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SAVING JET STAR Tomato SEEDS?

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SAVING SEEDS from JET STAR Tomatoes?
I've been saving seeds from a gorgeous tomato (given to me by a friend) for 4 generations now. I only recently learned the original was a Jet Star. They have been consistently identical every year. Is this possible with Jet Star...or any hybrid?

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klem1
last year
Is it possible? Maybe but highly unlikely. More probable is that it wasn't exactly the breed you think or the seed at first replant had reverted to one of original breeds used to create hybrid. Bottom line,don't look a gift horse and just keep planting seed that has made you happy.
bragu_DSM 5
last year
jet star was developed at Iowa Staate University for the Iowa climate. They are readily available here in Iowa at garden centers each spring; and yes, I save the seeds as well.
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Hi Brian94, Anyhow, my neighbor wanted to try and start some plants from the seeds next year. Is that possible with this tomatoe? Jet Star is a hybrid, so it is hard to say just what you might end up with next season. It could be something very similar to Jetstar, or nothing like it, and not so good. You might try asking at The Tomato Forum if anyone has saved seeds and then grown them, and what they got. I was thinking of ambling over there myself and ask if anyone had ever grown Big Mama from saved seeds. I'm loving it for a paste type when making thick juice or salsa. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato Forum
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That's what I thought Dave. I grow 95% of my plants from seed but once in awhile I see a nice specimen at my favorite nursery (They start theirs in their own greenhouse) and I'll find space. I saw this Jet Star and thought I'd try it again based on Carolyn's and other's praise. I think you should give a variety a second or third chance if so many people rave on it. But it's feeble...AGAIN! Maybe mislabled? Maybe the variety just doesn't like me? LOL
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