Timeline for What is the result of "unpredictable" cross-pollination of beets?
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| Jun 14, 2017 at 18:27 | comment | added | stormy | Hey, I get that! I have to watch that the reader knows who I am talking to. I am very glad to see GMO questions coming up...GMO has affected my life in a big way and we need to be considering the ramifications especially as gardeners. I feel like I've got a mini seed storage vault of great seed, NON GMO, I'll will to my kids? | |
| Jun 14, 2017 at 16:15 | comment | added | Cecilia | Oh, I find your answer useful. The reason I posted the link about GMO's from nongmoproject was because your answer prompted me to do additional research about what plants are at risk for GMO cross pollination, and I wanted to share what I found. | |
| Jun 14, 2017 at 6:39 | comment | added | stormy | I just answered your question honestly. Tomatoes are now GMO as well. Have you ever protected plants from unwanted pollination? And did the manual pollination? Go ahead and save seeds, you asked for the Devil's Advocate? All good... | |
| Jun 14, 2017 at 6:05 | comment | added | Giacomo Catenazzi | "Seed in packets is grown in sterilized, air controlled rooms". Are you sure? My experience is that they are done regularly (and in the pack there is a notice about probability of extraneous seeds). I think just the very expensive seeds could be done as you write. | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 23:01 | comment | added | Cecilia | Another important thing to note, is that cross-pollination of GMO crops is only a risk for a small number of plants (Alfalfa, Canola, Corn, Cotton, Papaya, Soy, Sugar beet, Yellow summer squash / zucchini) according to nongmoproject.org/gmo-facts/what-is-gmo, so seed-saving should not be disregarded across the board because of risk of GMO contamination. Tomatoes, for example, are low risk, as are many other common veggie garden staples. | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 22:37 | comment | added | Cecilia | The other part of your answer, about GMO's, is a better answer to my stated question, "what might be risks of uncontrolled cross-pollination" | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 22:36 | comment | added | Cecilia | I plan to save my own seeds in general. This is not as unusual as your answer might lead people to expect. You certainly do not need a positive pressure room in most cases. You simply bag the plants that you want to protect from stray pollen. This is not possible in my case because I only have a single plant, so it would not be fertilized if I bagged it. | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 18:46 | history | answered | stormy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |