Nicely stated, Jacob! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Knecht" <jacobknecht@gmail.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 9:04 PM Subject: [pbs] Every gardener a curator > Dear Pacific Bulb Society members, > > My last post > (http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/old.php/…) > regarding why we should care about viruses inform. Who can promise the > next generations > of horticulturists and botanists that the species we know and grow today > will be around for them tomorrow? What can be done? > > As with most strategies for the safe-keeping of valuable assets, > diversification is probably the best answer. Perhaps we gardeners can > evolve to think of ourselves not just as artists but also as lay curators. > Adopt a species or a genus! Take good records, acquire multiple clones so > that new generations can be produced by seed. When sharing or trading > plants with other enthusiasts, try to give away plants produced from seeds > instead of those from pups, corms or bulblets (mere copies). This will > ensure a measure of genetic diversity and hope for resistance against new > generations of pests and pathogens. > > Growing bulbs from seed may seem intimidating at first but it is so > rewarding and not as hard as it may seem! > > Jacob U. Knecht > > ---------- > - http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/