A flower is a flower right? Not if you are me. Orchids lend endless fascination for me. Sitting here with my coffee this morning admiring an orchid that I purchased at a sale at the Franklin Park Conservatory a couple of years ago. I have no idea what type of orchid it is. Orchid growers call these noids. Doesn’t matter, it is amazing. Not only is it beautiful, it has a wonderful chocolate fragrance early in the day.
Read morePeppers are quite promiscuous. Peppers have “perfect” flowers, meaning that each flower has both male and female parts. If a pepper is left alone, it will simply fertilize itself. But, if you have other varieties near by, bees and other pollinators will make sure that your peppers will have two parents. If you are adventurous then this can be a great thing. Save some seed from peppers in a mixed planting bed and you will likely be surprised next season. You may even be able to tell which plants were responsible for your next generation of peppers. You will certainly know the mother as long as you make note of it when you collect your seed.
Read moreI have once again received a letter from Kent Whealy urging members to take action. Since the letter is incredibly long, I am choosing not to publish it as I have done previously. If enough readers request the letter, I will consider publishing it on the web site. Further, Seedsavers.org has a forum but they have chosen to ban any discussion on this topic.
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