Hi Lance,
Question: I keep wondering about the CRAZY weather patterns & growing seasons in these times. Even with Heirloom (?) & other Seeds, with my luck, if I used Hydroponics (?), a tornado would probably come rippin' through... <:-) [with my tinfoil hat]
SERIOUSLY, those people who have been gardening and canning are the SMART ones -- you won't go hungry in hard times like the rest. To me, gardening is more than a skill -- it's a special Gift...
Lance says ~
Greetings:
That's a pretty darn scary story. I've been wondering what those evil bastards were going to ruin next. I'm trialing a perennial, purple-sprouting broccoli that lasted 4 years years here! Quite a feat, the only other plant that comes close is the 9-Star perennial broccoli that sells out of the UK.
I guess I'm going to have to build another greenhouse with protocols put in to block out EVERYTHING, so I can breed true. Damn, I find a good thing and then Monsanto starts pooping in my sandbox. Take care.
Lance
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: Monsanto says it won't Genetically Modify the seeds of THESE
: veggies...no, they're just going to destroy the natural
: disease-fighting Antioxidants found in these particular
: vegetables -- Broccoli, Spinach, Cauliflower and Lettuce so
: they can breed more colorful, tastier veggies for us that
: are less susceptible to bruising and have a longer
: shelf-life. We humans will "wilt" and develop a
: SHORTER shelf-life, but hey -- we'll sure want to chow down
: those beautiful shiny new fruits and vegetables -- who
: knows, maybe they won't even require refrigeration! Since
: Monsanto is buying up all the seed companies in the world,
: I wonder when they'll start splicing human genes with plant
: genes to create a more "environment-friendly"
: human, then the whole planet can become the land of the
: fruits and the nuts...
: Tastier Broccoli, Spinach?
: ~New Monsanto-Dole partnership will seek ways to make them
: more attractive to consumers~
:
: [SNIP]
: ~The five-year collaboration, announced Tuesday, will focus on
: creating variations of broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce and
: spinach, the companies said in a statement.
: The focus of their efforts is to breed more colourful, tastier
: vegetables that are less susceptible to bruising and have a
: longer shelf-life.
: “If I buy broccoli on Saturday or Sunday and try to cook it on
: Wednesday, it'll get wilty,” Monsanto spokeswoman Riddhi
: Trivedi-St. Clair said of one of reasons for the program.~
: LINK to Article: Tastier Broccoli, Spinach?
:
: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/tastier-broccoli-spinach/article1193821/
: *LoneStar
