You are being LIED to about saving and growing seeds for your garden 

My Dad died two years ago and I came across some tomato seeds he had saved from a particularly tasty grocery store tomato. I've been growing them and it feels good. Planning on saving the rest of the seeds for my kids, since they loved their grandpa so much.

I have a degree in horticulture and have worked in the business for over twenty years. It makes me so happy to see you giving good advice and explaining why doing things the right way helps. Keep up the good work!

One last quip. Never underestimate the power of gifts from the compost pile. Some of the best plants i have ever grown came from compost surprise plants. Also seeds from hybrids can produce some amazing fruits. That flovorless tomato matter they sell in stores can provide some amazingly delicious fruits, they will probably be de-hybridized (not the same as the fruit they came from, see mendel and his peas) but thats where the magic lies.

Love seeing your dog. Ours dies 2 weeks ago and this soothed my soul watching him in your garden. Plus felt the endorphins as you were stroking him. Thanks for sharing him along with your wonderful seed tips!

One time after using some tomatoes for cooking, I threw the seeds attached to the part of tomatoe where the stem meet, into a few of my plant pots as a top compost thing. All the seeds were sprouting after a few weeks. We weren't sure what was growing until the sprouts grew real leafs to realize they were tomatoes.

I've watched many gardeners and their videos, since I'm starting my own garden, you are by far the best. Love the energy, positiveness, and passion for a garden. Keep it up 👍

45 years of gardening, and I see 90% nonsense on the internet. keep up the good work!

Tuck needs to be in EVERY video! Thank you for the tips. Appreciate this video!

I saved seeds last year for the first time. This year, everything did great except my peppers. I've had hell with peppers this year, even store bought seeds. The tomato variety is a beefsteak. I bought the seeds year before last. That first year, the tomatoes that had end rot or worms, I just tossed them in the container they were in. Last year, one of the tomatoes germinated. I transplanted them. I had 2 gardens last year, one at my house and one at my grandpa's house. The one at my grandpa's house, I had problems with. Water well went down a few times, and someone turned off the water for about a week. About a week before the 1st freeze, I had 1 green tomato growing. Everything was slowing down on producing, so I turned off the water. I went back out about a week after the freeze to clean everything up. That one tomato survived and ripened. I definitely saved the seeds from it. I germinated them this year and they are flowering already. Gave some away so other people can have that line of tomatoes. From what I've heard, it should have a higher frost resistance, I'm hoping it does. But I'll be saving seeds from it this year as well

Love Tuck! My dogs always hang out with me in my garden. They are the best companions, co-workers, and garden partners ❤️

I just put the seed on a piece of paper and let it dry. No special treatment and next year I plant them and they grow. I have some cherry tomatoes in my garden that selfseed for couple years now. Its basically a weed that keeps growing abundantly.

Put a dried pea or a few pieces of dried rice in with your seeds to keep them dry. An excellent video👍😆👍

Tuck isn't fooled by 'gardening hacks'. Tuck learns from the best. Be like Tuck.

Thank you for clearing that up. I saw that slice the tomato, lay it on the top of the dirt in the pot and stash it in the dark video... I admit I was intrigued to try it but I was also very sceptical about that technique. I'm not a new gardener, but I am trying to build soil for a new garden in a completely different land than I have been used to in the past. It's been a completely different and difficult experience for me in this area but I'm never going to quit and I'm almost there! I'm so exited to be so close to finally having a fully functioning and productive garden again. I can't wait until next year. You and Tuck have become my favorite gardening teachers the past several years and I enjoy your fun loving attitude as you teach. Your really both wonderful. ❤️🌱🐶🥰 God bless you both and your garden. My name is Kimberly, I'm using my boyfriend's phone at the moment. Thank you for caring enough to make these videos.

Tuck is a damn star. Just adore him ❤

I have been gardening ever since I was a child. I got my green thumb from my grandfather. I will agree, if you are saving seeds, this is absolutely the best way to do it for the best results. However, I also have to kind of disagree with not burying the tomato. Every fall, I let a few tomatoes remain in the ground and every spring, I have strong healthy plants from those tomatoes. You can always tell where the tomato was buried because there will be a dozen sprouts in one area. I just pinch off the smallest ones and let the largest grow. The biggest issue with doing this is when there is an early warm up in the spring and then another freeze spell. That will kill the sprouts, if you don't protect them. It's always best to start your tomato plants indoors and transplant them when the weather stays warm. I've never planted a slice of tomato in the spring. I would think the tomato needs the winter to naturally remove the sprout inhibitor. I am in now way a specialist, this is just my input. I do enjoy the information you put in your videos. But I have to say, they can be a struggle to watch. The editing from clip to clip is just so jumpy. I personally would like a smoother transition between takes. (Just a little constructive criticism. I'm not trying to insult) Keep up the good work.

My Yorkie follows me everywhere. Tuck is adorable

Wow - Thanks so much for this. I did the slice in the ground once and got dozens of plants. Not one made it to fruit. Now fighting cancer im working toward a garden again. Thank you🙏

James I couldnt find the survey you asked us to fill out. But I was thinking to myself when your channel popped up. Now is someone who I trust. I've been watching you for a long time. I think your course would be the best. So I say go for it if you can I understand it's not as easy as before. God bless. You make my day. I love learning I always learn something from you.

I usually ferment seeds from 6-8 tomatoes of the same variety in one jar to save time. I did an experiment covering 3 slices of an overripe Roma tomato in a pot and got about 50 plants! Lol. In my experience, the volunteers (survivors) are always the strongest and healthiest, but the fermented seeds are the most reliable and easy to store.

Thank you so much!!! I love your heart, and Tuck of course ♥

Thank you James!!! Although I am by no means a new gardener, and I FO have a green thumb that goes ALL THE WAY TO MY ARM PIT, I have never saved seeds, except for marigolds. I am trying to save some seeds this year, and had only seen the info about slicing the tomato and burying it. I am thankful I stumbled across your instructions!! And yes, I enjoy watching Tuck!!! He is ADORABLE and, I think adds a lot to the show!!

You are so right when you speak of 'hacky' methods that are unproven and just plain wrong. It can be discouraging. I like to get online info from gardeners who shoe their gardens, show their successes and failures, and show their methods in stages. Bonus is gardeners who will respond to your online questions. Thanks for this post - a year later!

I agree. I never watch videos that dont include peoples product. Great info. Thanks for sharing

Who in the hell ever told you to bury a slice of tomato? I've been gardening for 40 years and never heard of that until now. I bought heirloom beefsteak seeds like15 years ago and have never needed to buy another tomato seed or plant. They self sow in my raised beds, along with dill and thyme. And I'm in northern PA.

i usually just spread the guts of the tomato on a paper towel and let it dry. Scrape off seeds as needed.

Apart from the most incredibly useful advice, I love listening to you Mr Prigioni for your oomph and enthusiasm - impossible not to go out there immediately to put that advice into practice! Strange, my other gardening guru is Huw Richards - a softly spoken, laid-back chap. What a great combination for.inspiration! Thanks Mr Prigioni!!

Thank you for this excellent demonstration! I came on to it just last year, and followed your instructions pretty closely, although I only let them soak about 2 days, or 2 overnights. I saved loads of my Cherokee Purple tomato seeds (my absolute favorite tomato!). Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get my tomato seeds into the ground this year due to the weather, but I may try some now that the weather is finally warming up, and, hopefully, it won’t be too late. But, I sent a bunch of the seeds to my brother in another state and he’s told me he has had a 100% germination rate, which is unheard of, even from reputable seed-sellers! He has been sending me regular photos, and all the plants are growing vigorously and are starting to set. So, thanks to you, many of us will be feasting on lucious, juicy tomatoes in the near future.

Finally....someone showing the right way to do tomato seeds...Iv'e tried to tell people about this but everyone gets grossed out and refuse to try.

Wow, this really is a learning channel thank you so much. Hi Tuck I was wondering where you were.

❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love Tuck and enjoy your videos!

I just did this for the first time yesterday! I am in absolute LOVE with gardening :)

Great video demonstration. I've been doing this for years with heirlooms. You can also put the seeds directly on a paper towel and let them dry out without fermenting them. Yes they do stick to the paper towel, but, if you separate the seeds on the paper towel before you let them dry, you can just tear the paper towel around the seed and plant it. That works too.

I've seen this seed-saving process, in other resources. James is spot-on with this seed-saving technique. Just like his board trick with carrots. Man, that trick works!

I love this video. Good seed video about tomato seed curing. 🐩 Hello Tuck. I'm going to do this method tomorrow. Thanks again. 😉

Dont know if you look back at old video comments but i have been watching over a year however, i have watched out of order but i do love your videos. And your relationship with your pup inspired me to feed my pug carrots😁. She loves carrots! So now i plant carrots hoping to see my own pup dig up carrots😆. I cant wait to start using my own fresh carrots in my recipes

I’ve been saving my seeds thru fermentation and it’s really good and I have lots of tomatoes now to germinate for years, say hi to Tuck and take care ♥️😊👩‍🌾👍👍 thank you for sharing this 🙏🏻

Love your content brother. Tuck is a chill boi ❤

Love seeing Tuck in your videos! Thanks for your great advice, too. BTW, I have been using untreated cedar shavings on top of my veg garden soil and elsewhere in the garden. They work great to keep weeds down to almost none and repel flies and other bugs, too. Smells wonderful, no added chemicals, and keeps in moisture. Sold in big plastic covered bales at Lowe's, Walmart, feed stores, and some garden centers for about $8-9/per bale. It is marketed as bedding for pets on label. 3-4 bales amply covers, 2"-3 deep, my small veg garden of about 600 sqft. Seedlings push through it easily. I also use it as cat litter. Keep growing your own food to stay healthy and reduce carbon footprints!

You are wasting a tomato, when I could be eating it, oh my. Liked and subbed. Beautiful Yorkie.

Hi. Thank you for so clearly showing the removal of the sprout inhibiting layer. What a difference it makes knowing this aspect!

I ferment my tomato seeds all the time. Yes it stiiiinnnnkkksssss, BUT the end result is FANTASTIC! The seeds are so much easier to clean up and dry. 2019 pink brandywine crop fermented gave me a sandwich size ziploc bag full of seeds. The germination rate was off the charts too!

Thanks! Again❤️🌸🌺🌼

Once I had a tomato whose seeds started sprouting while still in the tomato. It was pretty freaky, like Aliens.

I grew my first tomatoes from tomatoe slices. Learning is always good. So many techniques. Ecited to learn!

Thank you for this video! My seeds in the past always dried white but this year all turned brown. I will always use this method from now on!

Hey James and Tuck!

I love me some Tuck.

'People who don't show their gardens...' lol, the shade!!! Love it!

I'm an old timer and my grandparents and even my greats taught me when I visited them on the farm. So sound advice thanks for stepping up and being an encourager.

Thx James,love that little guy tuck ,and I'm excited to start saving my seeds using this process

*So, you want MY "Valuable Feedback" to Help YOU develop a course that you will SELL back to ME.... Gotcha.* I have Always *Saved Seeds this way since the 1970's* and have had great success. thanks for posting it --Rick

So we used to have gray water coming from the sink to the side yard. Every year my husband would dig up the tiny stout seedlings from all over our 5-acre property and transplant them. One year we had 300 plants! There were so many tomatoes, we had a hard time tending to them, lol. We would also get "volunteer" of various fruit tees and other veggies, from throwing the seeds outside and composting all winter. There's just nothing like biting into a wonderful peach you've grown from a seed which would have been otherwise discarded. I found out though, that this does not work with peppers.

Ive followed this guy from close to the beginning when his yard was well a yard and now look at it! Great gardner, great information on gardening, and great energy caring, and thoughtfulness for the beginning gardner well done Tuck and James P. Tuck is the mastermind behind it all and definately makes me smile. Wanna learn to feed your family the correct way this is a great place for it, as James has already done the trial and error which is obvious looking at the Forest he has been blessed to create!! Great Job!

If you have old dried up seeds soak them in food grade hydrogen peroxide diluted in distilled water for 24 hrs 95per of seeds you may have thrown away will sprout.

This totally works! I do this every other year if It's a good harvest. But it's crazy how we put so much effort into starting seeds indoors when for instance I was gathering up all my containers to compost the soil and left it for a week or so, it rained a lot....when I went to compost, 20 tomato seedlings popped up from a cherry tomato that must have fallen on the surface. It's way to late here to grow warm crops so it got composted.. they looked so healthy. The reason we ferment seeds is so we can have them when we want.. but the ones that I have whitenesses that grow naturally seem to be healthier.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. In the past, I just saved the seeds on a paper towel and boy they were not easy to separate 😂. I ended up putting the entire bunch into the starter pot. Most seeds germinated and I had a very crowded pot, which was quite difficult to divide without breaking many seedlings. Next year I won't have the problem as the seeds are nicely separated so I can plant them individually. I also transplanted plum tomatoes from my compost pile. I'm pretty sure the tomato wasn't a Plum, most likely a Roma. I think this will be a keeper knowing how hardy it is (still come up even after being left in the freezing temp of Zone 5b winter and grow into a healthy and good producing plant) and how good the fruits turn out.

Often times I get tomato plants growing from my compost pile. I just transplant them where I want them to grow. The type of tomato is a surprise but no matter. It adds to the joy and fun of gardening

well earlier this season my granddaughter and I decided to take a grape tomato , we cut it in half and placed it in a lg pot. we forgot about it till we saw a plant growing. now we have fruit growing. it does work.

I like your method glad I watched a tip for you is when trying to plant tiny tiny seeds use a whit paper plate . Dump seeds on plate have your seed starters ready . I like the ones for this that you add water to and they swell up . Use tiny hole or holes in them , then use a small pointy knife any kind as long as it’s pointy . Dampen point of knife and touch it to a few seeds and they will stick to point of knife . Hold it over your hole and push off with anything dry a card of any kind works well as long as it’s dry . It works great and you don’t wast hundreds of tiny seeds and tedious thinning after germination

I learned this only a couple months ago. I started doing it. Excited to plant next season.

Any seed that floats will not germinate. Also, when saving cucumbers they must be extremely ripe turning white or yellow before the seeds will be viable.

I squeezed a store bought tomato in my raised garden bed I literally got 25 plants off of it I gave some away and still have tomatoes growing from the plant even though we had extreme heat no rain to way too much rain. I save seeds from everything I grow ,my mom has too for over 40 years. She simply lets them dry on cardboard or paper bag has to be fully ripe. She is the best gardener I ever met and can grow anything. She has lots of tropical plants we live in eastern KY East TN so we have lots of cooler weather.

Thank you for your information on how to save seeds the right way love your little doggy

Hi James , give Tucky a hug for me .I completed survey . JJ

I'm trying this out as I speak, I picked my last couple of tomatoes and extracted the seeds & pulp yesterday so we'll see how viable the seed is come the spring time fingers crossed 🤞

I can count on you to have basic, fact based, and experienced information. And I love your garden.

That explains a lot! I never could get my tomatoes from the store to produce other tomatoes. Thank you so much!!! 🍅 Oh, love your dog too!

Enjoy seeing your garden. It amazes me what an abundance you have! Thank you for taking the time and showing each step of how to save the seed. Hello to Tuck! He's a real cutie!

❤❤❤. Much appreciated this information. Tuck is adorable too.

James, I have been organic gardening here in Philly suburbs for over 25 years. I learned something from this so thank you. Cheers!

Thank you for this. I have learned the "why" of choosing heirloom plants just this year. I will be wiser next yr

I love dogs. Yours is a “ best bud” I can tell by the way he follows you. 👍

Thank you. Apparently, my grandfather used to save all his seeds in the Depression and my mother said they had a wonderful vegetable garden. They could not afford to buy them. That is what people did back then. I did not know about the sprout inhibitor. Must be like cucumbers too.

Thank you for educating me James. I really appreciate it. I'm learning and my goal is to learn and perfect growing at least 3-5 vegatables for spring and 3-5 for fall. This year, I started with zuchinni squash, okra, and cucumbers. The zuchinni took off, but the bugs ate them up. The squash started well and got one cucumber before the bugs got thenm too. Now, the okra started very slow, but survived and is still producing as of today. I planted beets yesterday for my winter crop since it coincides with frost dates and harvest time. I'm on the line between zones 8 and 9.

I didn't save the tomato seeds last year, I didn't plant slices of tomatoes. But I did have cherry tomato plants sprout all over my garden this year, even after it was all tilled. They seeded themselves.

Oh my James thanks for this video I was 1 of those that tried the slice of tomatoe in the soil and it rotted, so this year i bought In my neck of the woids 10 tomato seeds are$3.99 wow!! So of course im saving all my own seeds this year, roma, heirloom varieties, cherry, I did know about taking off the inhibitors though, love tuck!!❤💕

I.m in Sydney and I've given up growing tomatoes as we have the fly here so you open a lovely lush tomato and it's rotten inside. I find that the fly doesn't seem to attack the little tom thumb tomatoes that come up every year by themselves so I stick with those as they produce so much fruit I mostly give them away or make sauce.

💕❤️ Love Tuck. I watch your videos a lot and thank you for all the great advice.

I had some old seed bags and random space in my garden to experiment with this summer. The garden beans were abysmal - only 3 germinated. But the cucumbers? Hot damn. Almost every single one sprung up!! Old seeds are hit and miss 🤷🏼‍♀️

He's constantly walking straight towards me and speaking super fast. Gardening is too intimidating. I'm going to take up bowling instead.

As an experiment 👩🏽‍🔬I did the pizza slice method on a store bought Piccolo tomato. It sprouted, has grown and is fruiting. It looks weedy compared to my other tomato plant though 🤣 and goodness knows what it’ll taste like. I wasn’t expecting it not to even sprout, let alone produce fruit. I really like your method and look forward to giving it a go! Thank you

Amish lay cut slices on top of dirt in a pot place in cool dark place till spring and water and you get tone of plants. I personally know this would work because the tomatoes that died in my garden last fall have started growing. They ferment in the dirt on their own. I plan on trying that method next year along with this one you’ve just shown to see if both methods are equally effective.

I had a friend who had birds in cages. Pigeons, Parrots. He would feed the seeds from his garden to them and when they pooped them out they were reclaimed by him for the next seasons planting.

i used all the other methods, and cutting off a tomato with seeds it actually work pretty well. Just put some dirt on it and the job is done. Probably your method is the more germination efficient, but the others are fine. Planting and building a garden is so simple dude. The nature do everything by itself

Thank you for all your help!! Lots of knowledge in such important times we're living in now. We really need to know how to grow our own food. Absolutely love Tuck so handsome!! What a great little friend you have there❤

I never had an issue growing tomatoes, all I ever do is dry them out on a plate in the refrigerator until they are completely dry. When I am ready to plant, I soak them for 30 mins and plant. They grow numerous and healthy with sun and rain. That tomato You had looks more like a Bell Pepper than a tomato. I know they are related in the NightShade family.

James is my 'go to' for everything gardening! From free raised beds, to seed keeping! So very grateful for this channel! With the Middle East peace treaty in place, we are in End Times; food shortages will be the norm 😉💜. Thank you Tuck!! 🐈

LOVE Tuck!❤❤❤…. and all your advise and knowledge… Thanks for sharing! ❤

You are awesome! My goodness, I learned a lot. I just started seeding, and the tips you have are so efficient and logical. Thanks a lot! I’ll be sure to subscribe and watch more. Seriously, thank you!

I found a little tomato in my nans garden and it was pretty old so i squished all the seeds out and planted them and couple days later a whole bunch of little seedling popped out

Thank you. I’ve seen those videos where they plant a tomato slice- now I know better!!🍅

Thanks for this video! I want to start saving my own seeds. Tuck is so cute!!

Love your advice- very informative. And love seeing Tuck- brings up a smile😀! Thx!

I love how Tuck helps in the garden! 🐶💖

Ok we loved your vid and we are just starting our 3rd veggie garden in 40 years :-) Drought serious drought we live in the great land of Oz killed off the first one, very dry weather killed off the second one and now our third one is off and looking good but just got smashed with an east coast low destroying our pea crop. The first half was good. Also love the dog, we have 3 desert dingoes of the pure variety, awesome animals and not savage

I would love to see a day in the life of Tuck! He's soooo cute!

I was happy when I saw you had a video on saving seeds. Glad I subscribe

"What's goin on growers!" I'm sitting here with a big goofy grin, lovin this channel and learning how to grow food. Relaxing and Awesome! Little Tuck is, Awesome! It fascinates me when he grazes or eats things I never thought a domestic animal would 🌻🌷🦖

I have my first gardener and going to try your Method of saving tomato seeds