# \#selection **URL:** https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tag/selection/81.md [Latest](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Anyone working with dewberries?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/anyone-working-with-dewberries/4734)
**Author:** [@JinTX](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/JinTX)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/anyone-working-with-dewberries/4734 "2026-04-25T03:45:35Z")
David the Good just posted about an “improved dewberry” he discovered: He will have some plants/cuttings available locally, maybe eventually they will be available on the etsy store. Is anyone here working with dewbe… --- ## [Thomas' garden summer 2024](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/thomas-garden-summer-2024/2659)
**Author:** [@ThomasPicard](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/ThomasPicard)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/thomas-garden-summer-2024/2659 "2026-01-06T12:26:44Z")
No time to document in detail so I just post a few pics to show where I am at today. To tell you I am there,. Really busy, between different projects, Gardening being one of them. To start with an overall sight of the … --- ## [Genovese-type basils with large leaves (Ocimum basilicum)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/genovese-type-basils-with-large-leaves-ocimum-basilicum/4428)
**Author:** [@Joran](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Joran)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/genovese-type-basils-with-large-leaves-ocimum-basilicum/4428 "2025-12-09T17:29:30Z")
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐞-𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬. These are F1 hybrids between Genovese-type basils and the ‘lettuce-leaf’ basil cultivar! The first, the Genovese-type, is the best-known and most popular basil worldwide. This … --- ## [How important to you is beauty, in your landrace selection? \[Bonus points for pictures\]](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/how-important-to-you-is-beauty-in-your-landrace-selection-bonus-points-for-pictures/181)
**Author:** [@Skot](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Skot)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/how-important-to-you-is-beauty-in-your-landrace-selection-bonus-points-for-pictures/181 "2025-10-08T02:03:25Z")
What visual traits keep you wanting for more? For me, it’s glass gem corn. I literally feel like I’m looking at a cut gem, my heart feels so enraptured by what nature has available in a palette that awaits further explo… --- ## [Coolest Watermelon Seeds!](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/coolest-watermelon-seeds/3565)
**Author:** [@JinTX](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/JinTX)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/coolest-watermelon-seeds/3565 "2025-02-26T23:25:53Z")
I just found the coolest watermelon seeds! Has anyone grown these or similar varieties? They mention in the description they have heard of other varieties with similar traits of patterned/peeling seeds. Thanks @suffl… --- ## [What kind of squash is this?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/what-kind-of-squash-is-this/3525)
**Author:** [@adembska](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/adembska)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/what-kind-of-squash-is-this/3525 "2025-02-20T14:15:11Z")
This came from a GTS packet of moschata seeds–unless I mixed up the seedlings by mistake! Do you think it is a moschata? I was looking at Joseph L’s page on identifying squashes, and it doesn’t look like any of the pictu… --- ## [Organic Seed Growers Conference, Feb 26 - Mar 1](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/organic-seed-growers-conference-feb-26-mar-1/3464)
**Author:** [@DebbieA](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/DebbieA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/organic-seed-growers-conference-feb-26-mar-1/3464 "2025-02-05T21:08:25Z")
Join Going to Seed at the Organic Seed Growers Conference, in-person or virtually! Going to Seed’s Anna Mieritz will be leading a panel discussion on Local Seeds for Local Food: Strengthening Regional Seed Systems for Su… --- ## [Okra Webinar!](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/okra-webinar/3452)
**Author:** [@SeedBecca](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/SeedBecca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/okra-webinar/3452 "2025-02-03T16:31:05Z")
Join for an inspiring webinar featuring Chris Smith (executive director of the Utopian Seed Project and author of The Whole Okra), Ekow Stone (Ontario Farmer-Researcher and on-farm okra breeder at It’s Giving Farm), and … --- ## [Should plants in first year be treated nicely?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/should-plants-in-first-year-be-treated-nicely/3343)
**Author:** [@filip](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/filip)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/should-plants-in-first-year-be-treated-nicely/3343 "2025-01-03T20:27:09Z")
Hi, I’m Filip, I’m coming here after watching interview with Joseph on youtube’s channel of David the Good. There’s one thing I have problem with wrapping my mind. Let’s assume that first year is super wet and second ye… --- ## [Interesting blog post on watermelon genetics](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/interesting-blog-post-on-watermelon-genetics/3251)
**Author:** [@JinTX](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/JinTX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/interesting-blog-post-on-watermelon-genetics/3251 "2024-12-04T18:29:36Z")
--- ## [Dioecious Corn?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/dioecious-corn/3126)
**Author:** [@Jerry\_Irving](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Jerry_Irving)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/dioecious-corn/3126 "2024-11-07T00:26:35Z")
Hello, I have some corn that didn’t make any tassels, but yet it grew silks. The silks were produced at the terminal position of the corn stalk, where the tassels should have been produced. Does anyone understand what… --- ## [Gardening in an Ecosystem](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/gardening-in-an-ecosystem/1168)
**Author:** [@RayS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/RayS)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/gardening-in-an-ecosystem/1168 "2024-10-20T01:17:09Z")
@Lowell\_McCampbell I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the June newsletter. Thank you. It’s definitely a mindshift, getting into landrace gardening. I’ve helped run gardening courses and a permaculture design certif… --- ## [Avoiding crushed dreams in salad (and selection for EARLIEST)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/avoiding-crushed-dreams-in-salad-and-selection-for-earliest/2685)
**Author:** [@julia.dakin](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/julia.dakin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/avoiding-crushed-dreams-in-salad-and-selection-for-earliest/2685 "2024-08-22T10:54:19Z")
Yesterday, garden friend spots first cucumber for the year: “Yum! Salad time!” Me: “WAIT! Nobody is eating that cucumber!!” Garden friend: \[Confused Pikachu face\] Lesson learned! I need to chat with volunteers more ab… --- ## [New Sweetcorn Landrace in Australia- We have Corn Questions- Help needed!](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/new-sweetcorn-landrace-in-australia-we-have-corn-questions-help-needed/2239)
**Author:** [@TheGourmetGardener](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/TheGourmetGardener)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/new-sweetcorn-landrace-in-australia-we-have-corn-questions-help-needed/2239 "2024-03-30T21:26:54Z")
Hey folks, it’s a pleasure to join you here:) Our Community Sweetcorn Landrace Initiative Season 1: 36 participants in 4 Australian states: NSW, QLD, VIC & SA 9 Varieties of sweetcorn, some from commercial suppliers, … --- ## [In what order should traits be selected?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/in-what-order-should-traits-be-selected/134)
**Author:** [@Seeds](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Seeds)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/in-what-order-should-traits-be-selected/134 "2023-07-16T03:08:54Z")
2022-10-12T07:00:00Z (UTC) Oscar D When considering all the various attributes that can be selected for, of course, the ability to survive and produce seed has to be # 1. After that, are there any traits that should be… --- ## [A question about vertical and horizontal resistance as they relate to culling plants](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/a-question-about-vertical-and-horizontal-resistance-as-they-relate-to-culling-plants/731)
**Author:** [@MalcolmS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MalcolmS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/a-question-about-vertical-and-horizontal-resistance-as-they-relate-to-culling-plants/731 "2023-02-09T20:24:43Z")
I’m reading the very interesting book, Return to Resistance that was linked in the landrace plant breeding forum. It seems that in a diverse landrace both horizontal and vertical resistance would be functional; the reaso…