Re: Collecting Seed
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- Subject: Re: Collecting Seed
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- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 03:15:52 -0800
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Meconella@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 1/15/99 11:49:19 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> rosenlund@transport.com writes:
>
> <<
> I'm planning on raising ONE Open-pollinate Broccoli variety, ONE
> heirloom variety of Brussels Sprouts, ONE hybrid of Cauliflower (no
> heirloom available with this seed source) and ONE variety of heirloom
> Cabbage for this years garden. I read in several sources that EACH
> with cross with EACH OTHER. Is that true ?
> (OR PERHAPS I'M STILL MISUNDERSTANDING HERE.)
>
> If so, then I could only grow one of these veggies each year if I
> want to collect seed ? Ekkkk... >>
>
> Hi,
>
> Yes, these actually are all different horticultural varieties of the same
> species so they will cross with each other if you or any of your neighbors
> grow them.
>
> I think the best garden plants to save seed from are non-hybrid tomatoes,
> lettuce, peas, and beans. Tho with some of these such as lettuce, you get
> more than enough seed in a packet to last a long time if stored properly.
>
> Janet.
Janet is correct that cabbage, broccoli, cauli etc will all
crosspollinate. If I wanted to save seed I would grow the cabbage to
flower early (by planting the previous summer), the broccoli to flower
mid-summer and the cauli to flower (pun intended) in autumn. Of course
they would cross pollinate with any old wild mustard weeds at the same
time.
Steve (Maritime...)
