SEED SOWING AND SAVING
Author(s): TURNER CAROLE
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.
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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"
Sowing seeds; from seed to bloom; selecting plants for seed saving; collecting and storing seeds; annual vegetables; biennial and perennial vegetables; annual flowers; biennial and perennial flowers. Appendices: troubleshooting chart; glossary; seed catalogues; seed exchanges and banks.
General Fields
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- : storey
- : storey
- : 0.63
- : 279mm X 216mm X 15mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : TURNER CAROLE
- : TURNER CAROLE
- : 300 2-colour illustrations, appendix
- : 300 2-colour illustrations, appendix
- : 224
- : 224
- : 635.0453
- : 635.0453
- : P
- : P