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["Rob Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> The way I see it is that by doing that you ARE supporting the seed
> preservation and organic movement.  Oh, perhaps not supporting someone's 
> grant-mongering
> self serving out to save us all operation (and income), but every plant 
> that
> grows from a saved OP seed is that much of a boost to the organic 
> movement.

That is the way I look at it. Being self-sufficent in the seed are ais a 
good thing.

> my best line
> of tomatoes are from San Marzano seeds I originally got at WalMart for 10
> cents.

Yes and you can find seeds after the season like that all the time. If you 
store them dry, they last a long time.

> A couple more miscellany on this:  The local Mexican 'tiendas' and the
> oriental food market had a wonderful array of different garlics and 
> shallots from
> which I've propogated a stash of bulbs.

I kind of am a little crazy about wanting to grow named varieties. My aunt 
thinks so. She just saves some seed from a ripe pepper or tomato from the 
market if she is lacking seeds. Those tend to get mixed up with the seeds 
she saved from last year's crop. Dives me batty and I'll probably be a 
little more organized in my saving. However, she always has a good crop of 
peppers and tomatos. Just never knows exactly what she'll get. You should 
see her squash..surprise every year!

> There are really a lot of resources for seeds.

I'm in touch with a couple of sources for trading seed. And I like that 
also. I always have more than I can plant :>)

Rob -Va