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Tue Mar 25, 2025, 12:46 AM

Mar 25

I'm an avid gardener (tomato gardening in particular), and I really prefer the heirloom plants. I've got okra seeds I've saved going back at least a decade now that are still viable (kept double-bagged in the freezer). I do grow some F1 hybrids, however, because those plants are so much more disease-resistant. (Heirloom tomato plants are especially susceptible to fungal disease).

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Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds? [View all] Nevilledog Mar 24 OP

People who have a brain decided to collect the seeds. louis-t Mar 24 #1

True, it is destruction just for the sake of destruction PatSeg Mar 24 #38

To speed the day when MAGA decides who gets what, including food. Kid Berwyn Mar 24 #2

After the invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 Turbineguy Mar 24 #13

Agribusiness-X probably bucolic_frolic Mar 24 #3

Agree. It's likely because none of those seeds are proprietary "one and done" seeds. CincyDem Mar 24 #6

Terminator seeds don't exist outside a few labs NickB79 Mar 24 #9

Is that a "don't exist outside a lab" because the science didn't work or... CincyDem Mar 24 #12

Public outcry scuttled it NickB79 Mar 24 #15

Public outcry put the orange fraud fatty in the WH wolfie001 Mar 25 #50

I think they were marketed to 3rd world countries MadameButterfly Mar 24 #32

They've got a lower-tech version of that already... keep_left Mar 24 #22

And also, markodochartaigh Mar 24 #31

Thank you canetoad Mar 24 #46

No problem, glad it was helpful. keep_left Mar 25 #49

Profitization through theft. There I fixed it for you. I use Profitization instead of Privatization ... aggiesal Mar 24 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue Dotty Mar 24 #4

Because MAGA is Russia. Sneederbunk Mar 24 #5

Indeed! Russia wants to erase us. sagetea Mar 24 #18

Was that part of the whole doomsday vault scenario? I know they also stored pharmaceuticals because I Vinca Mar 24 #7

Because it's related to climate change Diraven Mar 24 #8

It's part of a smart Government. Turbineguy Mar 24 #10

Only the billionaires can control the food supply. Irish_Dem Mar 24 #11

Same reason he wants to control near-Earth orbit. Global oligarchy Maru Kitteh Mar 24 #14

How often is the seed removed and new seed put in its place ? anybody ? republianmushroom Mar 24 #16

Can't really answer that the way it was asked ... MiHale Mar 24 #29

Thank you republianmushroom Mar 24 #36

Because they are stupid and have no idea what the people Phoenix61 Mar 24 #17

Musk does not want the government to feed anybody but him. dchill Mar 24 #19

Shit. Just that. PS, time to find the stash of nonGMO seeds i missplaced... txwhitedove Mar 24 #20

"Our food system is only as safe as our ability to respond to the next plant disease..." Wednesdays Mar 24 #21

The Irish Famine was not all caused by potato blight but by the theft of agricultural products from Ireland Botany Mar 24 #43

Maybe Elon plans to buy Monsanto and wants to eliminate possible competition. Martin68 Mar 24 #23

Might not work out the way he thinks it will. bluesbassman Mar 24 #24

If you add white supremacy + the belief that empathy is a weakness + the belief that taxes should never be raised on the Uncle Joe Mar 24 #25

Because it has to do with the common good and science which helps people of this nation and the world Botany Mar 24 #26

I have a degree in botany (no pun intended) Mountain Mule Mar 24 #39

Me too as in having a degree in botany Botany Mar 24 #40

... Solly Mack Mar 24 #27

The lack of genetic diversity is what killed off a bunch of banana species JT45242 Mar 24 #30

Because he is part of "enemy within" that wants to sow Evolve Dammit Mar 24 #33

Because he can? ShazzieB Mar 24 #34

Musk intends to rule the world if he's allowed to. hadEnuf Mar 24 #35

Ebenezer Trump..... SergeStorms Mar 24 #37

A small suggestion. Probably silly to most people. Linda ladeewolf Mar 24 #41

Because he is incredibly ignorant about anything outside of his world. TNNurse Mar 24 #42

It bothered me highly. Figarosmom Mar 24 #44

He wants to replace them with his own ubermensch seed Hassin Bin Sober Mar 24 #45

they saw it's about genetic diversity PedroXimenez Mar 24 #47

Elon is a moron Historic NY Mar 25 #48

Send 'em all to the seed bank on Svalbard before Musk kills them. Ocelot II Mar 25 #51