hybrid V heirloom

[Two_Sheds]

i am saying it isnt a 50/50% split between heriloom and f1 so were is the choice ?

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and a few more ideas here

[Two_Sheds]

F1 Golden Bear white rot resistant onions.

How did you get on with those?

[binley100]

If someone could produce some allium leaf miner resistant onion and leek seeds I for one would be very happy and wouldn't give a monkeys uncle whether they were F1 or not .......

[Potstubsdustbins]

I suppose growing some F1 is a bit like using e-mail instead of pen & paper and no one seems to object to that.

And yes I stopped at the 'B's but there does seem to be more F1 later on in Marshalls catalogue.

Colin

[Snadger]

Did well for me last year TS, in fact I'm down to the last string of them now. I have also just germinated this years crop and they are now on the window sill!

[Paulieb]

it isnt a 50/50% split between heriloom and f1 so were is the choice ??

I'll always choose op seed rather than F1's but sometimes it is worth paying the extra for a more reliable crop.

Real seeds is the main supplier I use, but even someone like moreveg.co.uk are good.

Just checked their site and;
courgettes are 12 OP 12 F1
cauliflowers are 13 OP 2 F1.

So I'd say there plenty of choice out there!

[oldie]

TS, I used Golden Bear last year and only 5 or 6 got white rot so I am using them again. I did not take any photo's but they were quite large, best was 5" diameter and we are very happy with the taste.

[kfan]

I'm still new to all this and am trying mainly heirloom this year because I want a continuous production instead of large yields all at once, but if there would be hybrids that are actually selected to have a long production season with continuous small yields I would probably go for that - maybe they should make hybrids for gardeners next to the ones for farmers etc

[Alison]

I'm still new to all this and am trying mainly heirloom this year because I want a continuous production instead of large yields all at once, but if there would be hybrids that are actually selected to have a long production season with continuous small yields I would probably go for that - maybe they should make hybrids for gardeners next to the ones for farmers etc

Not really any need though as there are already existing varieties out there that give the long season you want so no need to spend money developing more.

[Two_Sheds]

if there would be hybrids that ... have ... continuous small yields

You can achieve that by sowing a few weeks apart, rather than all at once We call it successional sowing (sp?)

[kfan]

Well then, I just need to get myself very organised