# Adaptation Projects **URL:** https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/c/projects/4.md?page=2 [Latest](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Avery's Colorful Carrot Grex Collaboration Thread](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/averys-colorful-carrot-grex-collaboration-thread/4542)
**Author:** [@avery.bowron](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/avery.bowron)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/averys-colorful-carrot-grex-collaboration-thread/4542 "2026-08-02T17:59:10Z")
I started this grex of colorful carrot varieties in 2024, and collected seed from the first generation of roots last summer. Full details of the varieties included and additional photographs can be found in the 202… --- ## [Grow Report: Physalis Virginiana, perennial Groundcherry](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/grow-report-physalis-virginiana-perennial-groundcherry/4927)
**Author:** [@ferat](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/ferat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/grow-report-physalis-virginiana-perennial-groundcherry/4927 "2026-08-02T08:22:18Z")
Doing this because there is very little info about this species and North American perennial Physalis in general online. Last year I decided to order seeds from the only seller in the EU that was selling perennial (Nort… --- ## [Advice on a moschata population](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/advice-on-a-moschata-population/4936)
**Author:** [@Holly\_S](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Holly_S)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/advice-on-a-moschata-population/4936 "2026-08-02T04:16:18Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on a Cucurbita moschata population we are growing this year for the Farmer Stewardship Programme. I started this population about 4 years ago, mixing up several early fruiting var… --- ## [2025 GTS Grow Reports: Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2025-gts-grow-reports-okra-abelmoschus-esculentus/3813)
**Author:** [@Kimzy](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Kimzy)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2025-gts-grow-reports-okra-abelmoschus-esculentus/3813 "2026-07-31T03:48:23Z")
The space to share grow out observations of okra with photographs of your plants and seeds. Start with what you have and include as many varieties as possible to start a swarm. A bonus is everything on the plant is edib… --- ## [Canadian Seed Share 2026 Grow Reports](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/canadian-seed-share-2026-grow-reports/4703)
**Author:** [@Ashley\_Lutz](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Ashley_Lutz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/canadian-seed-share-2026-grow-reports/4703 "2026-07-29T13:45:23Z")
Canadians it’s almost time! Use this thread to discuss how the Going to Seed mixes from the Canadian seed share are working for you! I haven’t started any seeds yet but the snow is finally melting and hopefully this wee… --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports: Eggplant (Solanum melongena)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-eggplant-solanum-melongena/4702)
**Author:** [@Joshua](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Joshua)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-eggplant-solanum-melongena/4702 "2026-07-28T18:51:26Z")
Hi there! I haven’t seen an eggplant grow report for this year yet, and I just seeded my GTS eggplants. I am so excited for the diversity to unfurl over the season and see what genetic treasures are in this mix. I am st… --- ## [Muskmelons- 2025 Grow Reports](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/muskmelons-2025-grow-reports/3710)
**Author:** [@julia.dakin](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/julia.dakin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/muskmelons-2025-grow-reports/3710 "2026-07-26T22:06:19Z")
I’m starting this thread early to say to those early birds feeling the planting urge-- maybe don’t plant melons yet unless you’re in a really warm place :slight\_smile: After nighttime temps are above 50F. Even if you… --- ## [2026 GTS Crop Species Grow Reports : Cabbage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-cabbage/4607)
**Author:** [@MalcolmS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MalcolmS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-crop-species-grow-reports-cabbage/4607 "2026-07-26T18:42:08Z")
Hi Everyone, here is the thread for 2026 Cabbage reports! Update us on your plans and progress as the season moves along. --- ## [2026 Carrots](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-carrots/4672)
**Author:** [@CultivatingEntropy](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/CultivatingEntropy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-carrots/4672 "2026-07-26T17:03:08Z")
I didn’t see a 2026 grow reports thread for carrots, so I’m sharing about my carrot journey here! Feel free to move this if there’s a thread I missed. Carrots are my Achilles heel. I’ve never been more than slightly suc… --- ## [2025 GTS Grow Reports- Allium](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2025-gts-grow-reports-allium/3875)
**Author:** [@Kimzy](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Kimzy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2025-gts-grow-reports-allium/3875 "2026-07-26T01:08:02Z")
Here is a space to share growing information about alliums. Several mixes are offered through the GTS seed collection. For my growing season I started many types in different patches throughout my garden to try to stave… --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports: Peas (Pisum sativum)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-peas-pisum-sativum/4775)
**Author:** [@avery.bowron](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/avery.bowron)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-peas-pisum-sativum/4775 "2026-07-25T16:48:18Z")
How did your hand crosses from last year turn out, @MichaelFomhar? I ended up planting out four of my crosses in October and three of them managed to overwinter and are producing F2 seed now. Here’s a cross between Suga… --- ## [Selection for BER Resistance: Mycorrhizae & Genetic Mixing in a 12m Non-Irrigation Sandwich Bed](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/selection-for-ber-resistance-mycorrhizae-genetic-mixing-in-a-12m-non-irrigation-sandwich-bed/4914)
**Author:** [@Hynek\_560mnm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Hynek_560mnm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/selection-for-ber-resistance-mycorrhizae-genetic-mixing-in-a-12m-non-irrigation-sandwich-bed/4914 "2026-07-22T07:19:48Z")
Hi everyone, After Joseph Lofthouse recently shared my post about Blossom End Rot (BER) on Facebook with a note “well said,” I wanted to bring the broader context of this topic to the forum. In my location (Otín, Czech … --- ## [Ground cherry improvement Europe](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/ground-cherry-improvement-europe/4221)
**Author:** [@JesseI](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/JesseI)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/ground-cherry-improvement-europe/4221 "2026-07-20T17:50:51Z")
Ground cherries is interesting new crop to domesticate, but unfortunately domesticating in many cases is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I can sow tens of thousands of seeds to look for the most cold tolerant, b… --- ## [Winter Survivors in Western North Carolina](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/winter-survivors-in-western-north-carolina/4652)
**Author:** [@heatherweather](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/heatherweather)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/winter-survivors-in-western-north-carolina/4652 "2026-07-20T15:36:33Z")
We had a very hard winter: freezing rain followed by lows around 9F, a sheet of ice covering the ground for several days. Despite this, a number of plants in the garden survived and have gone on to thrive in our early sp… --- ## [2026 GTS Grow Reports: Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-watermelon-citrullus-lanatus/4592)
**Author:** [@Kimzy](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Kimzy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-watermelon-citrullus-lanatus/4592 "2026-07-20T01:23:48Z")
Hi! Share your gardening observations and your growing season. So many varieties in the GTS mix with different colors and shapes. Sweet flavors have been experienced with good seed production from the grow outs. Rese… --- ## [Barbarea vulgaris (wintercress) domestication EU](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/barbarea-vulgaris-wintercress-domestication-eu/4773)
**Author:** [@JesseI](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/JesseI)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/barbarea-vulgaris-wintercress-domestication-eu/4773 "2026-07-19T01:13:25Z")
Now that it’s wintercress time here, I started thinking it might be a good canditate for domestication. It’s here among the first wild edibles to be ready to harvest, way earlier than anything cultivated. It’s already we… --- ## [Intergeneric Hybridization of Sorghum bicolor and Saccharum](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/intergeneric-hybridization-of-sorghum-bicolor-and-saccharum/4911)
**Author:** [@Azrael777](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Azrael777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/intergeneric-hybridization-of-sorghum-bicolor-and-saccharum/4911 "2026-07-17T12:11:47Z")
Came across this paper on generating fertile/viable sorghum x sugarcane hybrids using nothing but conventional breeding and MS media. Thought others might find the concept interesting. https://www.researchgate.net/public… --- ## [Planting old seeds](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/planting-old-seeds/4869)
**Author:** [@Lauren](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Lauren)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/planting-old-seeds/4869 "2026-07-16T12:57:34Z")
I hear complaints all the time that a particular crop has very short-lived seeds. This is usually ascribed to the size of the seed, but other seeds that are much smaller germinate fine. I tend to plant my oldest seeds i… --- ## [Creating a Beet Grex 2026](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/creating-a-beet-grex-2026/4491)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/creating-a-beet-grex-2026/4491 "2026-07-12T17:29:33Z")
Let’s use this thread for collecting varieties for a wonderfully diverse beet grex in 2026. I can copy all the variety names you find, so we have a list below. I can volunteer to receive the seed packets. I will then mi… --- ## [2026 Onion Grow Report](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-onion-grow-report/4597)
**Author:** [@Suluye](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Suluye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-onion-grow-report/4597 "2026-07-12T13:12:37Z")
First time growing onions! Not sure if there’s already a 2026 onion report, as i didnt see one, so my apologies if i missed it! Wintersown outside in trays on January 24th and started sprouting in the last week or s… --- ## [Pickling squash](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/pickling-squash/3681)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/pickling-squash/3681 "2026-07-10T23:09:40Z")
I’ve gotten seed from an old Danish landrace called “Grøn køkkengræskar” (Green kitchen squash). Traditionally used as a pickling squash. It gets pretty large and the fruits are varied, but mostly green with stripes. I b… --- ## [Mechanical Melon Fly resistant watermelon search (& add to the landrace)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/mechanical-melon-fly-resistant-watermelon-search-add-to-the-landrace/4906)
**Author:** [@MelonFlyHater](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MelonFlyHater)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/mechanical-melon-fly-resistant-watermelon-search-add-to-the-landrace/4906 "2026-07-09T14:28:24Z")
I’m looking for any watermelon traits that might enhance resistance to the melon fly, without compromising taste. I do plan on working through some bitter wild varieties growing around here(southern Israel), but ideally … --- ## [Potato onions from seed in their second year](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/potato-onions-from-seed-in-their-second-year/4903)
**Author:** [@MichaelFomhar](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MichaelFomhar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/potato-onions-from-seed-in-their-second-year/4903 "2026-07-08T02:00:40Z")
Started as seed last year, overwintered in a cup in the crisper drawer. Most grew into two separate onions, a few into 3, and a couple into 4. This was everything that has died back, 6 or so more in the garden in full se… --- ## [LETTUCE 2026 European Focus Crop](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/lettuce-2026-european-focus-crop/4682)
**Author:** [@Bore](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Bore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/lettuce-2026-european-focus-crop/4682 "2026-07-07T06:34:56Z")
Hello all, As the growing season is under way now, I fell the inner presure to start this important thread where we can join forces and put our collective energy on beloved LETTUCE (Lactuca sativa) - one of the chosen c… --- ## [Crossing with no style? And shortened style method](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/crossing-with-no-style-and-shortened-style-method/1103)
**Author:** [@Justin](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Justin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/crossing-with-no-style-and-shortened-style-method/1103 "2026-07-05T17:13:19Z")
I just saw @Joseph\_Lofthouse mentioned on another forum: It might be possible to break off the style, and apply pollen directly to the wound, which would greatly minimize the distance that the pollen would need to grow… --- ## [Reed's Sweet Potatoes grown as annuals from true seed](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/reeds-sweet-potatoes-grown-as-annuals-from-true-seed/800)
**Author:** [@MarkReed](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MarkReed)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/reeds-sweet-potatoes-grown-as-annuals-from-true-seed/800 "2026-07-03T15:46:41Z")
Deleted to prevent unauthorized use of content or ideas. --- ## [Low-input Zucchini for Northern Europe](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/low-input-zucchini-for-northern-europe/4200)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/low-input-zucchini-for-northern-europe/4200 "2026-07-02T15:07:05Z")
I didn’t have much plans to grow zucchini / summer squash. I prefer to eat the more dense flesh of unripe moschatas, ie. Zuchetta. This year zucchini are growing better for me than expected in a challenging soil. I do l… --- ## [My favorite perennial vegetables](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/my-favorite-perennial-vegetables/1901)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/my-favorite-perennial-vegetables/1901 "2026-07-01T20:40:43Z")
I’ve been growing perennial vegetables for a number of years. Most types are relatively close to their wild ancestors or in any case are not grown as named varieties. There hasn’t been much breeding work in most of them.… --- ## [Napa/Chinese Cabbage Landrace? Brassica rapa](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/napa-chinese-cabbage-landrace-brassica-rapa/3482)
**Author:** [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/napa-chinese-cabbage-landrace-brassica-rapa/3482 "2026-07-01T12:44:49Z")
Is anyone interesting in doing a Napa Cabbage (Brasica rapa var. pekinensis) Landrace? Or crossing Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa) with Typical Eruopean Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) to form an interspecies hybrid cabbage… --- ## [Lima Bean Landrace Project (Phaseolus lunatus)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/lima-bean-landrace-project-phaseolus-lunatus/4217)
**Author:** [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/lima-bean-landrace-project-phaseolus-lunatus/4217 "2026-07-01T06:13:00Z")
Anyone want to start a GoingToSeed Lima Bean Landrace? It’s hard to find lots of diversity for Lima Beans (Phaseolus lunatus) but maybe if we all pool our resources together, we might just create a similar diversity mix … [Previous page](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/c/projects/4.md?page=1) [Next page](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/c/projects/4.md?page=3)