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- From: "Kane, Tracy" <TKane AT peacehealth.org>
- To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Saving seeds from Sugar Babies
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 02:43:06 -0700
Title: RE: [market-farming] Re: Saving seeds from Sugar Babies
Hi, I saved some delicata seeds from last year, and am now wondering just what exactly is growing under the bush; it's pretty intimidating at this point, and very large..Could it be, a new and exciting (?) variety of squash that I've developed?? or just the second generation of a cross-pollinated delicata squash..Any takers?? thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: Alliums [mailto:garlicgrower AT snip.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 5:13 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [market-farming] Re: Saving seeds from Sugar Babies
Amy wrote:
>Can anyone verify
>if I can save seed from my Sugar Babies and have them breed true for next
>year? I did have other watermelons close to them but I think these were
>done blooming before the others. Does it matter in watermelons?
All Cucucbits have to be caged to be absolutely sure that they have bred
true -- the distance requirements in Seed to Seed is measured in HALF MILES!!!!.
Now, it all depends on just how true you want your seeds to be. I have let
volunteer winter squash go each year and only two years ago did I get an
interesting cross (between an neck pumpkin and a butternut -- hugest
butternut I ever saw, but unfortunately, it didn't ripen before frost) --
the butternuts just keep making new butternuts no matter what I've grown
them with. But I wouldn't offer the seed through Seed Savers Exchange even
though it usually works out for me.
I do have two watermelon plants that have been tougher than nails this year
-- I'm planning to save the seeds next year and see what I come up with --
lots of folks at the community garden plant watermelon, so I can't be sure
it's pure, but I've got the space just to do it anyway. . . :-)
Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden
A mission of
St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
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Saving seeds from Sugar Babies,
Amy K. Johnson, 08/01/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Saving seeds from Sugar Babies, Brian and Jacqueline Potzkai, 08/01/2001
- Re: Saving seeds from Sugar Babies, Alliums, 08/01/2001
- Re: Saving seeds from Sugar Babies, Bill Shoemaker, 08/02/2001
- Re: Saving seeds from Sugar Babies, Kane, Tracy, 08/03/2001
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