Where was the law passed about only being able to grow one variety.

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Where was the law passed about only being able to grow one variety.

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Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:24 pm

In the Tomato Talk forum, someone mentioned a law recently passed that states you are only allowed to grow one variety. Am assuming that it's in the United States somewhere. Just want to make sure I don't move there by accident :lol: Thanks, Ed
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Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:27 pm

Hypothetical questions are fun, no? But, no regime could be so evil to allow only one tomato, could it?
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Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:43 pm

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2079#p38886

Unless the OP states where that is, I call BS :D :D
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Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:21 pm

I believe that was a kind of game. IF that should happen, WHAT would you grow? Kind of like if you were on a deserted island what would you take...

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Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:05 pm

Thanks. Ok, I got it. With all the craziness in the world today, I lost my sense of humor. ........although, back during early Covid, some states, Michigan comes to mind, had laws about selling seeds.
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Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:30 am

Soooo the stash of seeds i accumulated to prep was for not?

Welp, guess I'll be growing them all 😉
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Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:10 pm

edweather wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:24 pm In the Tomato Talk forum, someone mentioned a law recently passed that states you are only allowed to grow one variety. Am assuming that it's in the United States somewhere. Just want to make sure I don't move there by accident :lol: Thanks, Ed
Sounds like "hillbilly" talk to me. :lol:

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Post: # 39274Unread post Paulf
Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:27 pm

That set up is like asking which of my 200 children do I love most. It has been years since I have fallen for that scenario. Fun to see what comes up but after 45 years of growing tomatoes I mostly read the answers and say,"Yeah, that's a good one."

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Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:20 pm

Paulf wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:27 pm That set up is like asking which of my 200 children do I love most. It has been years since I have fallen for that scenario. Fun to see what comes up but after 45 years of growing tomatoes I mostly read the answers and say,"Yeah, that's a good one."
:o Oh my gosh. You have 200 children??? How can you afford them and now you can only grow one variety of tomato to feed them. :shock:
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Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:55 pm

Yes, those seeds get treated like long lost children my wife says. They do get babied. And if I feed them properly, they feed me.

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Post: # 41154Unread post rhines81
Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:22 pm

I have heard of similar things when it comes to growing corn... but it was never a law or an ordinance, just a general local community suggestion.

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