Hi, I have 6 seeds I can send you...just sowed my other 6. I'd be happy to mail these to you, or perhaps we can put together a larger trade. Do you have a list? Thanks, Elizabeth Victorian_Bellefonte

hey You are in luck . I went to the farmers seed store yesterday and got a pack of sungolds they are f1's Would love some Marianna's Peace seeds. Sent you a email. ML

I doubt you will find anyone with any Sungold seeds to trade or give away. Since they are a hybrid you can't save seed from them, so any seed anyone had they would have had to buy, and Sungold seed is expensive plus they usually give a smaller than usual amount of seeds in a hybrid pack, sometimes as small as ten to 18 seeds, so not many people would have any excess. I looked on the tomato seed saver exchange and Sungold was the most requested variety, and probably for the reasons I just stated.

Dave, I read through each of your links and wanted to share some points that were not made in either one and that has to do with how hybrids are constructed. The earliest hybrids developed usually had just two parents that were selected for different desired traits .Examples would include Big Boy F1, Better Boy F1, Ramapo F1, etc. But more modern varieties are done in a different way. There are two breeding lines, let's call them A and B. An OP with a desired trait starts off in line A, these are NOT specific varieties, rather what are called breeding lines that have been chosen b'c they have desired genes. Then that first one is crossed with another OP to introduce a gene, such as uniform ripening, high solids, a disease tolerance gene, etc. There can be up to four parental gene inputs in a line and none of them are known varieties. The same is done for line B. When the last of lines A and B are done, then those two last selections are crossed with each other to form the F1 hybrid. One of thel inks also discussed the role of using male steriles so that there's no self pollenization. Carolyn, who did say she would be back later, and the reason being is that she's a HUGE tennis fan and Wimbledon in London is on now, and she wants to watch as much as she can, especially her favorite players. ( smile)