tomato seeds

[lottie dolly]

just started on an experiment with previously frozen tomatoes,to find out if the seeds are still viable,
i took 1 out the frezer last night and left it to thaw out all night,this morning the seeds were put into water to ferment ?,after they have dried out well,my aim is to see what happens when chitted,if anything,
i figured that,if some seeds survive the bad winters outside,just maybe it might be usefull,i have my reasons but WILL IT WORK,

am i barking up the wrong tree,or has anyone tried this before,if so what was the result,
yours hopefully

[chris]

Well, that seed saving bank's seeds are all frozen !

Some seeds do need a period of cold weather so they'll germinate in the warmer, spring weather.

[taff]

my compost heap tomato seeds have no problem germinating after being frozen over winter...

[Thelma Sanders]

Too true

[lottie dolly]

have had a google since posting,nobody appeares to lay claim,to having tryed it,only a bit of a devided opinion,about whats been said on here,and the fact that it would have destroyed the seeds,as the tomatos were left whole they would be ice bound,being a very different thing from the host ones that pop up,
i will HAVE to experiment now,won't i,this afternoon i washed them in the sieve,and are now drying,another suggested way on google,