humblehillsfarm
Crazy chicken lady
I am trying to narrow down what I grow in order to save seeds. If you had to choose only one to grow forever, which would you choose? Yellow squash or zucchini?
Unfortunately I’ve no motivation to practice hand pollination, at least not currently. I’ll only grow one variety of onion (yellow of Parma), one variety of lettuce (ice queen), and beets (golden boy). Beans are relatively low risk for cross pollination. I will grow two varieties of tomatoes but can isolate, for the sake of seed preservation, up to three plants in my green house and alternate growing years since seeds can last for 3-4 years. I haven’t figured out how I want to manage saving seeds for peppers as I love color variety. Same with carrots and my winter squash.
Unfortunately I’ve no motivation to practice hand pollination, at least not currently. I’ll only grow one variety of onion (yellow of Parma), one variety of lettuce (ice queen), and beets (golden boy). Beans are relatively low risk for cross pollination. I will grow two varieties of tomatoes but can isolate, for the sake of seed preservation, up to three plants in my green house and alternate growing years since seeds can last for 3-4 years. I haven’t figured out how I want to manage saving seeds for peppers as I love color variety. Same with carrots and my winter squash.
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