A List of Some Seed Companies Owned by Monsanto Or Sell Monsanto And Seminis Seeds

[MineralMan]

21. I believe you are unclear on the difference between a species and

a variety of that species. And if you are unaware of the difference, then I have to wonder how much I'll need to explain before you understand that what you just wrote makes no sense.

There are thousands of varieties of tomatoes. Each has unique qualities of some kind or another. What you are calling "heirloom" varieties are simple old varieties that used to be more widely grown than at present. Some people enjoy growing old varieties of tomatoes. Certainly it's an entertaining thing to do, and some of them even taste pretty good. However, none of those varieties are of GMO origins. Rather, they were developed using traditional selective breeding techniques. They don't reproduce true from seed, because that's their nature.

Generally what you end up with if you plant the seeds of varietal tomatoes is something a lot like cherry tomatoes. Small fruits.

My mother grew some old frankenstein sort of heirloom tomato this year in her garden. It was pretty weird in appearance and had a severe cracking problem in the fruit as it ripened. The result was unsatisfactory. The picture on the website where she bought the seeds was very nice, but she got no tomatoes to eat from those seeds. It's a good thing she also planted some modern cultivars, so she could enjoy her salads.