So here is an idea for members
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/4210/

On 06/05/2013 16:47, David Hill wrote:
So here is an idea for members
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/4210/


but how many seedw ould come true David? Seed companies grow in
isolation to ensure no cross pollination. Not the same as from a garden!

Mind you whilst we are talking about seeds I sowed some Acca from the
Alpine graden society
schemme and the seedlings are really quite tiny consaidering they have
to produce a tree!

Would that be right? Do Acca (aka Feijoc sellowianna I think )
seedlings appear small at first?
--
Janet T.
Amersham

On 06/05/2013 21:46, Janet Tweedy wrote:
On 06/05/2013 16:47, David Hill wrote:
So here is an idea for members
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/4210/


but how many seedw ould come true David? Seed companies grow in
isolation to ensure no cross pollination. Not the same as from a garden!

Mind you whilst we are talking about seeds I sowed some Acca from the
Alpine graden society
schemme and the seedlings are really quite tiny consaidering they have
to produce a tree!

Would that be right? Do Acca (aka Feijoc sellowianna I think )
seedlings appear small at first?

I seem to remember them as being very small
Feijoa sellowiana seed
seed counts: 500-650 seeds per gram

Re seeds coming true from home collected seeds.
I would suspect that all the seeds that the Alpine society supply are
from garden collections not grown in isolation.
Many veg will come true to type, though some are promiscuous. I seem to
remember that cabbage has to be at least 5 miles from other brasica
plants, or covered to keep insects off.

"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 06/05/2013 21:46, Janet Tweedy wrote:
On 06/05/2013 16:47, David Hill wrote:
So here is an idea for members
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/4210/


but how many seedw ould come true David? Seed companies grow in
isolation to ensure no cross pollination. Not the same as from a garden!

Mind you whilst we are talking about seeds I sowed some Acca from the
Alpine graden society
schemme and the seedlings are really quite tiny consaidering they have
to produce a tree!

Would that be right? Do Acca (aka Feijoc sellowianna I think )
seedlings appear small at first?

I seem to remember them as being very small
Feijoa sellowiana seed
seed counts: 500-650 seeds per gram

Re seeds coming true from home collected seeds.
I would suspect that all the seeds that the Alpine society supply are from
garden collections not grown in isolation.
Many veg will come true to type, though some are promiscuous. I seem to
remember that cabbage has to be at least 5 miles from other brasica
plants, or covered to keep insects off.

Mmmm, a promiscuous cabbage.......what is the world coming to?
--
Pete C

In article ,
David Hill wrote:
On 06/05/2013 21:46, Janet Tweedy wrote:

Mind you whilst we are talking about seeds I sowed some Acca from the
Alpine graden society
schemme and the seedlings are really quite tiny consaidering they have
to produce a tree!

Would that be right? Do Acca (aka Feijoc sellowianna I think )
seedlings appear small at first?

I seem to remember them as being very small
Feijoa sellowiana seed
seed counts: 500-650 seeds per gram

Small, but not unusually so. The size of a seed (and hence the
size of the seedling) is not a good guide to the size of the plant.

I have been growing Acca/Feijoa in a pot outside for some years,
and get some flowers most summers. It can be cut back into old
wood (as I learnt when the main stem died for some reason) and
seems to be far hardier than the books say. Its pot has frozen
several times.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Excellent idea, not to mention the freedom of selecting your own "landrace"
varieties that do well in your specific conditions. I've made it to the
Seed Saver's Exchange summer meet for some years now, and the cross
pollination effect is worth the price of admission.



--
Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G