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- From: Allan Balliett <aballiett AT frontiernet.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability
- Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:28:35 -0500
Paul - I've definitely seen this. You're explanation is the best that I've heard but Garbriel Howearth, master pepper seedsman originally of Seeds of Change, told me that of course the pollen changes the fruit 'where do you think the fruit comes from'?
In addition, I have bought bell pepper seed (from Seeds of Change) that has grown out with a definite 'heat' to bell peppers that looked normal otherwise.
In x-pollination, of course, timing is everything.
-Allan in WV
The only time you'll see a "cross" in this year's production is when you are eating the "seed" as in corn. And, I've heard, although not experienced, that since a lot of the "heat" of a hot pepper is in the seed membranes, you can sometimes get some "heat" in a sweet pepper if it is crossed with hot. Doesn't change the fruit, only, again, the seed. Has anyone actually experienced this? Or is it just a "market farming legend"? Ours are always side by side and we haven't seen it. We have
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability
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- Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability, Road's End Farm, 01/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability, toni eddleman, 01/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability, Sharon and Steve, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
pech, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
Ken Bezilla, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
Bill Bradshaw, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
Frank keen, 01/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] was SEED Company reliability now crossing squash, Road's End Farm, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
Frank keen, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
Bill Bradshaw, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
Paul Wiediger, 01/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability, Pat Meadows, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
Allan Balliett, 01/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability, Owsley lucy, 01/02/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability, breck, 01/03/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability, Pat Meadows, 01/01/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability,
Ken Bezilla, 01/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] SEED Company reliability, sunnfarm, 01/02/2009
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