HYB: 101 most difficult faults to overcome

Hi Everyone,

I am enjoying HYB 101 immensely.  And Neil, the content of 
your posts is so much more significant than any errors, 
please don't worry.  I didn't even notice.

Here's a question that I should have asked at least two 
years ago.  Oh well, better late than never.

What are the most difficult faults to overcome?  Or maybe 
traits is a better term.  From earlier posts, it does 
appear that heighth may be a stubborn trait in rebloomers 
for example (though certainly there are some that are 
taller.)  

What I'm curious about is what traits when found in 
seedlings would indicate that in general, even if they had 
some qualities you were working towards, with that given 
fault, it would be better to start over.  For instance if 
you liked a seedling's pattern, but to your dismay, found 
it was single socketed on the terminal bud, would it be 
more likely that success would be achieved by trying to 
find a cross to improve bud count, or is it quicker to 
discard something like this and try a different cross?

I'm bracing myself to make a ton of compost, but would 
prefer to make less if possible  : )

Thanks,

Robin
zone 5 NE















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