HoleySmokes
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Since you cant save seed from hybrids, what heirloom vegetables are you planting?
HolySmokes, you are obviously asking about heirlooms and seed saving in combination.
I've waited awhile, expecting that you might be overwhelmed by lists from our seedsavers/heirloom gardeners. It's likely to happen. Realize that the definition of heirloom plays a role. Often, I see it referred to as a cultivar that has been around for more than 50 years.
So what you are interesting in is anything OP (open pollinated) that will come true from saved seed. Heirlooms fall in that category by definition, but many commercial varieties are also OP (including all beans & peas). Anything not specifically labeled "hybrid" should be assumed to be OP.Well actually I mean plants that you can save seed from and they come back true. There are standard varieties of tomatoes that aren't classified as "heirlooms" but aren't "hybrids" so those too. Just not interested in "hybrids" in this thread because of seed saving to clarify. I do grow some hybrds myself but I'm trying to veer away from that if I can.
I would categorize them as 'mild heat'... less than most jalapenos, and definitely mild if the placental membranes are removed. Thick as a bell pepper, and great flavor cooked. This was DW's favorite for making pepper steak, and my favorite for mild- to medium-heat canned salsa. A short DTM, reliably heavy producers, and peppers heavy enough that it doesn't take many to get enough for a large recipe.Beaver Dam are peppers grown locally by a friend and she's not sure if they're supposed to be hot or mild.