>>This may sound like a dumb question to you heavy hitters but what does the >>term open mean. >> >>Charlie >>southern Ontario > >*************************************************************************** >************************ > > > > >there are no dumb questions when you searching for knowledge. > >OPEN pollenated means that it was not a controled pollenation it was left >to the bees and your not sure what it crossed with. > >HAND POLLENATED means you are the bee you hand pollenate to control the >cross. You take a 999 and cross it with 888 then you can close the female >blossom so no other pollen from out and about can >enter...................Brock