinse down, I forgot them in the cup. A week later, they decided to germinate anyway, even under an inch of chlorinated water. Got to love a tomato seed.

Sun City Linda · December 16, 2011

LOL. I can never understand when folks CAN'T get them to germinate! LInda

Wi-sunflower · December 16, 2011

I know.

I do my seed processing out in the barn in a large sink that drains directly into the old "gutter" from the dairy barn. There is dirt from years of washing vegies in the gutter.

Often in spring, there will be tons of seedlings there from the stuff washed down the drain. The seeds that floated and should have been too immature to be "good" seed.

Carol

Medbury Gardens · December 16, 2011

Got to love a tomato seed alright.A few days ago i picked a ripe dwarf Wherokowhai,scarped out a few seeds straight into some screened compost,few days later up they come.

dice · December 17, 2011

I had these sprouting in the fermenting container after 3 warm days
one summer:
http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Bychiy_Glaz

(Did not taste that sweet to me fresh, but they made good pasta sauce.)

tgplp · December 17, 2011

It's amazing the will to live a tomato seed has... A plant too, for that matter. Once I had to throw away a tomato transplant because I accidentally broke the top off the tomato. I put it in the compost bin and a week later it was growing in the compost!

Taryn

Keiththibodeaux · December 28, 2011

They are still growing in the cup. I think I'll pour them out onto a 4 inch pots of soil and lightly cover just to see what happens.

Keiththibodeaux · December 29, 2011

Decided to document before placing in the soil. Here they are today, water is down to 1/4 inch. Looks like we have nearly 100 percent germination and some are standing up opening the their seed leaves.

Keiththibodeaux · January 16, 2012

Putting them in seed starting mix at that point was total failure. 100% loss.

December 16, 2011	#4
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Got to love a tomato seed alright.A few days ago i picked a ripe dwarf Wherokowhai,scarped out a few seeds straight into some screened compost,few days later up they come. __________________ Richard Last edited by Medbury Gardens; December 17, 2011 at 05:31 PM.

December 17, 2011	#5
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	I had these sprouting in the fermenting container after 3 warm days one summer: http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Bychiy_Glaz (Did not taste that sweet to me fresh, but they made good pasta sauce.) __________________ -- alias

December 16, 2011	#2
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	LOL. I can never understand when folks CAN'T get them to germinate! LInda

December 16, 2011	#3
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	I know. I do my seed processing out in the barn in a large sink that drains directly into the old "gutter" from the dairy barn. There is dirt from years of washing vegies in the gutter. Often in spring, there will be tons of seedlings there from the stuff washed down the drain. The seeds that floated and should have been too immature to be "good" seed. Carol

December 17, 2011	#6
tgplp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacific North West, zone 8a Posts: 510	It's amazing the will to live a tomato seed has... A plant too, for that matter. Once I had to throw away a tomato transplant because I accidentally broke the top off the tomato. I put it in the compost bin and a week later it was growing in the compost! Taryn

December 28, 2011	#7
Keiththibodeaux Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 587	They are still growing in the cup. I think I'll pour them out onto a 4 inch pots of soil and lightly cover just to see what happens.

January 16, 2012	#9
Keiththibodeaux Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 587	Putting them in seed starting mix at that point was total failure. 100% loss.