FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
Open pollinated means that they are pollinated the way nature intended. A human did not go and pollinate from one specific say pea plant to another to create the seed. The plant is pollinated by bees, moths, wind or whatever floats that plants boat.
Hybrids are not considered open pollinated.
As small scale farmers and gardeners, it is generally easier to deal with open pollinated plants.
This would also mean though that you can end up with unintentional hybrids.
For instance we had all kinds of different heirloom tomatoes growing. We had black cherokee growing next to an italian plum tomato. The following year we ended up with a cross of the black cherokee and the italian plum = a purple plum tomato. The seeds we save from this tomato will not neccessarily produce another purple plum tomato.
I would love to participate in this seed saving and exchange. I finally got all my seeds (I think, there are probably still some strays in various locations) in one room and hope to get my inventory done in the next few days.
We have LOTS of seeds.
I have saved my own seeds all my life. For the most part it is very easy to save your seeds. I will gladly post more on the subject. But rightn now I need to go and get back to work.
It is 80 here, I just came in to put shorts on
I am doing my best to send the excess heat your way
Hybrids are not considered open pollinated.
As small scale farmers and gardeners, it is generally easier to deal with open pollinated plants.
This would also mean though that you can end up with unintentional hybrids.
For instance we had all kinds of different heirloom tomatoes growing. We had black cherokee growing next to an italian plum tomato. The following year we ended up with a cross of the black cherokee and the italian plum = a purple plum tomato. The seeds we save from this tomato will not neccessarily produce another purple plum tomato.
I would love to participate in this seed saving and exchange. I finally got all my seeds (I think, there are probably still some strays in various locations) in one room and hope to get my inventory done in the next few days.
We have LOTS of seeds.
I have saved my own seeds all my life. For the most part it is very easy to save your seeds. I will gladly post more on the subject. But rightn now I need to go and get back to work.
It is 80 here, I just came in to put shorts on
I am doing my best to send the excess heat your way