Propagation: at what point will a hybrid produce true, 1 by

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Hybrids are hybrids forever. The only way to save seed from a tomato plant that you would like to reproduce for the following year is to hand pollinate it with its own pollen (self pollinated) and keep it segregated from all other tomato plants. Before you can pollinate the flower, it has to be protected from bees and other insects that will pollinate it with pollen from whatever plant they came from. As bees flitter from plant to plant for food, pollen sticks to their hairy legs that pollinate the flowers.

I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote the above as steadycam3 pointed out to me. He was right but it took me a bit of time to figure out what he was referring to. So ignore my incorrect advise and take cuttings instead. They will root in plain water. It is what my daughter also does to gain more tomato plants. Best of all, they are free.


This message was edited Oct 6, 2013 10:31 AM