Saving Seeds - Open Pollinated Heirloom Seeds
by John Yazo
Saving seeds for your gardening needs is not hard to do. It takes very little effort and does not cost you anything to do. It is a big savings not having to purchase seeds every year.
There are two types of seeds, hybrid and open pollinated. Hybrid seeds are seeds that have had there genetics altered to produce a plant for a specific purpose or flavor. They are the types of seeds that are used in commercial farming because of there ability to handle mechanical harvesting and have a longer shelf life for resale.Hybrid seeds will not produce the same plant as the parent plant and are not worth saving. The other seed is your heirloom or open pollinated seeds. These seeds are will produce the same plant as there parent plant and are not a seed that has had it's genetics altered. Open pollinated seeds are the seeds that you want to save and replant year after year.
There are two types of plants, annuals and biennials. Annuals are plants like corn, peas, squash, beans and pumpkins which produce seeds every year. Biennials are crops like onions, cabbage and beets. These crops have to go through two years before you can harvest seeds.
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