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Open Pollinated / Ordinary Seeds.

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What are open pollinated seeds?

Open Pollinated / Ordinary Seeds.

These are produced as a field grown crop. Ordinary seeds come from plants that come true from seeds, so will look like the parent plant
The seeds are relatively cheap to produce as they are field grown as a crop so therefor cheaper to buy.
The resultant plants are much more uneven in growth, than F1 Hybrid plants and can be less vigorous.

   

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