No f1's are selected under very controlled conditions and any seed you get
from them in the open are probably going to be far different from the f1
hybrids


"Paul England" firstplatz @virgin.net wrote in message
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: "The Devil's Advocate" wrote in
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: Yes you can certainly keep your own seed of these. Also broad beans and
: runner beans, parsley and probably many others that I've never tried to
: keep
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: "eddy" wrote in message
: news : : is this a viable option ?
: : leeks ,peas, etc ?
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: What about F1 seed, I've just planted out some veg in the allotment and I
: note that the cabbages (Cape Verdi & Excel) and the calabrese (Trixie) are
: all F1. I'm not sure of the science here, but if I let a couple run to
seed,
: will it be ok to use it ?
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: Regards ......... Paul
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