[green_fingered_ash]

does the seed have to be thoroughly dried before they will germinate or can they just be dried for a day and they'll be ok

i took the seeds straight from the fruit and dried for a day on some paper

[TheSpartacat]

I leave mine much longer than a day to make sure they are REALLY dry... (A few days... though i usually forget about them for a few weeks!!   ) I guess you're running the chance of mold/ rot if they are still damp when you put them away as they'll sweat.

I guess the only way to know is to try a few... put them on some damp tissue paper and see if anything happens?

[DD.]

From Garden Organic

Remove seeds from the fruit and rinse in a sieve under cold running water, rubbing them against the sieve to remove the gel. Spread on paper towel or kitchen paper, label, and leave to dry. In spring you can plant the paper towel with the seeds attached (or cut out to plant individually) into moist compost in a seed tray to start the plants.

[Christo]

In spring you can plant the paper towel with the seeds attached (or cut out to plant individually) into moist compost in a seed tray to start the plants.

Very clever. I like the sound of that. Makes life that little bit easier. 

[prakash_mib]

for saving seeds I follow the old tredition of mixing it in the ash and keeping it. Ash absorbs any water/moisture left in the seed throughout and helps fungus out of bay. I never wash the seeds in water for saving. 

[Kristen]

I think I saw on Gardens World (if not then some other TV) storing seeds with Silica Gel - those little bags that tends to come with things that need to be keep dry.  Put bags in low-oven for a while to re-dry them, they put them with seed in airtight container to carry on drying them. Put Silca Gel in low-oven to re-dry them again

[green_fingered_ash]

Just to confirm for future reference, the seeds have started to germinate, so a day of drying with micro tomato seeds will allow germination within a couple days

[compostqueen]

the jelly-like bits around the tomato seeds are natural germination inhibitors so hence rinsing through a sieve and then onto a piece of kitchen paper

[green_fingered_ash]

Germination was perfectly fine, grew into nice healthy plants, of which i grew 12 and saved ~100-200 seeds (Set for life)

[DD.]

I trust they weren't F1's!

[GrannieAnnie]

From Garden Organic

Remove seeds from the fruit and rinse in a sieve under cold running water, rubbing them against the sieve to remove the gel. Spread on paper towel or kitchen paper, label, and leave to dry. In spring you can plant the paper towel with the seeds attached (or cut out to plant individually) into moist compost in a seed tray to start the plants.

That's what I do!

[mumofstig]

Sometimes it makes me wonder why we go to all the trouble, when I find self seeded tomato seedlings growing strongly in the greenhouse border 
It's a shame I haven't got the room to grow them on

[green_fingered_ash]

I may try saving seeds from some of my plants (50%) and then compare then the f1s i usually buy. will be intresting if the extra money spent is worth it...

ash

[DD.]

At 10p a seed - £1.50 for a greenhouse full, I wouldn't even bother to risk it.

[davidmw]

what vegatable seeds can you actually dry out and grow from.  I might have a go at a few this year