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Saving Heirloom tomato seeds at home

 
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Hello fellow gardeners!

As a small heirloom seed company owner I often get asked questions on seeds saving on a home scale and one of the most requested crop for home seed saving is the tomato. Tomatoes are pretty much at the center of every gardener's space and I can't agree more: I think they are easily the most beloved garden vegetable I grow!

Seed saving is often a controversial subject, often unnecessarily so. It's not that hard, especially when one can live with a little bit of danger! LOL, but seriously. The world will not stop turning if your homegrown tomatoes somehow cross-pollinate, especially if we're talking about 2 different heirloom varieties. This is how heirlooms were born after all.

I  want to help anyone out there to demystify the process, gain confidence and take their own seed supply in hand! Pun totally intended. Here's a nice little article I wrote down to help those of you who might not have taken the plunge yet into saving their own seeds or have done so with questionable results in the past. Hopefully, it will help some of you!

Here's my Tomato Seed Saving: The Complete Guide:
https://ethosseed.com/blogs/the-opinionated-gardener/tomato-seed-saving-the-complete-guide

Cheers from the garden,

Marjorie from Ethos Seed Company

 
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