LOL! I’m learning that gardening is sorta like gambling. One little success provides the hook for us to go through all kinds of heartache hoping for The Payoff! Yet we persist (along with the weeds!)
I had not thought about saving the seeds. Good idea. That means I need to leave it on the plant until the pod dries up, right?
You seem to be describing the tomatoes I grew from seed. Good size (I guess! - new to tomato-ing)but a few flowers and not maters. The plants we got from Lowes are doing very well. I’m hoping we do get some kind of action from the ones I sprouted, but I surrender. Whatever!
Yes, just let them dry and pick out the largest ones. Put them in an envelope, label it with the date and variety and sae until next season. Check with your county agent or do a zip code thing on Burpee’s site to see if a plant needs to be started early indoors. Tomatoes and peppers need to be started very early indoors. Peas and squash, just plant in the ground after the last frost. It’s far cheaper to start from seeds.