Why not grow hybrids instead of heirlooms?

[Fred Hempel]

I think there are a few snobs here who are also interested in hybrids, and some with very discriminating taste who do not need to save their own seeds.

Hybrids can be grown again, as long as there is demand and seed for sale.

I like to save seed. I like OP varieties. I also like hybrids, and I would shudder to think that I had to choose one or the other.

I also wonder, sometimes, why people insist on spending endless hours (and if time = money, a considerable investment) trying to dehybridize something so they don't have to pay for hybrid seed that costs a few dollars.

Is it really so bad to love a hybrid?

Originally Posted by Catherine+twin

However, TV isn't just about heirlooms. The tomato snobs here aren't just about heirlooms. They/we are all interested in open pollinated (OP) tomatoes so that we can save seeds this year and grow them again the next year. They/we are about breeding new backyard varieties (the whole Dwarf project) instead of making do with plants bred for the grocery and processing markets.
Catherine