Chance crosses in the garden

drew51 · January 28, 2015

I don't have many years of growing tomatoes, just a few. I heard Craig LeHoullier on America's Home Gardening hour mention mutations, and just wondered if anybody has grown seeds from the year before to discover something different? I plan to grow sauce types and I guess if they cross, they may be as good or better, and I might as well keep them. I guess chances of a cross happening, and you happen to save it, then even happen to grow it, it's got to be rare! I suspect most saved seeds I will throw out once replaced. Only grow a few of them each year. Anyway if this has happened to you, i would like to hear about it.

January 28, 2015	#1
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	Chance crosses in the garden I don't have many years of growing tomatoes, just a few. I heard Craig LeHoullier on America's Home Gardening hour mention mutations, and just wondered if anybody has grown seeds from the year before to discover something different? I plan to grow sauce types and I guess if they cross, they may be as good or better, and I might as well keep them. I guess chances of a cross happening, and you happen to save it, then even happen to grow it, it's got to be rare! I suspect most saved seeds I will throw out once replaced. Only grow a few of them each year. Anyway if this has happened to you, i would like to hear about it.