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Old 26-01-2012, 06:01 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Bill Grey Bill Grey is offline
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Default What varieties of veg do farmers grow


"NT" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:
Or you could keep a couple of sprouts and root them, grow them on and
let them flower and then collect the seed.

On Jan 21, 9:29 am, ZeroZero
wrote:
thank you exactly what I need


I wuold have thought farmers mostly grow F1 types.


NT

I was speaking to a pal about the size of swedes in the greengrocers -
supplied by farmers. He mentioned that farmes used "field swedes".. Are
there such varieties?

Bill