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Cultivar Selection

Articles tagged Seed Saving. All cultivar selection

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Open-Pollinated, Heirloom, Hybrid and GMO Seeds: What the Packet Words Mean - Happy Valley Seeds

Open-Pollinated, Heirloom, Hybrid and GMO Seeds: What the Packet Words Mean

Cultivar Selection
Heirloom is not the opposite of hybrid, hybrids are not GMOs, and no genetically modified vegetable seed is sold to Australian home gardeners. What each term means and what it means for you.
F1 and F2 Hybrid Seeds Explained - Happy Valley Seeds

F1 and F2 Hybrid Seeds Explained

Cultivar Selection
What a hybrid seed is A hybrid seed comes from a deliberate cross between two different parent lines of the same species. Breeders choose those par...
Lebanese vs Heirloom Cucumbers: The Difference and Which Grows Better in Your Climate - Happy Valley Seeds

Lebanese vs Heirloom Cucumbers: The Difference and Which Grows Better in Your Climate

Cultivar Selection
Lebanese cucumbers are mild, thin-skinned hybrids that crop heavily; heirlooms bring variety and seed-saving. Here is how to choose for your climate.
Forgotten Heritage Vegetables Worth Rediscovering from Seed - Happy Valley Seeds

Forgotten Heritage Vegetables Worth Rediscovering from Seed

Cultivar Selection
Older open-pollinated vegetables that fell out of the shops, not the garden. Why heritage varieties are worth growing from seed, and how they come true year after year.