Heirloom or Hybrid?

[Terrierman]

11 minutes ago, Gavin said:

Thanks, it would have to be seeds, cuz a trip to Mansfield would cost 10x the price in just fuel!

I've also found all of the mentioned heirlooms except oxheart at Lowes. 

Mansfield is a great day trip for me - love that Baker Creek place - they have a festival in spring with live music, food and a lot of other vendors.  This year it's May 14 and 15.  Here's a link:  Spring Planting Festival May 14-15 (rareseeds.com).  Big fun for sure.  You should make the trip.

[Gavin]

Just ordered some seeds from that Seed Savers place that Dave mentioned (before I forgot about it). Got some Thyme, Dark Opal Basil, Genovese Basil, Cilantro, Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans, Green Zebra Tomatoes, and some Cherokee Purple Tomato seeds on the way. Will see how it works out. Only $40.

[ness]

On 1/9/2023 at 11:07 AM, FishnDave said:

Why not try both?  Cover all your bases.

My buddy gets heirloom seeds from Seed Savers in NE Iowa...He loves their products!  We've actually visited their location a couple times, since there's a trout stream with native Brook Trout and self-reproducing population of Brown Trout.

Seed Savers is a cool place. I've been there a few times and have fished the stream there. Caught a nice little brookie there in 2021. 

I do mostly heirloom, but have some hybrids too. Heirlooms can be more fussy to grow, but the flavor can beat the hybrids, making it worth the trouble.

Heirloom tomatoes I like: Cherokee Purple, Black Krim and Brandwine. Great flavor on all three. Hybrids: Celebrity and Sun Gold. Celebrities are pretty disease resistant and have excellent flavor. Sun Gold is a very prolific indeterminate cherry. Delicious flavor.

I also do several heirloom varieties of lettuce: Black Seeded Simpson, Tom Thumb, Forellenschlus, Paris Island Cos and Yugoslavian Red.

Baker Creek at Mansfield, MO and Seed Savers both sell only heirloom seeds and some starts, and both do a good job. It's about time to plan the garden, do an inventory of seeds and place some orders. 

[oneshot 1]

We was just going to Mansfield it is just down the road. Know people down that way. 

oneshot