Im so sorry its taken me forever to reply! Are you still after tomato seeds? When suits to catch up?

This means over time, this hardiness gets selected for over and over and passed on to the next generation. These are naturally hardy vegetables (chard, celtuce, beans, garlic, celery, peas), but any damage from frost shows where any weakness is that would be good to eliminate if possible.

I've added some photos, just from three days of frost last week, as I dont use frost cloth at all here. I want plants exposed to their environment so I can remove what isnt working, what doesn't tolerate the climate, etc.

This will be something I write more on in the future, because it has taken time to adjust my way of thinking on this, coming from a 'strictly heirloom/heritage varieties ' way of thinking.

This is also one of two very key reasons I'm looking at adaptation seedsaving of one or two plant varieties, alongside heritage seedsaving (the other being the continuation of story, of change, of connection that isn't relegated to just origin, but acknowledgement of change).

So, we just keep saving, sharing and growing out local seeds. Its importance and value with regards to climate may not be immediately obvious, but perhaps in our kids, or grandkids generations, this activity may prove its value beyond my own wee seedy obsession.

This looks like vegetables that don't bolt in summer, or dont die from exposure to frosts. Plants that are heat tolerant, that have brace roots to hold up against the spring winds, tomatos that manage outside down here.

This is also a way that we can actively resource our community, actively maintain good seedlines, and allow us to think about climate change in manageable, locally relevant, and proactive ways, and in a grassroots manner.

This is partly why I continually grow out seed here over and over of certain plants to almost force them to express traits that are resilient to this local area.

Whilst I don't know anywhere near enough about plant genetics to discuss this from any place of knowledge, it is one reason why I'm passionate about local seedsaving and encouraging local seed sharing.

growing out seed locally, and promoting local seedsaving education and networks.
Over time, our changing climate will need us to continue to enable seed to adapt, and 'fit' into the environment, with the pressures of these changes forcing the expression of genes that enable adaptation. .

The idea of changing seasons is definately an uncomfortable concept, but if future research continues to demonstrate changes to the nature of our seasons as a result of our changing climate,this gives us increasing reason to keep sourcing and sharing seed locally,

You're absolutely fine! But please yell out if do get the opportunity and want to grow something, anything. :)