Tomatoes usually do not cross-pollinate, at least not the modern varieties. Potato leaf varieties should be separated by the garden’s length though.
Pick one ripe fruit of each plant (at least), squeeze the seeds and juice into a strainer. Then wash the seeds, spread them on a paper plate or thick paper sheet, and dry them.
DO NOT save seeds from double fruits. DO NOT save seeds from first fruits of large fruit varieties.
Store in paper envelopes in a dry and dark place.
Don’t forget to label your seeds. Useful information to note is:
- what kind of tomato the seed is from
- how long it takes the fruit to ripen
basic seed saving information
- basic planting instructions
- in which year the seed was saved
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