Seed Sowing and Saving: Step-by-Step Techniques for Collecting and Growing More Than 100 Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs
by Carole B. Turner

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ISBN-10:   1580170013
ISBN-13:   9781580170017
Publisher:   Storey Publishing, LLC; Storey Kids
Edition:   illustrated
Category:   Health/Nutrition
Pub. Date:   September 2003
Pages:   224
Format:   Trade Paper


Awards
2003  Gourmand World Cookbook Awards  Winner! 


Subjects
FLOWER GARDENING
VEGETABLE GARDENING


Description/Notes
#'A Storey Publishing book.'#Includes index.
With dozens of at-a-glance charts and more than 300 step-by-step illustrations, this book shows you how to determine when seeds are ready for harvest, how to collect them, and how to store them.
Hands-on instructions for sowing seeds from more than 100 common vegetables, annuals, perennials, herbs, and wildflowers.
Here are step-by-step techniques for getting and growing free plants by saving seeds from more than 100 vegetables, herbs, and flowers. The book familiarizes readers with basic seed collecting and storing. Instruction is given on how to save seeds, sowing techniques, and the care and maintenance of seedlings. Over 300 two-color illustrations.
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
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