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Freedom1 | 02-07-2009 02:10 PM
Stupid Question seeds Okay, I will be planting a garden this year, It is my understanding that I should get either Heirloom seeds or organic seeds? Will I be able to save the seeds from the heirloom and organic plants and replant the seeds next year? My inentions will be to harvest the seeds from the vegetables and replant next year And is hybrid a no good? Thanks for any input

Ralleia | 02-07-2009 02:21 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds Hybrids won't breed true. Though there is an extensive "de-hybridization" process that might ultimately produce results similar to the original hybrid. This is probably not what you want to try right out the gate! Best to get some experience first. Use the heirloom, non-hybrid seeds if you intend on seed-saving. The seeds you save should ideally also be a separate crop from those plants you intend to eat from, since you wish to save the best seeds from the best plants (healthiest, good maturity, etc.), and thus your objectives are different. You'll also want to pay attention to possible cross-pollination of similar plants in related families. My favorite gardening forum is gardenweb. They have a forum dedicated to saving seeds as well: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/seedsave/

Freedom1 | 02-07-2009 02:25 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds Thank you very much Freedom1

GreenSpirit | 02-07-2009 02:30 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds There is nothing really wrong with growing hybrid veggies if you can get the seeds. F1 hybrids have numerous virtues, but their generated seed just does not come true. There are, for instance, few if any open-pollinated broccolli cultivars that form a central head, which I prefer, so I grow the F1s. But I buy seed every year.

hollister | 02-07-2009 02:50 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds There are wild plants that can get into your breeding also like queen Ann's lace I think can breed with carrots and there are lots of wild radish where I live that would breed with the domestic.

CANUCKFARMER | 02-07-2009 03:28 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds We grow genetically modifidied crops(not vegtable)and i know their seeds will work year after year. What is coming down the pipeline for us but is not here yet is called"terminator gene" were the seeds will not germinate from such plant. I dont know for sure about the vegetable end of things but i do not think there are any problems yet. If you are storing seeds make sure you freeze them. The smaller the seed the less viablity from year to year-generally

CANUCKFARMER | 02-07-2009 03:34 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds Other thought You can NOT harvest seeds before they reach a certain maturity,they will be useless! For safety sake let mature.

GreenSpirit | 02-07-2009 03:35 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds CanuckFarmer, What do you grow?

CANUCKFARMER | 02-07-2009 04:16 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds Spring wheat,durum wheat,oats,barley,canola,lentils,field peas,mustard,chick peas,sunflowers,flax.

GreenSpirit | 02-07-2009 04:23 PM
Re: Stupid Question seeds Quote:
Originally Posted by CANUCKFARMER (Post 1555985) Spring wheat,durum wheat,oats,barley,canola,lentils,field peas,mustard,chick peas,sunflowers,flax.
Awesome. :applause_

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