Product Description

Those pricey transplants set out on display every spring are so tempting with their leafy faces pleading, take me home! But beware, you never know where those seedlings have been Crammed in a pest-infested greenhouse? Packed for days in a sweltering truck? Start your plants from seeds and you know that s your precious vegetable, herb, or flower has been nurtured with tender loving care every day of its life. And better yet, when you harvest seeds for next year s crop, you ll get even more plants absolutely FREE! In this book you ll find everything you need to know to successfully harvest seeds from more than 100 common vegetables, annuals, perennials, herbs, and wildflowers, then dry and store them for maximum viability. You ll also learn how to start seeds indoors to get a jump start on the season, and to prepare your soil beds for planting.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4445 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
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

Ingram
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.

From the Back Cover
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