@pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works
Post #2025291
2026-05-02 20:07 UTC
> His Cherokee ancestors carried the variety over the Trail of Tears, the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-39) that left a trail of 4,000 graves.’
Okay, I now understand the context behind the name, and I understand, but like. Printing that on a seed saver packet _really really really does not carry the necessary context for this to serve as the main name for this cultivar_
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@ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2026-05-02 23:47
It's this kind of naming that makes people ask the question and keep the history lesson learned. It is a shame we need to bear so no one else is forced through the same experience.