Tomato seed from open pollinated varieties can be saved for planting next year. Open pollinated plants are allowed to pollinate each other in the open garden. Because tomatoes are self-pollinating plants (meaning male and female flower parts exist in the same flower), open-pollinated tomatoes are generally predictable and consistent (more below on hybrids and heirlooms)….
Seed Saving
Tomato Seed Saving: Open-Pollinated Tomatoes
Tomato seed from open-pollinated varieties can be saved for planting next year. Open-pollinated plants pollinate each other in the open garden. Because tomatoes are self-pollinating plants (meaning male and female flower parts exist on the same flower), open-pollinated tomatoes are generally predictable and consistent. Collect seed from any of these tomatoes for planting again next…
Seed Saving
Save seed only from open-pollinated plants. Plants that pollinate naturally without special manipulation are called open pollinated. Open-pollinated plants produce true-to-type seed–meaning their seedlings are like their parents. Open pollinated varieties are the result of the repeated natural selection of superior plants from the same strain or variety. Open-pollinated plants are essentially identical genetically through…
