My Tomato Cross & How to Save Seed

This is my tomato cross folks! Mama (tomato/flower) was a Campari store-bought grow-out making Mama an F2. I crossed Mama with with a Hege German Pink, my favorite OP and the Daddy or pollen donor.

F2, for those that don't know means: I saved seed from a store-bought Campari tomato. Campari is a F1 or Hybrid from the stores. The next year, I grew out several plants and saved the seed from the one I liked the best. That made it an F2. F1s are more consistent. F2s are the least consistent. F3 is more consistent than F2. F4 much more than F3 and so on. At F8 (or so), the hybrid seed, saved from generations, is stable or consistent from then on.

Campari F2 x Hege German Pink
Mama Daddy

So, my F2 Campari isn't stable yet and I crossed it with a Hege German Daddy. Ok, so, the tomato you see will be an F1 again (of sorts). Lots of genes as the oirginal F2 mama had not stabilized yet. I've got a seed-saving video coming that shows me saving the seed of this cross. I will grow out many of those plants. Save the seed, F2, pick, grow out those seed, pick F3...

That's all there is to it. Clear as mud?

Ok, back to basics.  In this video, I  explain how I save seed.  The only difference is I used a clear cup for you guys.  It CANNOT be easier.  10 total minutes.  I get almost 100% germination every single time.  You have my word, this works folks!  Hey, you could make it harder if you want.