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    Saving Seeds: The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Saving Vegetable and Flower Seeds

    Saving Seeds: The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Saving Vegetable and Flower Seeds

    by Marc Rogers


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      ISBN-13: 9781612122410
    • Publisher: Storey Books
    • Publication date: 12/07/2012
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 192
    • File size: 6 MB

    Marc Rogers has written the popular and useful Saving Seeds.

    Table of Contents

    Part I: Basic Information

    Chapter 1 Why Raise Seeds?

    Chapter 2 What Is a Seed?

    Chapter 3 How Seeds Are Formed

    Chapter 4 Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials

    Chapter 5 Pollination

    Chapter 6 Selecting Seed Parents

    Chapter 7 Collecting Seeds

    Chapter 8 Extracting and Drying Seeds

    Chapter 9 Storing Seeds

    Chapter 10 Testing Seeds

    Part II: The Vegetables

    Table I: Characteristics of Common Vegetables Saved for Seed

    Monocotyledoneae

    Poaceae (Grass Family)

    Liliaceae (Lily Family)

    Dicotyledoneae

    Polygonaceae (Buckwheat or Rhubarb Family)

    Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

    Tetragoniaceae (New Zealand Spinach Family)

    Brassicaceae (Mustard or Cabbage Family)

    Fabaceae (Bean Family)

    Malvaceae (Mallow Family)

    Apiaceae (Celery Family)

    Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)

    Cucurbitaceae (Gourd or Cucumber Family)

    Asteraceae (Aster Family)

    Table II: A Checklist of Some Seed-Borne Vegetable Diseases

    Part III: The Flowers

    The Best Flowering Ornamentals to Save for Seed

    Mail Order Seed Sources

    Further Reading

    Glossary for Gardeners

    Average Frost Date Maps

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    Enjoy a delicious bounty of heirloom vegetables every year. Marc Rogers guides you through the time-honored and cost-effective tradition of collecting seeds from this year’s harvest to grow next year’s crop. Learn how to select and store seeds from proven varieties of more than 100 common vegetables and flowers. Through saving seeds and growing heirloom plants you’ll not only have a thriving garden every summer, you’ll be saving money and preserving local flavors at the same time.

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    From the Publisher
    This paperback…will be treasured by both frugal gardeners and those committed to preserving old-time and regional strains of plants.”

    United Press International

    “This compact, clearly written book…is packed with common sense advice including how to pollinate, how to avoid unwanted crosses, and which plant qualities to look for….Novice and skilled gardeners alike will wish to experiment with this rewarding and satisfying practice.”

    Library Journal

    “Here in one compact paperback is all you need to know about growing garden plants from seed.”

    Newark Star L edger

    “Rogers tells you all you need to know to raise, harvest and store seeds for popular and easy-to-grow vegetable and ornamental plants. It’s a plus, not only for the frugal gardener, but as a means of preserving heirloom varieties.”

    The Plain Dealer

    “[Saving Seeds] tells you how to collect, dry, and store seeds, how to test them for germination and what to look for in the plants from which you save seeds.”

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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