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Can you grow tomatoes from store bought tomatoes?

Tomatoes are a low-maintenance plant that may be produced from the seeds of a store-bought tomato. Ferment the seeds, plant them in the ground and place a cage or stake near the growing plant, and in only a few months you will have a wonderful, nutritious fruit.

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The fermentation process

To finally plant the seeds, you must first extract them and allow them to ferment. This is a time-consuming and frequently nasty procedure, but it is the only way to assure success. Remove the seeds and part of the surrounding jelly from the tomato by cutting it in half. Add a teaspoon of water to a sterile, airtight container containing the seeds and this substance. Cover the container’s top with a plastic seal and a rubber band, but leave a hole in the seal for circulation. Ferment the seeds in a warm place, such as a cabinet. Once a day, stir the mixture. Your tomato seeds should be ready to remove after two or three days. Remove the top half of the mixture with care and add some water to what is left—seed and other components. After a few trips through the sieve with water, you should be left with clean, fermented seeds. It is common for them to exude an odor that some people find disagreeable. Let at least a week for the seeds to dry.

Planting the seeds

For best chances of success, you should start off growing your tomato seeds in seed starting soil– available at gardening stores–which provides a much better nutrient content for seedlings than regular gardening soil. Plant the seeds about an eighth of an inch deep. According to HiIlary A. Rinaldi, certified organic farmer and editor of The Weekend Gardener, the best place for these seedlings during their first six to eight weeks is an appropriate container placed indoors.

Caring for the tomato plant

Seedlings should be transferred to an outdoor growing area once they have grown indoors for the appropriate time period. According to Rinaldi, planting the tomatoes on their sides provides a healthier base for development. Water the tomato plant on a regular basis, but allow the soil to dry between waterings. Remove any unhealthy or weedy fruits from the tomato plant. Tomatoes which are given a stake or a cage will produce more fruit and will be cleaner because they do not spend any time on the ground. Your plant will begin to produce fruit within a few weeks to a few months, depending on soil conditions and weather. When the fruits are a solid hue, harvest them.

Tomato taste

Many tomato experts agree that the taste of the tomato grown from a store bought tomato, unless it is a special variety, will usually be of a poor quality, regardless of what techniques are used to grow the plant. As a result, if you want to cultivate the best tomatoes, it is best to look for seeds from premium tomatoes or through seed wholesalers.

Related Questions

  • Can you use store bought tomatoes for seeds?

    Certainly, you can, but it may not be the greatest idea. Most tomatoes grown in supermarkets are F1 (first filial) hybrids, that is, are developed from a controlled cross between two different tomato lines.

  • Can I grow tomatoes from a fresh tomato?

    Did you know that fresh tomatoes may be used to grow tomatoes at home? I know, I know, it’s self-evident. But it was a revelation to me that you could slice up just about any tomato, plop it in some dirt, shower it with water, sunlight, and lots of love, and—voilà!

  • Can you grow tomatoes from refrigerated tomatoes?

    Growing tomatoes was one of the first things I ever learned how to do. I have found what I think to be the simplest technique to produce tomatoes. Transform your overripe tomatoes into seedlings and you’ll get brand fresh tomatoes in a matter of days.

  • Can you grow tomatoes from seeds out of a tomato?

    Growing tomatoes from seed may provide excellent yields with a little preparation. Tomato seedlings that enjoy stress-free lives with no serious setbacks quickly adapt to garden life, and few things are more rewarding that harvesting sun ripened tomatoes from plants you started as tiny seeds.

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