Saving Seeds from indoor ripened tomatoes?

[veggiechicken]

The title says it all really! I'm having to pick most of my tomatoes green and ripen them indoors. Will the seeds from these tomatoes be as viable as seeds from toms ripened on the plant? Or am I wasting my time???

[binley100]

Not sure but you could try taking some cuttings and overwintering them for next year....

[veggiechicken]

I've been doing that Bins but they look pretty sickly too. Some of the plants have ?botrytis and I'm clearing them out. It has affected some of the toms too so I'm picking all those that look clean, washing them off and hoping to ripen them indoors.
Its not been a good year on the tomato front

[Lisamcflisa]

I read somewhere that you can but the seeds germination rate is lower and it also depends on how ripe they are even though they are green if that makes sense... I'd give it a go VC

[binley100]

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[zazen999]

Earlier this year even toms ripened outside had immature seeds inside.

I guess we don't know until you cut that tomato open, save them and sow them next year.

[veggiechicken]

Can you tell by looking at a seed whether its mature or not? I can't face the hassle of fermenting etc in the forlorn hope that they may grow next year...........
Just been goggling and read that mature seeds sink while immature ones float - but that's after fermenting.......

[zazen999]

Mine weren't even developed properly. Like dots not seeds.

Unless you know you have the last remaining of that variety or you really really really want them - for this year - it might be worth just letting it go!

[veggiechicken]

Good advice, as ever Zaz!. I shall swallow the seeds with an easy conscience