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**nctomatoman** · April 23, 2006

Keith has a really good link on this in another thread.

Let's take it slow. Take two open pollinated varieties (as Patrina did with the dwarf crosses) - take pollen from one (male) and put onto the emasculated flower of the other (female) - if a tomato develops, it is the F1 hybrid; saved seed will be F1 (hybrid) seed, which is what we all have from Patrina. Theoretically, all seeds in an F1 are the same - and the fruit that comes from the cross will exhibit the various dominant traits.

so, we are all growing these F1s from Patrina. If crossing does not happen, seeds saved from the fruits produced will be the F2 generation. They will give a mix of types - this is where the fun begins, because you start seeing different traits - both parents, as well as traits in between.

Save seeds from the F2 fruit, you get the F3 generation, etc....

April 23, 2006	#3
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Keith has a really good link on this in another thread. Let's take it slow. Take two open pollinated varieties (as Patrina did with the dwarf crosses) - take pollen from one (male) and put onto the emasculated flower of the other (female) - if a tomato develops, it is the F1 hybrid; saved seed will be F1 (hybrid) seed, which is what we all have from Patrina. Theoretically, all seeds in an F1 are the same - and the fruit that comes from the cross will exhibit the various dominant traits. so, we are all growing these F1s from Patrina. If crossing does not happen, seeds saved from the fruits produced will be the F2 generation. They will give a mix of types - this is where the fun begins, because you start seeing different traits - both parents, as well as traits in between. Save seeds from the F2 fruit, you get the F3 generation, etc.... __________________ Craig