Re: Saving seeds from Hybrids
>So the cynical, like me, might assume that the seed companies are slapping
>a hybrid label on non-hybrids, in order to keep people buying the seeds
>every year rather than saving their own.
I'm also becoming suspicious of the tomato seedlings that I have bought the
last couple of years -- either that someone is saving seed without knowing
what they are doing, or ..... ?
The year before last I bought a number of pepper plants that didn't turn
out to be what they were labeled to be. So when the tomatoes labled "Sweet
100's" turned out to be a disapointment, I had to wonder.
>But anyway, I don't see any reason not to plant the seeds and see what you
>get.
I agree. Especially since I grow veggies as a hobby, as a learning
experience, and to feed just my own family, experimentation is part of the fun.
>I highly recommend _Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties_ if you have any
>interest at all in plant breeding or seed saving. It's fascinating. (It's
>been out of print for a while, but it just came out in a new edition with
>lots of new material.)
>Martha
Thanks for the recommendation. :-)
>Or it may be that the claim they were hybrids simply wasn't true. Seed
>companies claimed that Sweet 100s were hybrids, but they weren't. Margaret L
Good point, similar to what Martha was saying. Is the same true of
Supersweet 100's?
Pat
