Open Pollinated and Heirloom

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• Subject: Open Pollinated and Heirloom
• From: d*@tgn.net (Doreen Howard)
• Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 19:47:24 -0600 (CST)

Open pollinated seeds produce offspring just like the parent most of the
time--up to 95 percent.  OP seeds are generally stablized up to the F6
generation--seeds have been saved six times in a row and the off-spring each
time is true.

Heirloom veggies are any open-pollinated variety in existance before 1940
when the first hybrids were marketed by seed companies.  There are three
types of heirlooms.
Those passed down from generation to generation within ethnic, regional or
religious enclaves.
Those that were of commercial importance before the advent of hybrids.
Those that are a cross between two heirloom and have been stablized to the
F6 or greater generation.  Banana Legs and Green Zebra tomatoes are examples
of this--both were created by Tom Wagner of Tater'Mater in the early 1980's.
Hope this helps.
Doreen Howard

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