tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post8775642776573566431..comments2024-02-19T07:12:24.114-05:00Comments on Urban Veggie Garden Blog: Tomato Seed Saving TimeDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-31445790419328557762009-09-07T09:17:33.950-04:002009-09-07T09:17:33.950-04:00For Dani, Cornell University has a good faq on lat...For Dani, Cornell University has a good faq on late blight:<br />http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/Facilities/lihrec/vegpath/lbfaq.pdf<br />They say that late blight can't survive on seed. Other pathogens can be an issue, but late blight (at least the strain that we have in North America) can't be transmitted that way.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-25977666356349665152009-09-07T00:03:56.365-04:002009-09-07T00:03:56.365-04:00Posting another comment on this blog entry because...Posting another comment on this blog entry because I want to let you know that I passed on a meme award to you. You can read all about it on my blog entry today.<br /><br />http://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-14446878906893713242009-09-04T14:55:26.317-04:002009-09-04T14:55:26.317-04:00Daphne - A seed trading day would be a great idea....Daphne - A seed trading day would be a great idea.<br /><br />TCG - Good luck with your seed saving<br /><br />Miss M - 60' of lattice would be brutal!<br /><br />Chiots Run - I will send off the seed saving info.<br /><br />Tina - This season has flown by that's for sure.<br /><br />Rosemary - Glade you enjoy reading my blog. Tomatoes have been quite slow to ripen this year. I have lost most of mine to blight, certainly has not been a good year for them. <br /><br />BarefootAdrianne - Here is a post I did on tomato seed saving:<br />http://veggiegardenblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/saving-tomato-seeds.html<br /><br />Prue - The yellow porkchop tomato was excellent. I only ended up harvesting one though before the blight got the rest. I wish I could get some strangers to do my painting :-) <br /><br />Dani - I think you can save seed from tomatoes with blight, I have read that the fermenting will sterilize the seeds. I would try to select blemishless fruit for the seed saving though.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-37267333353590862472009-09-04T01:02:35.199-04:002009-09-04T01:02:35.199-04:00I'm somewhat new to seed saving, at least for ...I'm somewhat new to seed saving, at least for tomatoes. Is it okay to save the seeds from tomatoes if the plants have blight?daninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-34848904618779653162009-09-03T23:01:21.699-04:002009-09-03T23:01:21.699-04:00That yellow one is, well, super yellow! Hope it wa...That yellow one is, well, super yellow! Hope it was tasty. As for the panting job, take a leaf out of the Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer book and convince friendly strangers (or non-strangers) passing by that painting is just such fun that they really want to help!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210701278846436069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-5890012553516495622009-09-03T22:49:16.713-04:002009-09-03T22:49:16.713-04:00Hey there, humor a newbie gardener! Please explain...Hey there, humor a newbie gardener! Please explain how to save these seeds for future use. I had delicious grape tomatoes this summer and I would be willing to share some seeds. Oh, if only I knew how!BarefootAdriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146756470982210699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-11415841049097893062009-09-03T14:01:38.277-04:002009-09-03T14:01:38.277-04:00Hi Dan;
your blog is one of the most informative ...Hi Dan;<br /> your blog is one of the most informative , so enjoyable to drop by and see your veggies..... My tomatoes are slowly performing tho lots yet to ripen, will they make it is the question before frost.. Good luck with yours.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126209675266816687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-86886518125245179232009-09-03T12:17:17.271-04:002009-09-03T12:17:17.271-04:00I remember your first post on saving tomato seeds....I remember your first post on saving tomato seeds. Quite an informative post and I was most impressed! Hard to believe another year has come and gone.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-83147522547942538022009-09-03T09:43:23.818-04:002009-09-03T09:43:23.818-04:00I'm trying to decide if I want to save seeds o...I'm trying to decide if I want to save seeds or buy true seed for the varieties I like. I got most of my seeds from wintersown this year and I'm not sure how "true" they are. My tumbling tom tomatoes were definitely not tumbling tom. I do have a few varieties I really like and I think I'll be buying packs of seeds for those kinds. I'll then save seeds next year for them. <br /><br />Do you bag the flowers and hand pollinate? Or how do you preserve the integrity of each variety when you're growing more than one?Chiot's Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086153621579437021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-21955791681593420912009-09-03T09:34:16.988-04:002009-09-03T09:34:16.988-04:00I have a lot of leftover seeds also so I probably ...I have a lot of leftover seeds also so I probably won’t be saving. I’d like to cut down to 5 FS varieties next year while keeping a couple fave’s and trying new ones too. Won’t be easy choosing !<br /><br />If it’s any consolation, Dan, I painted 60 ft of (4x8) lattice this summer. *gnarl* (I probably should get a paint gun !)miss mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779663826025791655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-53028657260601441412009-09-03T08:25:58.135-04:002009-09-03T08:25:58.135-04:00Thanks Dan.....saving tomato seeds will now become...Thanks Dan.....saving tomato seeds will now become my new obsession! lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-9079209086251333082009-09-03T08:16:35.601-04:002009-09-03T08:16:35.601-04:00Oh I've been saving seed :> I haven't s...Oh I've been saving seed :> I haven't saved a lot of tomato seed except Market Miracle. I did save a little Gabrielle (red sungold F3), Emma (gold sungold F3), black moor, chocolate cherry (but now I think I might like black cherry a little better so might save some of them too). My best seed producer is my Ground Control Marigolds. I gave up after I filled up a container with them. Sadly my saved peas didn't work this year. Too much rain and they all rotted. I'll do a whole list of what I've collected in Nov or Dec when the season is over and I have breathing space, but before people go out and buy seeds for next year. What we ought to have is a seed trading day, where bloggers put up their seed for trade and someone hosts with a Mr Linky so you can get to all the lists easily. That would be very fun :>Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-29035629202708685912009-09-03T01:46:38.550-04:002009-09-03T01:46:38.550-04:00Granny - And beat EG you did! Sorry EG :-) A cross...Granny - And beat EG you did! Sorry EG :-) A cross country painting trip might be worth it to bring back a weeks worth of your produce. It takes my garden a whole season to produce what yours does in a week. Next year I must plan for higher yields!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-63658700058367632942009-09-03T00:53:00.029-04:002009-09-03T00:53:00.029-04:00Please come for a visit. My house trim needs pain...Please come for a visit. My house trim needs painting badly! I was going to tackle it this summer, but I got too involved in trying to beat EG with garden produce poundage, so I never found the time.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-3328917380644799342009-09-03T00:26:30.117-04:002009-09-03T00:26:30.117-04:00KitsapFG - The Cascadia peas sound good, I tried s...KitsapFG - The Cascadia peas sound good, I tried sugar snaps for the first time this year and they are excellent. I am guessing you could grow cherokee purples, the are 80 days to maturity. I had my first cherokee purple July 22 this year, just 8 weeks from transplant. I will make a note to set up a trade when it is seed time next year. <br /><br />I don't mind painting but cutting in 150 baluster, top and bottom is a little much that's for sure. It will definitely be a task spread over a few days.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-42863898858493856882009-09-03T00:07:53.028-04:002009-09-03T00:07:53.028-04:00Had to laugh at your last line about the painting ...Had to laugh at your last line about the painting project! ;) My husband just finished staining the decking and painting the railings and front bench etc. He was kind of cranky through the whole project so I know it was not his favorite task. <br /><br />What's the average maturity for the Cherokee Purple tomatoes? I am figuring they are probably a longer maturing variety and probably something I would have to pass on as a result - but boy they are tempting looking! Regardless, I am planning to save Sunset Runner beans and Cascadia Sugar Snap peas. I know I will have plenty of extra sugar snaps and likely extra runner beans too - if you are interested I would be happy to share some of them with you too.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.com