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Mine have gone as long as 6 or 7 days with no problem. I'm told that, if the process goes too long, the seeds will darken but that they are still viable.
Did you do something I've done?--tucked them away to ferment and forgot they were there!
Yeah I've also let my seeds go for pretty long, but I don't think I've ever gone over 7 or 8 days. Just process as usual and if you're not sure about the seeds, certainly perform a germination test with paper towels to re-assure yourself.
Russ, I gave my mother-in-law my biggest Jersey Devil tomato, but asked her to please save me a few seeds from it. She called me sounding quite distraught saying she forgot about the seeds because after they began to smell, she banished the jar they were in to some far corner of her garden. They've been fermenting for at least two weeks when she happened upon them :D
Heck, I've had some go that long . . . forgot to set them out to dry when I went on vacation!
Give 'em a try anyway, even if they've turned really dark. Remember, the natural process occurs when the tomato rots, and that can take quite a while, too.
And, as Dave suggests, do a "quickie" germination test with a damp paper towel.
LOL--thanks so much, Russ! I asked her to rinse out the seeds and lay them to dry on a paper plate. I'll do the quickie germination, and maybe if they sprout, I'll experiment with an indoor holiday tomato plant :D
