[Syrupmakers] Mississippi Foundation Seed

[DBACrownhoney at aol.com]

No I don't think I would have much luck at it. I was just think I would  like 
to try to grow some from seed. I could order a few lbs. of seed a lot  easier 
that driving a state or 2 away to get the varieties I want to try.
 
JT
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/7/2008 9:15:20 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
rharrison922 at yahoo.com writes:

JT,
  Sorghum seed. Sugarcane rarely blooms North of Central Florida and  its 
seeds are never used for commercial propagation. Hand  pollinated sugarcane seeds 
are used by plant breeders in South Florida  and now in LA to produce new 
varieties. They get about 1 new variety per  100,000 seeds or so. Want to try 
your luck?
                                    Richard

DBACrownhoney at aol.com wrote:

Are talking about sugar cane or sorghum?
 
JT
 
 
In a message dated 2/7/2008 5:45:06 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
kharbin at nctv.com writes:

Richard, 
I'm still new at syrupmaking, 2008 being my 5th  year.  Here's what I can say 
about saving seed...Being new, I don't  get a whole lot of help in my 
syrupmaking.  I have a few that show up  to help and spectate, but it's such a busy 2 
or 3 weeks leading up to and  then the actual syrupmaking.  That being said, 
by the time that  Saturday is over, I just can't bring myself to gather up the 
heads and  thresh them for seed.  It's easier for me to relax and just order  
some seed the next spring.  Plus the birds love scavenging the seed  out of 
the pile of heads.  Plus, a 5 lb bag will last me at  least 2 years.  I just 
throw what I don't use in the  freezer.
 
 
Kevin S. Harbin

 
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Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers]  Mississippi Foundation Seed



Kevin,
   2 questions: (1) doesn't anyone save open-pollinated  seed of these 
varieties?
                       (2) wouldn't open-pollinated seeds(assuming that only 
the  same variety were being grown in the patch) be about as good as  the 
foundation seed from MSU ? I mean genetically speaking and not  necessarily 
quality or germination percentage. I know people that have  saved Dale seed from 
seedheads for planting. I understand that the named  varieties are selections 
rather than genetic hand-pollinated  crosses.
                                                   Richard

Kevin Harbin <kharbin at nctv.com>  wrote:

Some may already know this, but I spoke to Randy at MSU  Foundation Seed 
today to order this years seed.  He told me that  for the month of February, they 
are selling only to people that have  ordered from them in the past.  As of 
March 1, it will be first  come/first served.  He said they have enormous 
requests from  organizations interested in sweet sorghum for ethanol purposes, and 
they  felt it was only fair to those of us that have ordered previously to  
give us first shot.  Kudos to them!!  Anyway, just thought I'd  get this out 
there to anyone that might be waiting to order their seed  for this year.  I got 5 
lb of M81 non treated.  Going to give  it a shot this year.  
 
 
Kevin S. Harbin
Seneca, SC 
 
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