Please explain F1, F2, F3...

Originally Posted by ContainerTed

We've several threads on this subject, but here's the basics. We'll use Celebrity as the example.

If I buy some seeds from, say, Ferry Morse, those seeds will be F1. That means it's a hybrid and is unlikely to reproduce the same size, shape, taste, etc is you save seeds from that F1.

But, if you did save seeds from that F1, then those seeds would be the F2. Grow out the F2 seeds and harvest fruit and save the seeds from the F2 plant and those seeds will be F3.

Etc. Etc.

Ted

Thanks Lee and Ted.

So if I understand correctly anytime you do a cross, those seeds will always be F1. But a grow-out, selecting the best traits for it to remain stable, consistent, then produces F2, and so on....?