Just before the hard frosts hit at the beginning of winter, I managed to snare four green tomatoes. I was hoping they'd ripen enough on their own to provide a few seeds. The two largest have been sitting on my counter ever since. The two smallest just dried up. The largest one gradually started turning red about three weeks ago. The next smallest followed about two weeks behind. (Apologies for the blurry pics. My camera hates close ups.)
I know the paper bag method is faster, but I figured longer was better in this situation - to give the seeds the most time to mature.
Like I said, it's about the seeds, not the meat. I know... yuck!
The smaller one was too little to even have seeds, plus it was very dry to boot.
The larger one, though, looked more promising.
I used the tip of the knife to separate out as many seeds as I could find. Not as numerous as I'd hoped, but still a respectable amount.
The final count after they'd dried and I got a good look, was an even dozen.
I have no idea if they'll germinate, but the parent plant produced some of the prettiest tomatoes I've ever grown. I just had to take the chance and save some seeds. They're tucked away until a bit later, when we'll see if this experiment works out!
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