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Apr 20, 2016 9:00 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
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I've read that the amount of cross-pollination depends both on the variety, and how many AGGRESSIVE pollinators you have.

I recall that Joseph sought and found a variety that was very prone to cross-pollination, like it tended NOT to pollinate itself thoroughly before opening. He put a lot of those "promiscuous" genes into his crop so that the offspring would also cross more freely, to advance his "landrace" policy.

The variety had a funny name, with some numbers and single letters in it, if I recall.

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