Brought over from the Sugar Beet thread so as not to hijack it...
Quoting:
One question I'd like to ask folks here - do you consider hybrids bad? I've really been trying to narrow down to heirloom and open pollinated seeds when I'm considering seed purchases for the future. I know that sometimes a hybrid simply means farmers selecting the best producers and then crossing them with others to get beneficial charateristics. But the fact that bothers me is that saved hybrid seeds won't usually come true to what you saved them from. I know it's not the same as 'gm' seeds, but...I'm leery of them. I'd like to hear others opinions.