Bob,
>>I test so I speak with authority on my Italian lines.
What is your current appreciation of the Gold line from Purvis
Brothers? Do they come close to your Italians in productivity? Do
they overwinter well in your area?
Purvis uses survivor stock from managed and feral sources in their
breeding program. There may be a good chunk of Italian genetics
since the Gold lines are suppose to produce *large* crops. And
northern Georgia is not an Africanized territory yet [as far as I
know].
Waldemar
Long Island, NY
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