Whats the difference in organic seeds and regular seeds?
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at
1:45 pm
Can someone tell me the difference in organic seeds and regular seeds. Also i’ed like to know about hybrid and nonhybrid plants and seeds.
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Basically organic seeds have never been exposed or treated with pesticides, unnatural fertilizers, other types of chemicals that are not natural products.
Regular seeds are sprayed with chemicals for a higher yield and to prevent disease.
organic are free from ALL chemicials but regular seeds have been made to be free from dieses andto produce more and more drought resistant better for the enviroment less water.you can get the regular seeds and just skip spraying them but miracle grow is awsome good luck
The seeds that you are referring to start with the plants that they came from and the line of plants that they came from. Sort of like a family tree. These plants have never been in contact with any man made herbicide, pesticide or fertilizer whether through direct application or animal waste. The seeds from these plants have never been treated with any chemical or hormone to help prevent disease or promote growth. This is the description of organic seeds which the FDA might differ from. Hybrid is one that is crossed with another to achieve the benefits of both families.
Example:
Family a is disease resistance.
Family b is tolerant to drought.
Cross pollinate a and b and you have a plant that might be disease and drought tolerant.
organic seeds are grown on organic farms and cannot be treated or GMO. They can be either Open pollinated or hybrid
Hybrid seeds are seeds produced sexually by mating two (or more) parents of the same species but different varieties. Unlike open pollinated and Heirloom seeds from a hybrid plant will not come back true to the parent type. Seeds from a Hybrid plant are viable but you will get at least three different varieties from that seed.
Hybrid seeds that you buy will grow up to be the type plant advertised on the seed packet, it is the offspring of a hybrid twill not come back true to type.