seed? or nuts

Actually, here in Indiana, it's been a cool spring.  May 5 (is this a holiday?)and we've had a chance of frost for the past two nights. Soil is prepped, and I have some plants in the ground. Last year was a pretty good year for tomatoes. So I kept some seeds. I guess I keep my own seed for the same reason I make my own bread or grow my own garden. Heck! You can buy tomatoes and peppers in the store. You don't always see the varieties you want which is the case this year. I grew Italian Tree tomato last year and they grew some enormous fruits, so I kept some seed and I don't see them in the nursery this year, or at least they don't have them out yet. I can also keep a check on the popular conspiracies out there. You know, genetic engineering and germination and heirlooms and all. Saving tomato seed can be labor intensive isn't it? No! Many recipes call for seeding the tomatoes anyway. So cut the tomato in half and pull out the seed with all the tomato goo on a paper towel, you don't have to wash the seed, just smear it on the towel and let it dry. Once dry, fold the towel and put it in a labeled envelope. The towel absorbs moisture and aids in germination the next year. I got about 90% germination this year. So we'll see if they come true to form . Why am I concerned? I wonder about heirlooms. Who grows just one kind of tomato? Bees go from one plant to another and that's how hybridization happens isn't it? But then my Roma tomatoes came true last year and they were fantastic. It pays to feed your tomatoes. Maybe those bees know what they're doing! It would not be unlike me to pollinate the flowers myself with a q-tip, people already know I'm nuts. Sorry about the lousy pic.