Thank you Adam! ------- Just a note after re-reading: I forgot to add that every time I used the word "conservation" I was referring to anthropogenic conservation (saving species for human benefit) and not true scientific conservation. Some conservation is better than none of course. ---------- - http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/ On 26 July 2010 21:17, Adam Fikso <adam14113@ameritech.net> wrote: > 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/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >