“ With careful selection , a breeder can hone their strains down to the point of being able to consistently produce stellar offspring of a particular form . At the same time , if it is left up to the bees to do the pollinating , you never know what will bloom from those saved seeds , although many of the traits the parents carry will express themselves in one way or another ,” explains Lee .
Even with several experienced helpers including Lee ’ s husband and son Morrison , every season it takes more than a month to dig , wash , divide , count and pack all of the tubers for winter storage . Lee sells out 80 % of her stock within hours of listing them on the website , and they ship all over the country .
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