Re: Terrific Story & Photo Opportunity

**M* L* <m*@earthlink.net>**

If heirloom tomatoes and other heirloom plants succumbed easily to
"viruses" or other diseases, the seeds would not have been saved for more
than 50 years entitling them to heirloom status. Some heirloom plants have
great aroma that has been bred out of them for modern versions. There are
trade-offs here, and "modern" is not necessarily better, IMNSHO.

The heirloom 'craze' also may contribute to the people wanting to grow
from seed - there are many more varieties of tomato in seed catalogues
then anyone will find in a store, and many are open pollinated so seed
saving is also popular from these. However they may not have the bloom
colour, length of bloom and virus protection of the modern hybrids, so
perhaps they dissapoint/die more often and hence cause frustration.

Katy
At the end of the circle, at the top of the hill.

Margaret L

Gardening in Intermountain West and Handicapped gardening

http://www.margaretlauterbach.com 

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