Do tomato plants self seed?

[SueA]

I've had odd tomato plants & other unidentified seedlings popping up in my compost bins from time to time, some seeds are pretty indestructable!

[Two_Sheds]

That's why you always get tomato plants growing at sewage treatment works.........

Yes, my OH told me that yesterday...apparently we can't digest tomato seeds and they come out in our poop and then out in the effluent... he says you get a field of tomatoes in Gt yarmouth where the sewage works is. I'll post a photo if I ever see this phenomenon

[Flummery]

If you are growing mainly F1 hybrids your self set plants can be a bit disappointing. However, they could be the next taste sensation. Good innit?

[vgary]

Saving Tomato Seeds for Next Year's Tomato Crop and Winter Sown Seed

Saving Tomato Seeds for Next Year's Tomato Crop
Seed saving is the only way to make sure you have seeds of your favorite plants to grow each year. Tomato seeds need special handling to ensure good germination without disease.
http://gardening.about.com/od/totall...omatoSeeds.htm


Learn to Winter Sow Seeds outdoors. Winter Sowing is easy to do! With this creative and easy germination method you will be able to start hardy and vigorous seedlings for pennies. Winter Sowing is done outdoors during Winter using mini-greenhouses made from recyclables; there are no heating devices, no energy-wasting light set-ups or expensive seed starting devices.
http://wintersown.org/

[Phreddy]

Seed Saving

I hate to be a regular little know-all but here in Bulgaria the village people (No not the group) simply place the seeds out on a plate, let them dry and put them away for next year.
A professional grower saves his seeds on newspaper.
Look at 'daughterofthesoil' blog, she does the same thing with success.
It appears that the ' must ferment' school are a little out of step similarly to the 'peas need bees' school.

I have no experience of either method, I'm simply showing you who does.
I shall be saving all my seeds both ways this year seeking the truth.

Phreddy

[Flummery]

I plonk seeds for saving onto kitchen towel till they're dry. It works so I've never tried anything else.

[Rowan]

Here in Bedworth, a fine tomato plant grew last year under a road sign by a busy road. All the tomatoes got stamped on before they could ripen, though.