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True Timbers · December 3, 2015

Hybrid / expensive seed. I use around a dozen seed sources, spend around $3000 on planting stock, maybe a $1000 of that on seeds a year. Use about a dozen small companies, Jonny's and High Mowing the most "straight laced..lol..

Anyway, it depends on the grower. Most of the time I find little advantage to the expensive seed. My " style" is to plant more OP seed, save seed, seek varieties that perform in my environment. (So most of my seed comes from regional growers, dispite the seed houses location.)

But hybrid seed can pay big dividends in the right situation. IMHO.. If you think it is expensive, then it is probably not right for you. Growers harnessing the advantage of a particular hybrid find the investment miniscule compared to the return.

December 3, 2015	#29
True Timbers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Washington State Quimper Peninsula Posts: 38	Hybrid / expensive seed. I use around a dozen seed sources, spend around $3000 on planting stock, maybe a $1000 of that on seeds a year. Use about a dozen small companies, Jonny's and High Mowing the most "straight laced..lol.. Anyway, it depends on the grower. Most of the time I find little advantage to the expensive seed. My " style" is to plant more OP seed, save seed, seek varieties that perform in my environment. (So most of my seed comes from regional growers, dispite the seed houses location.) But hybrid seed can pay big dividends in the right situation. IMHO.. If you think it is expensive, then it is probably not right for you. Growers harnessing the advantage of a particular hybrid find the investment miniscule compared to the return.