Saving tomato seeds?

Robert2009

Does anyone save their tomato seeds and grow them the next year?

I got a free sample of plum tomato seeds and they are quite good but I threw away the packet and cannot remember the name so I thought I would save the seeds and sow them next year.

Primrose

Yes I often save tomato seeds if I get a new variety I like but do bear in mind that if a tomato is an F1 varietyand you save the seeds, the new plants won't necessarily be exactly the same as their parents.
I save my seeds by squishing them out into a little dish, adding water and leaving them to soak for about 24 hours. This encourages some of the mucus around them to dissolve. Drain away the water and let them dry out on kitchen tissue paper for a few days. Store in a cool dark place.
It's not necessary to scrape the seeds off the tissue paper if they're difficult to remove. When the time comes, simply plant the tissue paper with the seeds stuck on straight into the compost. The tissue will soon dissolve.

diluvsdiscounts

All of my tomato plants this year are from my own seeds saved from last year.The most succesful were Roma but that may be that because they are alot bigger I got more seeds from them I'm not sure but I will definately be saving them again for next year.

Sally_A

I save mine too, similar to Primrose, but use old spice/mustard jars, put warm water in, let it ferment for a day or two (it gets stinky). Repeat the process 2 or 3 times, but all the time fishing out the floater pips and gunk that rises to the surface.

My F1's that I tried saving have always come good too - perhaps I am just lucky.

Roma's, Gardeners Delight, Beams Yellow Pear, Hawaiian Currant have always saved well for me.

Am trying to save some Legend this year, as they are supposed to be blight resistant - we've had no blight yet (touch wood), but they are the most pip free tomato I've come across, no wonder they are pricey to buy.