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Alan Holmes[_2_] · 27-10-2007, 09:25 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

"Gary Woods" wrote in message
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(Nick Maclaren) wrote:

Now, will the ones grown from F1 hybrid seed be nearly as good as
the parents, or will they revert to characteristics that make them
useless?

The other issue is cross-pollination. Some plants cross readily with
anything in the area, others are more chaste, practicing
self-fertilization.

Beans only need a little separation to avoid crossing.

Runner beans need at least 100 yards to reduce crosspolination