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momoese · 02-28-2008, 03:26 PM

Perhaps I'm mixing up my terminology, but I think you know what I mean.

You forgot to mention that Heirlooms are always open pollinated, usually regional, and almost always isolated. The same heirloom variety will differ from place to place depending on which seeds were saved, local climates, soil, etc. I think 50 years old is generally the rule for age.

My point of this discussion is that we need to save Heirloom seeds for future generations. If we have to save 1 variety of Heirloom seed from a 100 locations than so be it.

It would nice to know that if something catastrophic were to happen there would be some good seed saved.

02-28-2008, 03:26 PM	#28 (permalink)
momoese Banana grower momoese's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,593 BananaBucks : 8,553 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,763 Times Was Thanked 10,896 Times in 3,314 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 730 Times	Re: 'Doomsday' Seed Bank to open in Norway. Perhaps I'm mixing up my terminology, but I think you know what I mean. You forgot to mention that Heirlooms are always open pollinated, usually regional, and almost always isolated. The same heirloom variety will differ from place to place depending on which seeds were saved, local climates, soil, etc. I think 50 years old is generally the rule for age. My point of this discussion is that we need to save Heirloom seeds for future generations. If we have to save 1 variety of Heirloom seed from a 100 locations than so be it. It would nice to know that if something catastrophic were to happen there would be some good seed saved.