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Pretty odd that some people say KY wonder pole is stringless, and others say it is too stringy. I wonder if there are different strains for sale that are incorrectly labeled KY Wonder. Are there any safeguards against genetic dilution or contamination of the old OP varieties? I guess I'm asking how we can be sure that the OP seed we buy is from the true stock. Buying from a tried and true company, perhaps. @Jared77, where do you buy your KY wonder pole bean seed? (sorry, you may have mentioned it, but I am kinda absent minded lately)
So Lucky, I just completed 2 seed orders. There were a couple more earlier. I was just thinking how I could have placed my order for Early Girl (hybrid) tomatoes at any one of 3 of the companies. The last couple of years, the seed has come from the West Coast. This year, Early Girl seed will come from Florida.
I haven't been real happy about the Early Girls starting off the season small & "heart-shaped." It is no real problem. My understanding is that any tomato may have that shape early if they have started in cool conditions. Not sure but I believe it is a result of pollination problems. So, I'm thinking, "Well, sunny Florida! Maybe the 1st fruits off the plants won't all have that heart-shape!"
I think you know that I am - Wrong. That seed is likely to be ALL from the same location. Early Girl is a hybrid so a corporate someone owns the parents. The seed is likely to all be from exactly the same location, somewhere in the world and no matter who is selling it. Want consistency? Open-pollinated, non-patented varieties may not be the best choice.
Steve
Gandhi ~ "An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it." Okay, he wasn't talking about open-pollinated seeds. Sheesh!