Out of maybe 20 Red Orach seeds i've planted, only one managed to grow into a very big plant. Later I learned Red Orach wasn't suited to grow in...
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Out of maybe 20 Red Orach seeds i’ve planted, only one managed to grow into a very big plant. Later I learned Red Orach wasn’t suited to grow in my weather zone. And I wonder - if I would re-plant the seeds of that plant, and continue to re-plant the best performing seeds, would I be able to develop a Red Orach that is best suited for my specific garden?

I’m confused cause evolution takes geological time, so how could I breed seeds to see any meaningful change in my lifetime?