Seed to Seed: Seed Saving Techniques for the Vegetable GardenerSaving our garden heritage; Botanical classifications; Pollination and flower structure; Maintaining varietal purity; Seed cleaning methods; Seed storage techniques; Amaryllidaceae; Brassicaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Compositae; Cucurbitaceae; Leguminosae; Solanaceae; Umbelliferae; Amaranthaceae; Basellaceae; Convolvulaceae; Gramineae; Labiateae; Liliaceae; Malvaceae; Martyniaceae; Plygonaceae; Portulacaceae; Tetragoniaceae; Valerianaceae; Seed saving organizations. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 8 |
Botanical Classifications | 17 |
Maintaining Varietal Purity | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners Suzanne Ashworth Limited preview - 2002 |
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Allium Alternate day caging amaranth anthers areas artichoke bags beans bees beets blossoms BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION Brassica Brassicaceae broccoli bulbs carrot Chayote Chervil chicory Chinese cabbage clean color corn corn salad crops cross-pollination CROSSING AND ISOLATION cucumbers Cucurbitaceae Different varieties dried eaten edible eggplant endive ensure seed purity eties female flower flower heads flowers are perfect fruits genus germination gourd green grow hand-pollination HARVEST AND PROCESSING heirloom Hyacinth bean insects isolation distances kale leaf leaves Leguminosae lettuce Malabar spinach male flower mature melon mustard oleracea onions peas peppers Pigeon peas plants pods POLLINATION Potato Pumpkin remain viable remove roots rutabagas salad Salsify screen season seed heads SEED PRODUCTION Seed Savers Exchange seed stalks SEED VIABILITY seedpods seeds will remain self-pollinating species spinach squash stem stigma storage stored strainer tape tassel techniques temperatures tion Tomatillos tomato tubers turnips umbels usually vegetable vines wild winnowing winter yellow