Re: heirloom seeds
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- Subject: Re: heirloom seeds
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:32:45 -0800
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rosenlund wrote:
>
> Welcome to the list Michelle, glad to see ya.
>
> I love Territorial Seeds and they list the Hybrids with a F1, but
> does anyone know if all the rest of these seeds are then Heirloom
> or Open-Pollinate ? [Oregon Company]
> http://www.territorial-seed.com
>
> Seeds Blum have only Heirlooms and some very unusual varieties,
> but you have a long wait for seeds.
> http://www.seedsblum.com [out of Idaho]
> I JUST CHECKED, THEIR SITE IS STILL ''BUSY'', OR OFF...
>
> Nichols Garden Nursery is nice.
> http://www.gardennursery.com [Oregon]
>
> Shepherd's, I hear folks are happy with, nice catalog, several
> recipes, and they tell you which varieties are Heirloom, OP or
> Hybrid. [Connecticut]
> http://www.shepherdseeds.com
>
> I've only used Territorial and received most of my seeds in just 4
> days after I called them.
>
> I have each of these catalogs and you can get them sent to
> you from their web-sites.
>
> Sincerely,
> ~Carleen~
> Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
> Rainier, OR zone 8
> ----------
> > From: Wade & Michelle Peterson
> > I am thinking about planting heirloom varieties this year. Does
> anyone
> > know of a good mail catalog?
> >
> > Michelle Peterson
> > WI
> > wdpmap@lse.fullfeed.com
Seeds marked with F1 are First Cross hybrids -- about the only kind
you'll see. The others are all open-pollinated. "Heirloom" is only
vaguely defined as, perhaps, "plants that were grown before the second
half of this century and are no longer routinely available."
There's nothing special about an heirloom as opposed to any other
open-pollinated seed.
Steve (Maritime...)
