Question – Define Hybrid F1 and Heirloom?
Answer – Hybrid F1 means the first generation created by crossing two different parent varieties, the offspring of which produce a new, uniform seed variety with specific characteristics from both parents.
Seed saved from an F1 hybrid will not come true if replanted.
Heirloom is a vaguer term but it generally means an open-pollinated, true-breeding variety that is at least 40 to 50 years old.