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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost AT gilanet.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] heirloom tomatoes
  • Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:46:48 -0700


As usual, I agree with Pat. May I add, you can't save seed from those
hybrids so if you're saving seed from your heirlooms your seed cost goes to
zero. The price is hard to beat ;-) And traditionally you save the seed of
the best plants so you're continually refining and adapting your varietes
for your own locale. There's a hidden cost in some hybrids we don't always
notice. Some of them need more and more fertilizer to produce as promised,
and/or more water, and may need more pesticides. The seed companies aren't
about to spill the beans on that - pun intended - how many 3rd world
farmers have been bankrupted in recent years by the so-called Green
Revolution.

paul tradingpost AT gilanet.com
http://largocreekfarms.com
http://medicinehill.net

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On 2/11/2005 at 5:26 PM Pat Meadows wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:38:51 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>>From my experience, there might be a small increase in costs. It seems
>to
>>me that the seeds are not quite as cheap as hybrids.
>
>Whoa! That's a shock.
>
>I have a small, specialized seed selling company. I buy
>(and sell) both heirlooms and hybrids - I'm presently buying
>and selling more than 150 different vegetable, garden fruit,
>herb, and edible flower seeds.
>
>The hybrid seeds are - on the whole - WAY more expensive
>than the heirlooms. WAY more. WAY WAY more.
>
>Pat
>
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