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Free Plants! From Simple Seed-Saving Techniques Here's all the information and guidance you need to start saving seeds from your favorite vegetables, herbs, and flowers and grow even more plants next year. Dozens of at-a-glance charts and over 300 step-by-step illustrations show you how to determine when seeds are ready for harvest, how to collect them, and how to store them. Plus, you get time-proven tips, the kind that only an experienced horticulturalist can share, for starting seeds right. Seed Sowing and Saving is packed with solid advice and information that teaches you how to: * Successfully harvest seeds from more than 100 common vegetables, annuals, perennials, herbs, and wildflowers * Dry and store seeds, and test seeds for viability * Sow seeds indoors to get a head start on the growing season * Prepare soil and garden beds for transplants or direct sowing
List of contents
Introduction 1 Sowing Seeds 2 From Seed to Bloom 3 Selecting Plants for Seed Saving 4 Collecting and Storing Seeds 5 Annual Vegetables 6 Biennial and Perennial Vegetables 7 Annual Flowers 8 Biennial and Perennial Flowers Appendices Optimal Germination Temperatures for Seeds Characteristics of Common Vegetables Saved for Seed Seeds that Require Special Treatment Open-Pollinated (Standard) Varieties Zone Map Mail-Order Sources Further Reading Glossary IndeX
About the author
Freelance writer and horticultural consultant Carole B. Turner specializes in gardening techniques and native planting. Besides her Storey book, Seed Sowing and Saving, Carole has authored many articles in American Nursery and was an editor at Fine Gardening magazine. She lives in Connecticut.
Summary
Carole Turner shows you everything you need to know to harvest, dry, store, and sow seeds from more than 100 common garden plants so you can use them again next year. She provides information on appropriately preparing your soil, testing seeds for viability, tending your seedlings, and much more. Growing your own seeds is a fun and inexpensive way to enjoy thriving gardens year after year!
Foreword
Collect and use seeds from this year’s crop to grow your favorite vegetables, herbs, and flowers again next spring.
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“Turner demystifies the techniques of seed saving for modern gardeners in this practical guide…Reader-friendly prose, illustrative line drawings and master gardening tips will likely embolden even the most hesitant gardener to embark on a seed-saving adventure.”
Publishers Weekly “Everything you wanted to know about saving flower and vegetable seeds but were afraid to ask.”
Newark Star-Ledger
“Turner’s guide is chock-full of advice on how to harvest and store seeds from more than 100 common vegetables, annuals, perennials, herbs, and wildflowers.”
Tulsa World
“A practical book for the gardener interested in a more active role in the adventure of gardening.”
The Herb Companion
