Hybrid, Heirloom, Organic, Non-GMO – Understanding Seeds
Hybrid, Heirloom, Organic, Non-GMO – Understanding Seeds
Seeds are described as hybrid, heirloom, organic, non-GMO, and open pollinated. The different seed terminology can be confusing, but that confusion can be cleared up by understanding the basics of each of those terms.
Plants are generally either hybrid or open pollinated. Heirlooms are plants that have a lineage of at least 50 years. Organic gardening is a way of gardening and certified organic seeds are one option to begin plants. GMO seed is not likely to appear in your store or ever find their way to your garden. Pelleted seeds allow for easier sowing through an all-natural seed coating.
All the pelletier seeds I have bought have not come to fruition….it was all they had for carrots so I tried…..very disappointed. Hace u ever had problems w this. I even tried soaking them
Organic, Non GMO Seeds, Heirloom.
Very good information 🙏👌💐🙂
I never comment on videos normally
But you deserve a big thanks for this video
Thank you
God bless🙂
You are the bomb. I love your teaching method, you make it so easy, I binge watch you when I do my worms. You are very relaxing and It is great I think for newbies to easily understand our gardening stuff, thanks again, keep those videos coming!
Heipful,
Thanks
Thank for sharing your knowledge gardener Scott. Appreciated
exactly the video I was looking for, thankyou for sharing with us.
I’ve collected seeds for years, been gardening for more than 30 years…and I learned a couple new things. Thanks!
Very informative. Didn’t know what some of these terms meant by definition
Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to explain the difference. I wasn’t so sure about hybrids but now I know.
You’re really downplaying the documented negative health consequences of GMOs
Is there a video with a list of the seed companies you use?
You explained it very well. There shouldn’t be any confusion now. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you and your family. Take care!
Very insightful video. Thank you gardener Scott.
Do pelatized seeds take longer to geranate ?
Very informative and clear . Thank you . I’m watching from Philippines.
this is an excellent explanation but im still confused 😕 lol. Particularly about organic vs non organic…you said "it produces the same product" but does it? Are there any potential "non organic"(possibly toxic) pesticides used on them and would it mean those compounds could be in the final product? Or..? ive been trying to figure out, if a seed is "non organic" but the person planting it only uses organic resources on the plant, is it basically organic?? Or does it have potential GLYPHOSATES in the crop now becuz the seed was riddled with them?🤔 someone explain! Lol 😁🌽🍉🥦🍇🥬🥕
Gardener Scott, I have some carrots bush beans and some squash from ferry morse. They do not say hybrid but don’t say OP or heirloom either. The packets came from Walmart. Do you know if I will be able to save the seeds for next year?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us 💯💯
If I buy one packet of hybrid tomato seeds, then pollinate one of the plants with another, all from the same packet, would they bear true hybrids like the parents? Basically inbreeding two hybrids from same packet. Would that allow me to get true hybrids like what I originally purchased or are the genetics still unstable?
Thank you.
A very thorough overview of the different types of seeds, thanks a lot.
Mashallah u clarified my confusion
I am new to gardening
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I was done after he said ‘what the seed companies would do is cross one plant with another. I’ll just stick with the organic fruits and plants 🌱 and use their seeds. If god wanted them to be hybrids he wouldn’t need our help.
Love the open fly. You’re a very knowledgeable gardener. I learned more from this 18+ minute video than reading for hours. You’re a Cliff Notes YouTube champion. Cheers.
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nice video, thank for share
How does one become an organic farmer
Thank you very much! Very well explained. I’m relieved that we don’t have to buy Organic to be able to avoid GMO. I’d definitely prefer to buy Organic but at this time I can’t afford it.
The bob Ross of gardening. I love it
Wow you totally made that make sense!!! Thank you. I asked a similar question in another video, is it correct that you need to have planted open pollinated seeds to seed save?
Dang that was Excellent! 🙏
what a good explanation, I was really confused about the types of seed but finally after watching this video I got it.
Nice explanation and informative! Clears up all the different name i see on seed packets . Thanks
Thank you for this! New to gardening & this video was awesome! Super helpful. 🙏🏻
thank you so much for the clarity. I was recently given Amranthus F1 Hybrid and was hesitant to plant
Thank You Gardener Scott..🌿+🐶=🌺..
I love learning about gardening while listening to Jeff Bridges!
Honestly though: Awesome video, as always!
Hello,
I still have a question. One of the things ppl are concerned about when we go looking for ‘organic’ is that we want to avoid seeds that are produced via processes that include Glyphosate—the cancer-causing chemical in weed killers like Roundup. When you say that the difference between organic and non-organic is really just the same—you give taste as an example. Is it safe to say that non-organic seeds would be seeds that are a product of spraying the plants w chemical weed killers like glyphosate?
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Very informative. Debra.
I enjoyed this video so much. Learned a lot now I can order seeds online and know what I’m ordering. Very helpful. Thank you. 👍
I realize this video is older, but man, I do wish YouTube had shown me this one before I bought my seeds. No regrets, but it would have helped. I will definitely use this knowledge for next year!
Excellent explanation!
This was excellent information I wish that many more people were to watch this video. But I just have one question. About making hybrids true to type over time?
By selecting seed from one of the odd results and growing it over many (8-11) successive generations by choosing the same or close to the result you were hoping for. And repeating trials because seeds May result in some random percent of sterility? Wouldn’t one then be able to make a new vegetable that may be open pollinated true to type?
Thank you for explaining
Very Good Info, Thank You. I Wondered what they all meant.
Great video. Thanks!!