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.
> 
> Correct me if I'm full of hot air!
> 
> 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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