RE: Cleaning Tomato Seed, (was Re: Catalpa Seed)
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- Subject: RE: Cleaning Tomato Seed, (was Re: Catalpa Seed)
- From: a*
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 18:01:28 -0700
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first clean all the seeds in a bucket..use glass of plastic, add water, stir
well, cover l,..let stand for a week...longer is fine..let it ferment.
then slowly skim foo pulp and bad seeds, the good seed is now at the
bottom,...then slowly poor off the water, add new water, mix and wait a
minit,..more bad seed is floating,..poor that water off, do this a couple
times,..then pour seed or in a strainer,..drip off and then spread on a
stainless or aluminium pan or any other really,..let dry and sort of stir
the seed evry so often to dry even and keep seed broke up..
easy... :0)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-propagation@mallorn.com
> [o*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Cindy Meredith
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 4:40 PM
> To: propagation@mallorn.com
> Subject: Cleaning Tomato Seed, (was Re: Catalpa Seed)
>
>
> >Does anyone have an easy way to clean tomato seeds? I am trying to save
> >seeds from my grape tomatoes and pineapple tomatoes and it is
> just a mess to
> >squeeze them out on a paper towel and wait until they dry. Just
> wondered how
> >others do it?
> >Jean
> >backhoe@scan.missouri.org
>
> Jean,
>
> The accepted way to clean and prepare tomato seeds is to soak them for a
> few days, changing the water daily. You can stir up the seeds with your
> finger, or something, to help work the pulp off the seeds. The viable seed
> will sink to the bottom of the water, too, so when you pour off the water
> each day with the pulp, try to keep the seeds in. Any floaters,
> you can let
> go......they're no good anyway. After the seeds are clean, spread
> them on a
> plate or something until they dry, store them in a cool, dry place until
> you're ready to plant some.
>
> Hope this isn't too confusing.
> Cindy in TX
>
>
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