It's also important to plant a variety that will produce seeds that are true to the parent plant. Instead of growing hybrids, try growing seeds that are labeled as open-pollinated or heirloom.
Instead of growing hybrids, try growing seeds that are labeled as open-pollinated or heirloom. Open-pollinated plants produce more reliable seeds, even if they cross-pollinate with neighboring plants.
On-farm seed production of open-pollinated crops was standard practice throughout most of our agricultural history. Factors such as the advent of hybrid varieties, intellectual property ...