What Is a Hybrid Seed? What Is the Difference Between Open Pollinated and Heirloom Seeds?
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Hybrid plant varieties do not come true from seed, and seedlings will produce mostly undesirable fruit and/or off-type flowers. Open pollinated and heirloom varieties have been selected over many generations, and you can plant the seeds to get the same type of plant again.
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