General Chat

Yes we did the same this year and have had a small crop, would have been better if planted earlier but will do again next year. We also did cucumbers again from seed ( only 3 left over from a packet last year but have harvested about 14 lovely crispy cucumbers from just the 2 plants that grew. Grown in large pots outside in the garden so very pleased . Always worth trying these things I believe you can do the same with strawberries as with the tomatoes.

Tomato seeds are pretty robust and survive our digestive systems and drains to flourish at sewage farms :-D
I've had 'wild' tomatoes come up which must have been overwintering in the compost bin - a fine crop too.
I germinated some fresh bell pepper seeds this year, got about a dozen plants but only one produced a pepper. Not bad considering I didn't sow the seeds until June. I'll try again next year but much earlier.

Back in the Spring someone posted on here that if you planted a slice of tomato it should grow. As I had no seeds I tried it and despite having very little compost or large pots I ended up with several plants now 2-3 ft tall. They flowered and I now have several marble sized green tomatoes!
Watering and feeding is a daily job as our porch is a real suntrap but I'm astonished at the result and hoping they'll become edible as my family thought I was mad!
So thanks for the tip whoever it was.