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Old December 6, 2012   #24
Redbaron
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Originally Posted by Hotwired View Post
I have been gardening for 60 years and suddenly find some new terms popping up. Some seed companies are advertising their seeds as "Heritage" and "Created Heirloom". They are actually F-1 offspring of two heirloom tomatoes. I always thought that an F-1 IS a cross between two Heirlooms. Sounds like a way to increase their prices to me.
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Comfrey by any other name still smells really bad....
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