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  • From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] ???
  • Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 08:05:51 -0800 (PST)


That was very informative, Lynn, Thank you.................

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--- On Fri, 3/6/09, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> > What seeds from the nursery do you save, by the way?
>



> I haven't saved much seed in the past; you have to
> isolate from other
> varieties, unless you are purposely crossing them. I grow
> so many different
> tomatoes, for example, in close proximity that they could
> cross. Not that
> that is always a bad thing, but you never know what you
> will get. This year
> I got open pollinated varieties and plan to isolate some
> (just put bags over
> them during blooming to make sure they are only pollinated
> by the one I
> want) and save some seeds. You can save any type of OP
> seed this way.
>
> I don't believe that seeds will become too expensive,
> or unavailable as some
> say, but I'd like to save money and start developing
> varieties adapted to
> my farm...you do that by picking the 'best' for
> several generations, saving
> seed, and perpetuationg those genes. I've done that
> with garlic (cloves, not
> seed), and I get consistently large bulbs now. I plan to
> save tomato, winter
> squash, beans, corn (I grow some OP and some hybrid...I
> prefer hybrid sweet
> corn), and maybe other seeds. I know that.especially with
> tomatoes, even if
> I find something I like (right now Rose and Morgage Lifter
> are my
> favorites), I'll always be trying new varieties.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> Tioga Co. PA
>
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