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Seed Saving and Interplanting

golfngardennut
14 years ago

I couldn't find an answer so I will ask... I am planning a vegetable garden under 200 sq ft using intensive gardening techniques. (first real garden) It is designed as a 2.5 foot bed around my yard, so I have every opportunity to be in it. I want to save my seeds, but read on one site distances to keep from cross pollinating are 100ft+... which doesn't work with intensive gardening when I have so many varieties of each plant. (about 12 varieties of hot peppers and 15 tomato varieties)

I used to know a guy who spent his summers pollinating corn, so I was thinking I could bag a few flowers from each plant and pollinate them myself somehow... What do you think?

My reason is I want to exchange seeds online, and don't want to mislead anyone about a possible hybrid.

Thanks for your input...

g'nut

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