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To: nw_arizona_granny

A little bit about seeds.

If you have a choice, buy open pollinated seed - If you have hybrid seed, and TSHTF - save seeds anyway.

A bit about genetics - hybrid seeds are a cross between two parent plants. Plant A and Plant B - Not only do you have the qualities of both parents, but you get a boost from what is called hybrid vigor. If you save the seeds from your hybrids you would have AB and AB the plants that grow from that upon pollination can be AA AB BA or BB So, you would get 25% like parent A and 25% like parent B but you would still have 50% that would be similar to the hybrid AB or BA.

So, knowing this, understand that you can if really needed, save those seeds but understand that you just will have 3 different variations of the plant. Don’t throw them away if you don’t have a way of replacing them with open pollinated seeds.


247 posted on 02/09/2009 11:48:03 AM PST by DelaWhere (I'm a Klingon - Clinging to guns and Bible - Putting Country First - Preparing for the Worst!!!)
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To: DelaWhere

So, knowing this, understand that you can if really needed, save those seeds but understand that you just will have 3 different variations of the plant. Don’t throw them away if you don’t have a way of replacing them with open pollinated seeds.
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Wise comments, thank you.

And then you have folks like me, who see a seed and want to plant it and see what you get....LOL


391 posted on 02/09/2009 10:39:12 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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