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Tomatoes are a great plant to start with. Not requiring much effort or technical knowledge. You will be amazed and how little effort this takes!
Find a large enough container to fit a few slices laying down flat on. You won’t need many, but I’m going to be using 4 for this example. I love reusing plastic containers from the fridge and pantry. Today I am using a gallon plastic jug. In the past I have used tin cans, pudding containers, small glass pickle jars, and even egg cartons. All will serve your purpose quite well. Today’s example needs something a little larger, so I am going with the gallon jug.
I have decided to cut the container about 4 or so inches from the bottom for our purposes today.
Lay a nice layer of your favorite starter soil. Mine that I have found works best is a mixture that was found online. See more about this mixture here and why it works so well. LINK. Make sure the soil is damp enough before we continue.
Prepare Your Tomato Seeds
Actually, that makes it sound so difficult. For this step, you need a decently sharp knife that can cut, not squish, the tomato. Cut the tomato into a few slices about half an inch thick. You only need at most 4 of them. One tomato should be plenty.
If they are still ripe enough, put them aside on a plate for a celebration snack afterwards. Salt, Pepper, and a touch of oil. Now I’m getting distracted…
Place the entire slice on top of the prepared soil. That’s right! Skin, seeds, pulp and all. Once you are happy with your placement, you can add a little bit of soil to the top. Make sure the tomatos are completely covered. Once you are satisfied, drizzle a little bit of water on the soil to get some of the air pockets out.
Water ever so slightly on a daily basis to keep the soil barely moist.
In about a 3 or 4 days, you should start seeing some shoots peek out.
Once they are about 4 inches tall, they are ready for transplanting into a more permanent location.
I’m going to place mine into an upside down planter and hang this from secret project I have been working on.
See my project here!
See how to hang your new tomato plant here!