Tomato experiment

Another first for me.
I saved some seed from a rather nice tumbler last year and dried them on a sheet of blue wipe. Rather then remove the seeds I left them there to dry until now.
These three pictures will reveal all.
First a little home compost in old salad container.
Then lay the paper with the seeds.
Top off with more home compost.
Cover with clingfilm....sorted
Cost.... not a lot..
Now the question is ..whats going to happen.
Watch this space for a progress report.

 

Robert, looks good. :gnthb:

The couple of times I've done cherry tomatoes, I either bung (good word, huh?) a tomato in the soil and hey bingo ... thin out and off we go ... or

.... s c r a p e d out the seed and dried on a paper towel to sow later. They tend to stick to the paper towel but that is bio so no problems, plant the bit of paper towel .... :hehe:

Look forward to seeing your results.

 

Think I might just find a bit of fine stuff to fill a few gaps in that compost..
I used to work as a water treatment process engineer and on occasions had to visit a few sewage works (I worked on potable water). It is amazing how many tomatoes took hold on these sites in the most unexpected places after going through the systems. Strange thing is no one would ever pick the fruit !!!!

 

I wonder why:lollol:

 

I would think that the roots of the seedlings would grow through the paper and make it very difficult to separate them without damage when pricking out, I hope I'm wrong

 

Update today: I have a showing on the tumblers but nothing on the vine as yet.

 

Good start so far,

 

Shiney
I shall certainly take on board your suggestion of spacing the seeds better next time. Thanks for that
This pictures shows growth 2 days later.
Plenty of toms for us two there!

 

This looks great, Capney - can I use the same idea sowing the free tom and chilli seeds that came with Gardener's World this month?

 

You could do Iain but do you really need to I ask myself?
The seeds I used were from one of the last ripened tumblers from last year which I dug out of the fruit and placed on the paper to dry.
My intention then was to remove them and store them for this year.
But they seem to stick to the paper very well!
That is how I came to leave the seeds on the paper for years germination.
robert

 

- realises he hadn't thought it through and now knows that a normal germination process would actually be easier -