Heirlooms are Stabilized Hybrids.

OmahaJB · July 7, 2007

It was probably a little more than a year ago I read an OP/Heirloom thread on GW. Someone who posted mentioned that OP's can also be referred to as Heirlooms once they have been around for 50 years. Being new to all of this I just took it as fact I guess.

I haven't read the new thread on GW regarding this issue so I don't know what information the debate included. It would be nice if varieties with long histories could wear the title of 'Heirloom' if the 'tomato growing society' could come up with a universal agreement on the number of years a variety would have to be around to be so named. 50 years? 30 years?

For practical purposes it really only matters if a variety is OP or a Hybrid. Like someone else said, can I save seed and get the same result from it?

Jeff

July 7, 2007	#31
OmahaJB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 1,821	Heirlooms are stabilized hybrids It was probably a little more than a year ago I read an OP/Heirloom thread on GW. Someone who posted mentioned that OP's can also be referred to as Heirlooms once they have been around for 50 years. Being new to all of this I just took it as fact I guess. I haven't read the new thread on GW regarding this issue so I don't know what information the debate included. It would be nice if varieties with long histories could wear the title of 'Heirloom' if the 'tomato growing society' could come up with a universal agreement on the number of years a variety would have to be around to be so named. 50 years? 30 years? For practical purposes it really only matters if a variety is OP or a Hybrid. Like someone else said, can I save seed and get the same result from it? Jeff Last edited by OmahaJB; July 7, 2007 at 08:11 PM. Reason: Correct a word