Grannys Heirloom Seeds

The Definition of Heirloom Seed

What is the definition of an heirloom seed? There are 2 different schools of thought on what the definition of heirloom seed is. One is based solely on the age of the cultivar and the other based more on the seed as a true family heirloom.

The Age Of The Cultivar

Prior to the 1930’s commercial hybrid seeds were largely non-existent. All of the seed a farmer or gardener used was open pollinated, came from the previous year’s crop, and would grow true to type. After 1930 hybrids began to take hold and new varieties began to appear in the seed catalogs. Cultivars that have been around since before the 1930’s are considered heirlooms under this line of thinking.

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