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Re:World’s largest vertical strawberry farm opens in Jersey ... by nanomonkey on Saturday May 21, 2022 @12:31PM (#31459295)
One of the best methods for getting seeds for good tasting fruits (that breed true) is to just purchase the fruit of something you like and plant the seeds inside. I do this with tomatoes all the time, just go to the market, pick up the a few pounds of heirlooms and squish out the seeds before I eat them at home. I get so many tomato starts this way, that I generally have to transplant or kill off a few.

With other plants, it's also easy and advisable just to let some go to seed instead of harvesting them. You'll have plenty for the next round.

Re:World’s largest vertical strawberry farm opens in Jersey ... by blacksmith_tb on Saturday May 21, 2022 @01:52PM (#31460172)
I think 'breed true' is the key here, for example you can't plant the seeds out of that tasty Gala apple and get a tree covered with Gala apples (in 10yr - another challenge with some food crops)[1]. But for perennials like tomatoes and chiles, it's great!

1: https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/faq/can-i-grow-apple-...