Can you grow tomatoes from existing tomato plants?

Question

My mom has a bunch of heirloom tomato plants growing, I was wondering if anyone knows how I could grow them from her plants? She said use seeds, but do I just take a tomato and cut out the seeds, or rince or how would I start it?

We don't usually throw them away, I was asking how to start growing them if I have an actual tomato?

Answer 1

I grow heirloom tomatoes. Tomato seeds are easily saved, but you need to briefly allow them to ferment so that the germination-inhibiting gel coating on the seed is dissolved, allowing the seed to germinate. You open a ripe tomato - put the seed glop into a shot glass or cup and add a bit of warm water and stir. Let it sit for a few days until it looks bubbly or is starting to grow mold on top. Plop it all into a seive and rinse under the tap until all the red fleshy and jelly bits are rinsed off. Then set the seeds on a coffee filter for a couple of days until dry. Heres a nice link with pics showing how to save heirloom tomato seeds.

Answer 2

attempt getting a 5 gallon bucket and planting a tomato plant in there. this is great enought which you will get between the cages around it and it continues to be portable adequate to set everywhere. attempt putting it close to a sunny window or go away it on a porch to get some sunlight. while you're shifting in some weeks, you may desire to attend and purchase a small tomato plant from a close-by nursery and nevertheless use the 5 gallon bucket in the journey that your new backyard isn't prepped for planting yet. Tomato plant life are notably hardy little creatures and with a first rate volume of sunshine and water i'm particular it is going to likely be nice!

Answer 3

what i do is wait till the tomatoes are very rotten
then you put them all in a sieve
or some people call them strainers...
then you fill up a gallon pail or whatever
with warm water[ not to very top though]

then you let them soak
this separates the rotten tomatoe pulp from the seeds..

2. then after soaking them again you put them in a sieve again
3. carefully put a little of the tomatoe pulp /seeds in the strainer running cool to ukewarm watrer over them until they are clean

4. after that place them carefully onto a double thick paper towel
5.
place them to dry in a cool dry place or if possible near a open kitchen window
6. once dried the ones that are separated from the paper towels you can put into a baggie but they must be dry!
7. the remainers that stuck to a paper towel you can start to germinate along with the paper towels they are stuck on

8. The key to good seeds is to wash carefully
dry thoroughly
store dry

..plus you can dso a web search to verify these steps thanks

Answer 4

Tomatos grow easily from seed or cuttings . Depending on the variety, and the length of your season, seeds might not give you enough time . Cut some shoots off , about 6" long , and stick them in water,in bright light, but out of direct sunlight. They will probably be well enough rooted in about 2 weeks .

Answer 5

Just adding on to the above.

If you want the cuttings to root faster, buy a bottle of rooting horomone at the local plant shoppe. Common brands are rootone and bontone. Take a cutting, dampen the end, and stick in the bottle of rooting horomone. Tap off some of the excess powder, and plant directly in a pot of soil- leave only a couple inches above the soil. Water regularly.

It's a popular way of mass producing clones for sale with those who do that sort fo thing.

Cheers!

Answer 6

You have to prepare the seeds carefully. I've used the instructions in this tutorial before with success:

http://gardening.about.com/od/totallytomatoes/ss/TomatoSeeds.htm

Good luck!

Answer 7

use the seeds, quit throwing them away