[Sca-cooks] Period food myths

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> legacy/heritage veggies -
> I too would love to find a place where I could get seeds to grow these.  My
> gardener friends warn me that it's difficult to grow older varieties because
> modern hybridization and pesticide application have made strains of nasties
> that are particularly tough on these legacy varieties.

*blink* That's the first time I've heard anyone say that. Legacy
non-hybrid varieties tend to have specific strengths and weaknesses by
variety, and there may be some plants were all the older varieties are
more susceptible to a specific pest, but in general the trick is supposed
to be to pick the most resistant legacy variety based on the pests in your
area.

-- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
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