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. |
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... fruits . Next season grow one seed from each of the fruits to check for purity . If a plant produces true - to - type fruits , Seed Cleaning Methods that Seed cleaning methods can be di- vided basically into wet processing or dry ...
... fruits . Next season grow one seed from each of the fruits to check for purity . If a plant produces true - to - type fruits , Seed Cleaning Methods that Seed cleaning methods can be di- vided basically into wet processing or dry ...
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... fruits is commonly available in the United States . Other documented varieties include fruits that were round , pear- shaped , spineless , spiny , white , and green . The white varieties were de- scribed as more tender than the thicker ...
... fruits is commonly available in the United States . Other documented varieties include fruits that were round , pear- shaped , spineless , spiny , white , and green . The white varieties were de- scribed as more tender than the thicker ...
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... fruits that will be saved for seed are allowed to mature . To save seeds from eggplants , let the fruits grow far past the edible stage . All eggplants change color when fully ripe : purple varieties become a dull purplish brown ; green ...
... fruits that will be saved for seed are allowed to mature . To save seeds from eggplants , let the fruits grow far past the edible stage . All eggplants change color when fully ripe : purple varieties become a dull purplish brown ; green ...
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