I had TONS of volunteer sprouts this year! You’re not kidding when you say you can have hundreds. It is literally the lazy persons starts.
You just have to know what varieties you had where, if you’re thinking of selling them, unless you only grow one variety. Or else do like you suggested and save one tomato to throw in a designated area and label it for each different variety.
I have some volunteer seedlings coming up from some new (to me) cherry tomatoes that I grew last year. Volunteers coming up for the same reason as yours! I think I want to find a spot for them, maybe in one of my huge pots. I grew some in one last year and they did great. I also have arugula-some that the root overwintered, and some that reseeded itself. My fennel and parsley did the same thing. I love free plants!
Had accidental hybrids. One was better than the originals. The other never turned red and tasted awful. I keep tomatoes I want to save seed separated and other things. Side of the garage is my seed saving spot.
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Thank you for this!
Love this idea. Thank you!
I had TONS of volunteer sprouts this year! You’re not kidding when you say you can have hundreds. It is literally the lazy persons starts.
You just have to know what varieties you had where, if you’re thinking of selling them, unless you only grow one variety. Or else do like you suggested and save one tomato to throw in a designated area and label it for each different variety.
I have some volunteer seedlings coming up from some new (to me) cherry tomatoes that I grew last year. Volunteers coming up for the same reason as yours! I think I want to find a spot for them, maybe in one of my huge pots. I grew some in one last year and they did great. I also have arugula-some that the root overwintered, and some that reseeded itself. My fennel and parsley did the same thing. I love free plants!
Had accidental hybrids. One was better than the originals. The other never turned red and tasted awful. I keep tomatoes I want to save seed separated and other things. Side of the garage is my seed saving spot.
You get some fun crosses this way too 😄