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Old May 30, 2016   #3
M.SeanF.
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Originally Posted by Darren Abbey View Post
... I will baby along any F1s, however, as it is only in the F2 and beyond generations that I'll be able to select on the mixed up genetics that result.
Do you often find that F1s need babying? I'm new to tomato breeding, but I was under the impression that F1s often exhibit "hybrid vigor". Do some crosses result in particularly fussy F1s? Or am I just being dense and you simply mean you will go to any length to get those precious F2 seeds?

Sean
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