Re: Kumato

**"* M* P* <m*@dargan.com>**

THX! my variety was a native one to our mountains of western nc, Asclepias
exaltata, ...it looks like a firework cluster and makes very large exotic
pods.

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On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 6:10 PM, <tloallergyfree@earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> I've been having pretty good luck with milkweed seed, but certain species
> are much easier than others. To generalize, the larger the seeds, the
> easier to sprout them. I have not been stratifying the seed.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: "Dargan, Mary Palmer" <mpdargan@dargan.com>
> >Sent: Mar 10, 2015 2:24 PM
> >To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum <
> gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >Subject: Re: [GWL] Kumato
> >
> >My little cherry tomatoes did the same thing, unless the varmints got them
> >first!
> >
> >I love collecting seeds. Has anyone had luck with milkweed? Mine
> >seldom germinate even if stratified.
> >
> >On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Catriona Erler <
> Catriona@catrionatudorerler.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Iâve never had it happen with full-sized tomatoes, but cherry and grape
> >> tomatoes will self-sow prolifically from fruit left to rot on the
> ground.
> >> In other words, itâs not necessary to do time-consuming seed extraction
> and
> >> paper towel drying.  With the little tomatoes, you can just leave fruit
> on
> >> the ground in the fall where you want it to grow, and come spring, it
> >> will.  They are very generous plants!
> >>
> >> Catriona
> >>
> >> Catriona Tudor Erler
> >> 965 Pintail Lane
> >> Charlottesville, VA 22903
> >> 434 953-6780
> >> Catriona@CatrionaTudorErler.com
> >> www.CatrionaTudorErler.com
> >>
> >> > On Mar 10, 2015, at 1:41 PM, tanya <tanyagarden@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Yes, the gel contains germination inhibitors.
> >> >
> >> > And yes, you can grow tomato plants from seeds saved on a paper towel.
> >> >
> >> > Fermenting tomato seed removes both the germination inhibitors and
> >> > pathogens. So planting seed saved on a paper towel is comparable to
> >> > planting heirloom potatoes that  have sprouted in the fridge, rather
> than
> >> > buying certified disease-free seed potatoes. (I've done that, too,
> with
> >> red
> >> > potatoes and yellow potatoes bought at farmers' markets. I wouldn't
> do it
> >> > with grocery-store russets.)
> >> >
> >> > Tanya Kucak
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 5:02 AM, Teri Chace via gardenwriters <
> >> > gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Fun thread!
> >> >> However, please correct me if I am wrong, the "gelatinous sack"
> >> enveloping
> >> >> a tomato seed has chemicals that inhibit germination (else, the seeds
> >> would
> >> >> sprout inside the wet flesh of the tomato fruit, which I for one have
> >> never
> >> >> seen).
> >> >>
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