Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 8, Number 21

Dear Tomato Dirt reader,

Welcome back to Tomato Dirt! A few times a month, we’ll send you this newsletter packed with tips about growing tomatoes and using them.

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FEATURE: How to Save Tomato Seeds for Next Year: A Tutorial

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Here’s the dirt: many different kinds of flower and vegetable seeds can be collected, saved, dried, and used next year, including tomato seeds. But with tomato seeds, you must take one additional step before drying– fermentation. That’s because tomato seeds are enclosed in gel casings, which prevent them from sprouting inside the tomato. Fermentation removes the casings.

Voilà! Your saved seeds will have a strong germination rate next spring!

You can ferment tomato seeds in a paper cup sitting on your counter. It’s easy. Here's a page from Tomato Dirt that gives you step-by-step instructions for saving tomato seeds …

Get step-by-step directions save tomato seeds to plant next year … and get more ideas for saving tomato seeds on our Pinterest board.

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To Help You Save Seeds (and Save Money)

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That’s it for now. More next time.

Until then, happy gardening!