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patronbernard
patronbernard 17.06.2026, 08:36
...I've been growing my beloved Swiss chard for years. @gelberbuendner-11979 from seeds I harvested myself! ...Interestingly, the genes seem to have changed over the years...🤷...The original had slightly curled leaves, but as you can see, they’re now smooth! ...but what I find really crazy is that there’s suddenly a red one in the mix (OK, better a red one than a blue one 😎)...and that’s even though there’s no Swiss chard in either my garden or my neighbor’s 😳 🤷 🤔 ...
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Mirilü Mirilü 17.06.2026, 08:42
Spontanmutation? Du gibst ihm eine Chance 💓
patronbernard patronbernard 17.06.2026, 08:56
...Buntmangold per se finde ich ja bäähhh, aber ja, wenn mein spontanmutierter Roter kulinarisch dem gelben Bündner nahekommt, bekommt er auf jeden Fall eine Chance! 😉
Kräuterhexchen Kräuterhexchen 17.06.2026, 12:42
Das muss keine Mutation, das kann auch aus simpler Vererbung hervorgehen. Kannst du dich noch an deinen Biologieunterricht und Herrn Mendel mit seinen Erbsen erinnern 😉

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