why buy them

beetrootboy · « **on:** July 20, 2008, 19:09 »

why buy them just harvest seeds and tumours

(set back) erm if you cant harvest the seeds well you'll just have to buy them then :?

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2008, 19:50 »

Sorry dear,

Don't quite understand your post :?

SnooziSuzi · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2008, 20:04 »

is this a medical thing?

Quote from: "beetrootboy"

just harvest seeds and tumours

beetrootboy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2008, 10:33 »

When you grow veggies you get flower heads (maybe tumours if thats what they grow from) and from flower heads you get seeds so you dont realy have to buy them

Bear · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2008, 11:45 »

I suspect he means 'tubers'

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2008, 15:12 »

Ahh, yes beetrootboy ... A lot of gardeners do save seeds and tubours and take cuttings and it's a very good idea which saves money.

You can't save seed from F1 hybrids though because they won't grow the same as the original ones (difficult science thing there bb).

And sometimes saving things from one year to the next can carry diseases over to your new crop. So simetimes it is best to start again with fresh stuff.

Larkshall · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2008, 18:21 »

One advantage of saving your own seed is that they have become acclimatised to your soil and conditions. My father always used once grown potatoes, he firmly believed that Scottish seed were grown in a better soil than we had.

FCG · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2008, 19:14 »

Monsanto (the *) want to keep everyone dependant on them as the worlds largest seed supplier with F1 hybrids. So it is difficult, so it is good to have heritage variates and like DD has done quite admirably kept going.

siztenboots · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2008, 12:46 »

Quote from: "freecyclegardener"

Monsanto (the b***ers) want to keep everyone dependant on them as the worlds largest seed supplier with F1 hybrids. So it is difficult, so it is good to have heritage variates and like DD has done quite admirably kept going.

I am with you on the anti-Monsanto thing

Larkshall · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2008, 23:40 »

If you don't want F1 hybrids, try this Real Seeds (Not F1)

matron · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2008, 20:08 »

Thanks for the link Larkshall - I have requested a 2009 catalogue when it comes out.

Ice · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2008, 20:28 »

I have added that link to favourites Larkshall. Very interesting.

scattybiker1972 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2008, 15:47 »

go on to save your own seed it tells you how to select plants and save your own.really goo advice to be had there

sorry dont have a link tho