Thanks, Admmad! That was very easy to understand. It is so helpful when people explain things in a way that makes sense to laymen. When you have time, please consider putting out some more information on similar topics. I've read Mick Morry's explanations, and Dr. Carr's charts are good, too. Many of us backyard hybridizers waste time, space, and effort on crosses that will produce dogs, almost guaranteed. We will visit the Gaskins' tiny garden this weekend. They produce super seedlings (just look at prices soar everytime they are listing on the LA!) with very few seedlings. While we can't always have the parents listed in successful hybridizers' crosses, we can do some of them, so we try to replicate some of the crosses. Searching the databases to find how many kids come from a parent can also help us pick successful parents. I firmly believe that even a blind hog finds an acorn occassionally. That should be worth an acorn. Or a blind hog.
Thanks, again,
David
Disclaimer: No blind hogs were harmed in making a lame joke.
