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MR,Last year we had 5 seeds of Black Turtle bean. Here 4 of them grew into strong healthy plants and produced seeds plenty enough for a proper 'grow, save and eat' in future years. With beans, tomatoes, peas and squashes it is fine not to have a lot of seeds from many different plants, because we can save from just a few plants without creating a problematic genetic 'bottleneck'. More is better obviously, but unlike sweetcorn, brassica, root crops and alliums, there is no big genetic deterioration, provided all plants are healthy and true to type. If there is a chance to get more Black Turtles or 'Tuts' in years to come from another source, I shall grow those separately and compare to make sure they are the same, and then combine the batches.In the meantime I cherish and save seeds from my Black Turtle beans, as I will cherish your King Tut peas, whatever the quantity. We are all seedsavers here and can make more ;D
Thanks galina I guess every little does help. I also think every seed is a minor miracle!
Most of mine's ready but the beans are still drying.
Ahh...one thing came to my mind..Jayb..any chance of confirmation for the total number of members for this..just so that I know how many packets to send..;)