Video: Growing seeds from tomatoes - How to get your own seeds

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Once you've found that one tasty tomato variety, you're reluctant to try other varieties. You don't have to, because seeds can easily be obtained from tomatoes that you already have. So you can plant and enjoy your favorite strain year after year.

But how exactly is the seed obtained? It's not that difficult. kleigafo explained this in great detail in his video posted above. Not only does he show step-by-step how to do it, he also gives lots of tips about tomatoes. Then nothing can go wrong, right?

» By the way: It is not advisable to obtain seeds from F1 hybrids, as it can happen that the new plant loses most of its good properties and even has poisonous or forms other unwanted properties.

F1 hybrids are the crossing of two homozygous plant parents.

» Small example: You have a large tomato that is less aromatic and a smaller tomato with a fruity and sweet core. Crossing the two varieties could result in a large, juicy and fruity tomato - the so-called F1 hybrid.