There is a big difference between GMO and Hybrids...but GMO seeds can
also be Hybrids.
Replant any seed taken from a mature Hybrid plant and it won't generally
breed true to the original Hybrid...you'll get a spread of the "naturally"
combined genes.
A GMO "spliced" genome is unique and won't de-hydridize, but often has a
suicide gene spliced in that prevents germination into further generations.
On the other hand "Heirloom" seeds will stay the same from generation to
generation, but don't have the advantages [or dis-advantages] of Hybrids.
If you keep choosing the best of the second generation Hybrids over a few
generations, you wind up with a decent Heirloom.
The only way to keep a Hybrid true is to clone it with cuttings.
Your squash may or may not be GMO, but it is certainly a Hybrid. ie "bred
to have certain characteristics" vs "engineered into a whole different thang"
ode
At 08:29 PM 3/9/2010 +0100, you wrote:
I wonder if the seeds would make customs over here in Germany, or if they
would be returned to sender :-(
I guess I should just give the company a call before I spend time picking
seeds to order.
We have, apparently, GMO butternuts, cause we've already tried 3 yrs in a
row, to grow butternuts from the seeds taken from the squash we buy
directly from the farmer. When I asked him what the deal was, why we never
really got any decent squash, he told us he had to buy new seeds every
year. I hadn't heard of Monsanto at the time, but it sure did click when I
watched the movie about Monsanto.
Aldi
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Sunwaterclear - Sunny
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
So Not Man owns 90% of all seed genes. Some of them are engineered to be
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Orange and Aspartame. Do you want such people in charge of what you eat?
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From: Golden Aldi <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]>
To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 2:23:52 PM
Subject: Re: CS>GMO foods
Steve,
It's not GMO involvement, that kills, but Monsanto's pesticides... its on
the plant, in the soil and IN the plant.
Who owns ScienceDaily, anyway.
Aldi
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 4:11 AM, Steve G
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
There are two main theories about the bee population problem.
One is a nasty parasite - read about promising developments at this site
-
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414084627.htm>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414084627.htm
There is also a theory that certain pesticides interfere with the
honeybees' ability to find their way home. Having some trouble finding
a site for that.
No evidence of GMO involvement.
Steve
--- On Wed, 3/3/10, <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
From: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]>
Subject: CS>GMO foods
To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 9:50 PM
Makes me wonder if the GMO food is what has affected the bee population?
Something to look into, if it's truly affecting mice and pigs this way.
Debbie
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