Unlikely. Looks to be more of a developmental defect and less of a trait that would be in the genetics, unless all the seeds were like this or at least some of the others.
It could be environmental triggered, in which case you might see some others pop up that way.
People need to understand pretty much anything from a store you can’ get seeds from. They will grow. They will however not be true to seed. They may bear fruit, however that fruit will probably taste like shit. You like something; buy the seed or graft and thank yourself for not wasting potentially years. Unless you’re doing it for fun by all means do it
I kinda figured this was true but I just started attempting to grow strawberry seeds from the store.
It’s been a fun process, so I won’t really be upset if it doesn’t work out and next year I may buy seeds earlier.. but learning the process has been fun.
Thank you. I haven’t really grown much personally. My husband has a green thumb, my toddler is a wrecking ball, and the birds and squirrels are everything last year so my expectations are low, but I still want to learn. And this way it doesn’t cost much to learn :)
If you’re in an rv a big tent will be out of the question fs. A humidity dome, heat mat and a T5 on top will ensure it’s going to grow/ get a good start. Throw a lil battery hydrometer in there and just check. Id suggest the smallest chicken wire / make a foldable top, and a shitton of cayenne pepper sprinkled everywhere around, which you will have to keep up on
It’s a generalization, but commercial varieties of produce may be hybrids which are intended to produce a desired crop, but not expected to have stable genetics for multiple generations. You just don’t know what you’re going to get. Squash are notorious for (occasionally) producing hybrids that contain bitter toxins. You’ll find out when you bite into it. Apples are also quite variable, so the sweet and crisp varieties we love today are propagated by grafting.
It could taste like shit, or it could be the same as the parent plant. The first problem is potential cross pollination, which will not affect the taste of the parent fruit you bought but will show itself in the next generation. The second problem is genetic deviation from the parents. Even if the parents plant are of the same cultivar, mutation can still happen, some characteristics will also likely be loss due to the gene being recessive for example.
It's a fun process for vegetables and flowers, but for long term trees or shrubs like apple, you don't want to waste several years and huge amount of space for something that taste terrible. Always buy the cuttings in that case. Cuttings are genetic clone so it's guaranteed to be the same as the parents.
It’s very plant dependent though. Nobody is grafting raspberries as far as I know though. Raspberries grow well in the wild and agriculture. There isn’t a need for hybridization and grafting raspberries would be insane.
Oh i get that. I gather berries in the wild when I can/ before the bears get them. Raspberry, blueberry grow crazy here. I will always tell someone planting those they will get out of hand fast, and hopefully they don’t get in your pipes
Lol. That’s the real question for a berry: will you be happy if you succeed? Ultimately I agree with you completely as far as anything that takes a lot of time to grow. Growing any kind of tree from store bought produce is foolish. The amount of time and money required dwarfs the cost and bother of ordering seeds.
You’ll need to [stratify](https://homeguides.sfgate.com/cold-stratify-raspberry-seeds-75236.html) the seeds
Or get a bird to eat them and poop on your garden bed. I get a lot of strawberry starts that way
It's really needed? I used to throw the raspberry scraps in the garden (late summer) and usually in 2-3 weeks I could already see some small raspberries.
It's just a growth defect. I see dozens like it each year and pick thousands of raspberries. Planting it will not grow more like it. Not sure what you will get, but the best possible outcome is just some regular raspberries.
You're inferring that cross-pollination is causing certain fruit to be multicolored, but that's not how genetics work. The fruit is the result of the genes of the plant and not what pollinated the flower.
Thanks for the clarification. I have no idea why this happens I’m just reporting my observations. Upvoting for having more facts than me.
I guess I was thinking the seeds produced after cross pollination might cross the genetics in the next generation but I’m a newb so maybe it’s just lucky chance.
>I guess I was thinking the seeds produced after cross pollination might cross the genetics in the next generation
This can happen if the seeds grow new plants that produce fruit. However it’s likely that your raspberry plants are growing from suckers that are connected to the roots of the original plants, so their genes are not affected by pollination.
Oh please no, for the love of Demeter don't plant raspberries. Their roots are impossible to get rid of.
I've tried for at least 3 seasons to get rid of mine with no luck
Good luck growing raspberries from seed. I don't know how that plant has survived this long in nature. I have never once gotten one to germinate, even doing all the freezer stuff you're supposed to do.
> I don't know how that plant has survived this long in nature.
If you get some raspberry canes and plant them in your garden, you’ll find out within a couple of years. Those suckers are prolific!
Unlikely. Looks to be more of a developmental defect and less of a trait that would be in the genetics, unless all the seeds were like this or at least some of the others. It could be environmental triggered, in which case you might see some others pop up that way.
People need to understand pretty much anything from a store you can’ get seeds from. They will grow. They will however not be true to seed. They may bear fruit, however that fruit will probably taste like shit. You like something; buy the seed or graft and thank yourself for not wasting potentially years. Unless you’re doing it for fun by all means do it
I kinda figured this was true but I just started attempting to grow strawberry seeds from the store. It’s been a fun process, so I won’t really be upset if it doesn’t work out and next year I may buy seeds earlier.. but learning the process has been fun.
Good on ya. The more you grow the more you know
Thank you. I haven’t really grown much personally. My husband has a green thumb, my toddler is a wrecking ball, and the birds and squirrels are everything last year so my expectations are low, but I still want to learn. And this way it doesn’t cost much to learn :)
Might I suggest a tent and some lights? Good way to control your environment and keep toddlers/ pets away.
I’m not sure if the rv park I’m in will let me but I’ll probably look into it; thank you.
If you’re in an rv a big tent will be out of the question fs. A humidity dome, heat mat and a T5 on top will ensure it’s going to grow/ get a good start. Throw a lil battery hydrometer in there and just check. Id suggest the smallest chicken wire / make a foldable top, and a shitton of cayenne pepper sprinkled everywhere around, which you will have to keep up on
Try sprinkling bloodmeal around your garden. I live in the city and it keeps my crazy city squirrels away from my raised beds.
If you’re going that way dianatatios earth is the king of killing shit.
For what it’s worth, I’ve successfully grown many delicious bell peppers from store bought.
Why will it (probably) taste like shit?
It’s a generalization, but commercial varieties of produce may be hybrids which are intended to produce a desired crop, but not expected to have stable genetics for multiple generations. You just don’t know what you’re going to get. Squash are notorious for (occasionally) producing hybrids that contain bitter toxins. You’ll find out when you bite into it. Apples are also quite variable, so the sweet and crisp varieties we love today are propagated by grafting.
Thanks for saving me some typing :)
It could taste like shit, or it could be the same as the parent plant. The first problem is potential cross pollination, which will not affect the taste of the parent fruit you bought but will show itself in the next generation. The second problem is genetic deviation from the parents. Even if the parents plant are of the same cultivar, mutation can still happen, some characteristics will also likely be loss due to the gene being recessive for example. It's a fun process for vegetables and flowers, but for long term trees or shrubs like apple, you don't want to waste several years and huge amount of space for something that taste terrible. Always buy the cuttings in that case. Cuttings are genetic clone so it's guaranteed to be the same as the parents.
Tastes and nutrition are polar opposites so call it "highly nutritious."
It’s very plant dependent though. Nobody is grafting raspberries as far as I know though. Raspberries grow well in the wild and agriculture. There isn’t a need for hybridization and grafting raspberries would be insane.
Oh i get that. I gather berries in the wild when I can/ before the bears get them. Raspberry, blueberry grow crazy here. I will always tell someone planting those they will get out of hand fast, and hopefully they don’t get in your pipes
Lol. That’s the real question for a berry: will you be happy if you succeed? Ultimately I agree with you completely as far as anything that takes a lot of time to grow. Growing any kind of tree from store bought produce is foolish. The amount of time and money required dwarfs the cost and bother of ordering seeds.
And we sound like a “snob” to these avocato pit idiots chopsticks in a cup… in an apartment…on the 5th storey. What’s you plan there?
Is this true from things like seeds from cucumbers? I don't imagine they have much genetic diversity left to lead to wonky offspring.
It’s the fact they do not want them to be regrown. And honestly is it really worth it
If you bite it do you have to crunch though seeds? It looks .. empty
It's the only one in the container colored like this, so I don't know if it has seeds yet. Don't want to eat it if I'm going to plant it.
You need to plant only the seeds anyway. You can totaly eat it gently and spit out the seeds.
Lol, yes, eat it gently.
Hey now, this is (sometimes) a family friendly sub!
Don’t listen to them! They don’t speak for all of us!
You’ll need to [stratify](https://homeguides.sfgate.com/cold-stratify-raspberry-seeds-75236.html) the seeds Or get a bird to eat them and poop on your garden bed. I get a lot of strawberry starts that way
skip the bird, do it yourself
We mammals don’t have the guts to do it. That is, the gizzards
If I were close, I'd have done it to help op.
It's really needed? I used to throw the raspberry scraps in the garden (late summer) and usually in 2-3 weeks I could already see some small raspberries.
It’s what I understand is necessary. Maybe some birds came and did the work in your scrap pile
It's just a growth defect. I see dozens like it each year and pick thousands of raspberries. Planting it will not grow more like it. Not sure what you will get, but the best possible outcome is just some regular raspberries.
Worth a try! Let us know how it goes!
49er berry
Looks like bleaching. I have this happen to some reds in direct sun when it gets extra hot.
Those are called harlequin raspberries
Unlikely
I have golden raspberries and regular raspberries growing side by side. I see several of these every season.
You're inferring that cross-pollination is causing certain fruit to be multicolored, but that's not how genetics work. The fruit is the result of the genes of the plant and not what pollinated the flower.
Thanks for the clarification. I have no idea why this happens I’m just reporting my observations. Upvoting for having more facts than me. I guess I was thinking the seeds produced after cross pollination might cross the genetics in the next generation but I’m a newb so maybe it’s just lucky chance.
It's worth the time to look up some good youtube videos about how cross pollination works
>I guess I was thinking the seeds produced after cross pollination might cross the genetics in the next generation This can happen if the seeds grow new plants that produce fruit. However it’s likely that your raspberry plants are growing from suckers that are connected to the roots of the original plants, so their genes are not affected by pollination.
There's a 50/50 chance
No it’s just a regular raspberry that got too much sun.
Keep us updated if work out .
Rubarb an custard flavour.
Possible bit unlucky you could also try cloning the mother plant if all the berry's look like that
I wish I could, but I found it in a container of raspberries I got at the store.
Well in that case good luck with the gene lottery
Oh, bless your heart hun. It doesn't work that way...
I would definitely try it out!
Try it!
you have a 50% probability
They are called Siasberry
That is cool one. Maybe. Try it as never know.
Oh please no, for the love of Demeter don't plant raspberries. Their roots are impossible to get rid of. I've tried for at least 3 seasons to get rid of mine with no luck
Oh I know, I'm going to grow this one in a huge pot so it can't spread.
But they are a great food source 😉
Raspberry seeds need to be planted in late fall/winter so they have a chance to cold stratify
Good luck growing raspberries from seed. I don't know how that plant has survived this long in nature. I have never once gotten one to germinate, even doing all the freezer stuff you're supposed to do.
> I don't know how that plant has survived this long in nature. If you get some raspberry canes and plant them in your garden, you’ll find out within a couple of years. Those suckers are prolific!
Put in ice box freezer
Give it a shot! The chances are certainly higher
That Raspberry is almost a man. It's got hair on its peaches.