Re: seed adventure
Al, and crew
AS usual you have great stats AL!!. And very interesting.!! Some of the
regional stuff looks to be possible. I have felt this for years. I would get
great seed from Canada but they would always give me average results. Some of
the Canadian seed has a long background of parentage from that region. In
some way has the seed programed itself for those weather conditions.?? Who
knows? But for 2 years now my biggest have come from Ca. seed. Whoopy DOO 2
years doesn't mean jack.??? The PNW has its Mombert seed that is real
successful up that way. California hasn't yet developed our star. Not sure
anyone has planted seed from this region 2-3-4 four years in a row . We
always are chasing the next big one which usaually comes from Canada. Of
course there is never enough pure indication to state this regional theory as
fact. An until we address this regional question we may never develope a
California star.(maybe) Always following suit feels like playing "Chasing" or
playing catch -up to me. The Net group is a tool that allows us to
communicate at will and snergize our thoughts......I was hoping that someone
could point out that there our " Proven seeds" have more than 10-12
biggies..I am trying to convince myself that proven really isn't (all that) it
appears............... and that a good looking seed with great background has
the same amount of potentail and odds. That perhaps our practice of
selecting seed is based on some luck of the draw . If a really good cross
gets tried and doesn't hit ..which the odds are it won't hit....... it is left
alone. Is this a good practice?? That if every seed is different you still
have the same odds of getting a dud as you do with proven.??.We just can't say
its true there are only10 good seeds available..can we??...and possibly less
if some of the lucky 10 have been hit...can this be true??....I am just
thinking out loud and bouncing some thoughts.............enjoying the
adventure Brock..
> Hi Mike-we all are in tune with and understand your decision making process
> about the big question of what we should plant to help put the odds on our
> side.
>
> There are no easy answers and I think no one has the best solution.There
> are just so many complex variables.
>
> Every time we think we have the best course there are always exceptions
> that just don't fit and add to the mystery of it all.
>
> I know you would appreciate the following statistics from the 44 at 700+
> official AG's in Canada this year.
>
> * 52% were from 1997 mothers,"unproven" seed as some call them
>
> * 18% were from the growers own AG,a high rate considering that several
> plants are
> usually grown
>
> * Mothers were about evenly spread over the range from 500 pounds and on
> up
>
> * 80% were from Canadian grown mothers
>
> * 75% were from the contest site "drawing area"
>
> * 98% came from mothers of good previously know ancestory.One AG mother
> ancestory was
> uncertain yet all possibilities were of good known background.
>
> This doesn't give you any clear cut answers but shows you what actually
> happened here in 98 re AG mothers.
>
> I will leave it to you and others to form some possible conclusions from
> these facts.
>
> All the best to you-Al E.
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