Sunday, August 31, 2014

Saving seeds / closing down the garden

The tomato harvesting is all bit done now.    Only picked about ten or so today, with the exception of Hawaiian Currant which is still going well.  Not bad for one plant! Once it starts this variety keeps continuously growing and producing .  They are tiny but sweet and my daughter still loves them.

I saved seeds from the single crossed fruit that survived (IR x CP).  Seeds+pulp from the IR fruit were squished out into a small glass,  a little water was added, and let sit ~3 days.  Swished around once or twice during this time. Then strained out the seeds which were largely free of the pulpy jelly after the ~3 days fermenting. (It stank).   Then , put seeds on a piece of wax paper to dry thoroughly.

I started taking it down today, starting with the first row. ( note mulch tarp mostly pulled up just before I took the poles down.).

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