Seed saving

21 Oct 2021

Food forever, food as it always was.

In the beginning, the tomato was a tiny pea-sized fruit on a weed that grew amongst corn. Over many generations of plants and people, the largest-fruited tomatoes would have had their seed saved and replanted. Gradually the average size increased and the big salad tomato we know today was created through very basic selection for size. Nothing fancy or scary here.

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See the rest of this (edited) article over on Our Living Coast
https://www.ourlivingcoast.com.au/seed-saving/