I am debating whether to save seeds from tomatoes that the plants have died already,to give them a second chance next year.
Or just save seeds from varieties that go the distance.
We are coming to hurricane season, so that also factors in.
All said plants were store bought plants.
I just had a very bad experience buying seeds online, so I will be avoiding that next year.

I'm not as seasoned a grower as many on this site, but I have done extensive reading of multiple forums for many years. In my opinion, I wouldn't waste time on tomato plants (or their seed) if they weren't able to handle whatever nature threw at them. Our climate is going to continue to be increasingly challenging, so I would stick to varieties that survived.

Martha

Mountain man is a hearty plant with big tomatoes,but they taste like winter tomatoes from the store.
Some big plants are doing well in overcrowded dishpan conditions like 4 or 5 plants per pan.
Those I can bring indoors or transport like today when I will be away from home.