Heirloom vs Hybrid Plants - What is the Difference? - Geeky Greenhouse

In today's video, we discuss the difference between heirloom and hybrid plant varieties. I remember when I first got into gardening, there was a lot of confusion about what heirloom really meant, and which seed varieties were best for my needs.
In this video, I hope to clarify the subject of heirloom seeds and help you choose the right type for your gardening. Heirlooms are great and tend to be consistent and reliable, but hybrids can perform better in certain cases. Hybrids can also combine some of the best traits from two plant varieties into one.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Basic definitions of heirloom and hybrid
1:10 Heirlooms
2:50 Hybrids
5:11 Stable hybrids
5:30 Example plants
5:41 Heirloom plant example
6:15 Hybrid plant example
7:16 Stable hybrid plant example
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[@twizmwazin]

These are often grown over winter, but content on alliums would be really cool. Different onions, multiplier onions, walking onions, leeks, garlic, chives, shallots, etc. For the summer, dwarf tomatoes (are there dwarf pepper varieties?) would also be kinda neat. Different tricks and strategies for gardening in small spaces could also be neat for us city dwellers.

[@jesseparker2656]

I would recommend growing tomatillos and white onions to make salsa verde with your peppers next year.

[@geekygreenhouse]

Thanks!

[@FaithVsFate]

High quality, deserves much more viewership

[@geekygreenhouse]

Much appreciated - we’re working on that!

[@stevejones7553]

Growing the Indigo Rose tomato variety for the first time this year. Fantastically productive, tasty, and reportedly contains antioxidants when a ripe purple/red.

[@geekygreenhouse]

I've heard of those - love the look of those deeper colored tomatoes

[@LTGiants2000]

Found you on Pepper Geek and immediately subscribed here. Looking forward to it!

[@nml5536]

your videos are so high quality... love this new channel so much [as long as it doesn't take away from Pepper Geek] :D.. I will be ordering a Pepper Geek t-shirt very soon!

[@geekygreenhouse]

Thanks so much! So glad you're enjoying our stuff - Pepper Geek will always be our favorite :)

[@tomgates316]

Being in more of a city location with a fair sized yard, there isn't the room for row plants. Carrots, beets, corn, leeks, etc. So we rely on more of the bush plants. One planting spot, but lots of fruit bearing. Tomatoes, peppers, bush cucumbers, zucchini, etc. We've tried potatoes in a bag with very limited success. Tried watermelon out of large pot - but vine took over the yard and got 3 melons. So ideas on good return of product in a smaller space would be very interesting. We did try some corn one year. Had gotten seeds for the corn with the huge kernels used for Corn Nuts. Pretty huge stalks. As they started getting cobs forming and the cobs getting initial kernels, the local squirrel family started cutting them down like beavers clearing trees for a dam. Came home one evening to a stalk shaking back and forth in the garden. Then dropped to the ground. Squirrels!! Bit off the cob in the husk and ran off with it in its mouth. Looks like a fun channel to follow.

[@RCPrepping]

You know your stuff. Thanks for posting.

[@lorenzodelacruz1887]

Great show again. Your presentation is well done. Your voice is perfect to listen to. No extra stuff either. I sweat just thinking about peppers. I have peppers for breakfast most every day. Right now it's green chili from last year, serranoes, and jalapeños mixed with bells, corn and zucchini. The garden is doing well this year. You da man!

[@jasonj6568]

Love the graphic, fits the name! Good info as always, best wishes on the new channel!

[@leahness3588]

Good info. I didnt realize there was a 3rd type of seed.👍🌶🌶

[@darkdraggon]

We plant bell peppers next to jalapenos every year just to get some spicy bells.

[@adamthrone4132]

You should try to grow hibiscus sabdariffa.

[@matthawkins4579]

I think I got a cross pollinated cayenne/bell pepper. It's longer like a cayenne but blocky like a bell. And they were side by side.

[@geekygreenhouse]

Very cool, how was the flavor/heat level?

[@matthawkins4579]

@@geekygreenhouse Haven't actually tried them yet, they went into their container very late and have not ripened yet. I have them under the grow lights now and will let you know. They're just weird looking. Only 3 fruits on the plant, two look blocky but long, the other is a bit more Cayenne looking but still off.

[@nml5536]

hope you keep rocking out that CGN x KS LS into F2 and beyond! :)

[@geekygreenhouse]

Of course! I was so excited when that plant sprouted, I knew something was different. The early foliage showed some purpling (like the CGN). Definitely saving seeds - might even grow a few plants over the winter

[@Jardin-de-invierno]

Love the video…….so far this year I’m growing the monster leopard bubblegum pepper….the coolest color change I’ve seen. I recommend…🥵

[@geekygreenhouse]

Whoa sounds intriguing - where did you get the seeds?

[@Jardin-de-invierno]

@@geekygreenhouse I got it from trading seeds on one of the pepper lover groups on Facebook…my first bubblegum verity..goes from black to green to a glowing orange…

[@geekygreenhouse]

Nice! Would love to see the peppers - tag us on Instagram so we can see!

[@Jardin-de-invierno]

@@geekygreenhouse trying to figure out how to tag you in it

[@Jardin-de-invierno]

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