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We have the very best seeds available. We grow, hand pollinate, harvest, and sell a variety of top quality gourd seeds. Only by hand pollinating can you be sure that the seed you buy will produce what is claimed.
Our hand pollinated gourds are propagated and hand protected before and after pollination under controlled conditions for the purpose of obtaining the best quality and pureness to parent variety. This guarantees that bumble bees and insects have not interfere with pollination causing cross pollination resulting in various shaped gourds which you might or might not want. The seeds produced will grow gourds like its parents. This is the only method available to maintain best pureness to parent variety type.
We also sell field isolated produced seeds. This means that gourds are propagated in semi-controlled conditions by field isolation for the purpose of obtaining the best quality and pureness to parent variety. This method does not guarantee complete elimination of bees and insects visitation but is the second best method of retaining best pureness to parent variety at a lower cost.
Hand pollinated gourd seeds are more labor intensive and expense, whereas the field isolated gourd seeds are less labor intensive and less expense. There are many websites that sell seeds and charge top dollar for the less expensive seed. Many sellers claim to have seeds that are true to type. Be careful when buying seeds claiming this. It is not reasonable to assume that a claim to high standard of purity of seed exist when the process for producing the seed lacks the required control and protection process of hand pollination.
Our web page and seed list will identify how each seed was produced. When buying seeds always ask whether the seeds your are purchasing are hand pollinated or field isolated. Once you know this you can then make a decision on what type of seed you want to purchase and know just what you are receiving for your money.
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