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Re: seeds

Isabelle Hayes wrote:

> Greetings:  I understand that some of the plants in my garden are
> hybrids
> and may be not be able to propagate by seed;
>
> I am a rank beginner in botany, so please bear with me, those of you
> who
> know the answers;
>
> if a plant produces seeds, does that mean the seeds are fertile?
>
> or if not, how can one tell if they should be collecting the seeds to
> plant
> next year?
>
> TIA
>
> Isabelle Hayes
>
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Hello Isabelle,
In the vast majority of situations all seeds are fertile, whether their
parents are hybrids or not.  The offspring of some hybrids do not
necessarily inherit all the desirable characteristics of  their
parent(s).  But, you will only know by planting and germinating the
seeds and growing the new plants to full maturity.  I have done just
that and in most cases I got wonderful new plants as good as or even
better than the original plant I bought.  I encourage you to experiment.

Alex
--
Alex Teller
E-mail: alextell@pacbell.net


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