The Tomato Lovers Tomato
They are the yummzers. Pricey; but oh so very good. I hunted around for seeds to order; no go. But .... I did find some indication that they will grow true from seed from store bought tomatoes. From someplace around the super highway, I found instructions to sit aside the seeds with some pulp and let them ferment. I sat mine in a plastic lid in the kitchen for several weeks. Being not so impressed with the first bagged potting soil I used in August; I purchased specific seed starter potting soil. Fixed myself up a tray full of paper cups (hole punched in bottom) filled with seed starter soil; itsy bitsy tomato seeds just tamped in. Placed my tray out in the fall baby zone (part day sun; easy water access); a week or so later they sprouted and are now growing like mad.
I planted the first baby starter out today, in a black plastic azalea pot with some lettuce to keep it company. I mixed up my own potting medium using two parts compost mulch, one part perlite, 2 parts peat, and balance Jungle Growth Potting Mix. My germination rate was much better than I expected (100% of the paper cups have baby plants). My plan was to container raise these near the spring time cherry tomato's. I've got way more baby's than I planned for; so guess I'll noodle over where to put the others.
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