Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners

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• ISBN13: 9781882424580
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From the Editors

Seed to Seed is a complete seed-saving guide that describes specific techniques for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables. This book contains detailed information about each vegetable, including its botanical classification, flower structure and means of pollination, required population size, isolation distance, techniques for caging or hand-pollination, and also the proper methods for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and storing the seeds. Seed to Seed is widely acknowledged as the best guide available for home gardeners to learn effective ways to produce and store seeds on a small scale. The author has grown seed crops of every vegetable featured in the book, and has thoroughly researched and tested all of the techniques she recommends for the home garden. This newly updated and greatly expanded Second Edition includes additional information about how to start each vegetable from seed, which has turned the book into a complete growing guide. Local knowledge about seed starting techniques for each vegetable has been shared by expert gardeners from seven regions of the United States-Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast/Gulf Coast, Midwest, Southwest, Central West Coast, and Northwest.
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An Amazingly Comprehensive Guide
I disagree with the few poor reviews of this amazing book - it contains a wealth of knowledge and facts. The author and contributors have done an amazing job cataloging the research and facts that went into this book. It is a reference book, and therefore, not a start to finish read. I did read it mostly straight through and learned a lot, and I anticipate using it often as a reference. If you have any desire to save your garden vegetable seeds, buy this book and read it because it will teach you a lot you likely didn't know!

GET it too feed yurself
This book is a must for anyone who wants to save themselves from the great starvation about to come.

It's for vegetables only
Good synthesis of information, although there is so much more that I want to grow. I really need a book like this for herbs and other "non-vegetables" because I kept wishing they were in here. For what it is, it is great. Nice to have recommendations for each region in the US.

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Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners

I was in a hurry when I purchased this book, so I didn't really look it over. When it came to me I was disappointed in the presentation of it. It looked like a cheap copy of a book. I was expecting colorful picture & a crisp look to the ink print. It wasn't inviting to read. I'm also particular as to the formatting of the book and it just seems like it runs together vs sections. But that is my preference of reading style. Hopefully the information is good, I haven't tried any of it yet, I'm hoping to soon.

Seems to be a Thorough Text (for an Inexperienced Seed Saver like me)
This book is a well organized text on seed saving techniques and viability record keeping. Sparce photos are Black and White. I recommend this to anyone starting out with serious interest in saving our heirloom heritage crops for the hobbyist, homesteader, or beyond.
Consider the source, however. I've only preserved heirloom pumpkin, bean and tomato seeds, as well as done my own viability testing before buying this book. But I do feel that this book has taken my "tinkering" to a new level of confidence to attempt much more.

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