Re: [CH] Re: Red Savina Inconsistancy
Dave Anderson (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:52:29 -0800
If Frank Garcia is telling the truth, you are 100% correctomundo!!
Dave
TLCC
Robert - Maybe I misunderstood your post - did you consider Red Savinas
> a hybrid? I was under the impression they were not a hybrid, but came
> from a single, unique plant Frank Garcia of GNS found in a field of
> habaneros (no tilde), and refined and stabilized through selective
> breeding to develop the open pollinated Red Savina strain of habanero.
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> Correct me if I'm full of hot air!
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> Hobby Farmer
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> <snip> I'd love more consistency in the GNS products, too - but don't
> > buy in to hybrids. I run an organic and sustainable farm, and have come
> > to the conclusion that hybrids are not in the best interest of the
> > farmer.
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> > First, he can't save his own seed (of course, one can't save Savs or
> > Franciscas any/way, because of the PVP - which, btw, I was against at
> > first, but came to realize Frank deserves this protection, because of
> > his investment in propagating the strain!)). <snip>
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