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Re: Hybrid

At 07:55 AM 1/20/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am new to the list, and have taken an interest in non- Hybrid seeds
>after much listening to someone on a radio show re: health issues, etc. 

Hi, what are some of those health issues?

>Is it safe to believe that if the package doesn't say Hybrid then it must
>be non hybrid

No.  Some hybrids have been around so long, they don't bother to mention it
anymore.

> you cannot plant seeds of hybrids anyway because they will not grow. 

That's not always true - some hybrids will not produce seed, but more often
they do; the seed just won't produce a plant that is identical to the
parent in ensuing generations.

>Now I can't help but wonder in the
>produce section of the store what fruits/vegies are hybrid or non?

I am guessing that most are hybrids, because the qualities of hybrids -
vigor, fast growth, disease resistance - are those that would be necessary
for successful commercial farming.  But the longer you garden, the more
easily you will recognize which names (when the produce has a tag on it)
belong to hybrids and which to open-pollinated varieties.

>Is the brand Burpee ok? or should I buy from catalogs?

I like buying from catalogues, because they usually include information a
store doesn't or can't give you - such as whether seed is treated with
fungicides or not, whether seed is for an open-pollinated or a hybrid
plant, etc.  I have had  good luck with Burpee - high quality (Burpee also
has a catalogue).

  
Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Z 5/6
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