IÂm into brassicas, and into tomatoes, squashes, lettuce & other edibles, too. YouÂll find some info on me & most of my seeds on my site mentioned below.
So far, IÂve made the following brassica crosses (seeds available):
Granddad MaycockÂs Collards x Nine Star Perennial F1 (both parents are short-lived perennials) My aim: a wide range of hardy perennial broccoli to choose from.
Purple Peacock x unknown broccoli F1 & F2. PP came from wildgardenseeds.com, but they donÂt seem to sell it anymore. My aim: a beautifully dark broccoli, with oakish leaves. Purple colour indicates higher anti-oxidant levels, I guess.
Colorsa (a red cabbage x savoy) x Stanton (a white cabbage x savoy) F1. My aim: hardy cabbages for our Belgian climate. Also, savoys & reds contain more anti-oxidants than white cabbages.
Well, thatÂs it so far. Crossing brassicas requires lots of space and/or time, because of the outbreeding & all those bees.
IÂm still planning lots of other crosses, but I think & know IÂm not the only one at these projects. Nutritional values & taste & hardiness & even beauty are nice goals to work towards, but if you are a brassica breeder too, we could exchange seeds & info, & work together.
Lieven
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