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saving seed -- peas and lettuce.

Hi all,

I followed the guidelines for pea seed saving and collected more than a half
cup of great looking seeds from my favorite sugar-snap Sugar Mel.  I have also
just pulled my drying Wando and Green Arrow and anticipate harvesting about a
half cup from each of these as well after they dry.  I dont grow great amounts
of peas and this will probably be enough seed for next year.  

Re saving lettuce seed.  Can this be done?  I saved some last year from Red
Sails that was good,  but I now have some lettuce (Olga,  a type of Romaine)
that has bloomed,  the pappus is feathery,  but the seed seems not to have
set.  There are several plants of the same variety blooming.  I know many
composites will self if they have not been outcrossed after a period of time,
but does lettuce do this?  If there are several varieties blooming at the same
time will it hybridize?

Thanks,  Janet.

If I
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