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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... Yellow Crookneck squash . While the bee is foraging on the flower , some of the Dark Green zucchini pollen is deposited on the stigma of the Yellow Crookneck squash . The crossed fruit which results will develop and look exactly.
... Yellow Crookneck squash . While the bee is foraging on the flower , some of the Dark Green zucchini pollen is deposited on the stigma of the Yellow Crookneck squash . The crossed fruit which results will develop and look exactly.
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... yellow . Skin colors range from white , cream , yellow , red , and purple to black . Flower color usually correlates with the flesh color of the roots . Plants with white fleshed roots usually pro- duce bright yellow flowers . Yellow ...
... yellow . Skin colors range from white , cream , yellow , red , and purple to black . Flower color usually correlates with the flesh color of the roots . Plants with white fleshed roots usually pro- duce bright yellow flowers . Yellow ...
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... yellow daisy - like flowers the following spring . Scorzonera roots remain tasty and tender even when the flower stalks ap- pear , and can be grown for a second year before harvest . The distinctive oyster - like flavor is contained in ...
... yellow daisy - like flowers the following spring . Scorzonera roots remain tasty and tender even when the flower stalks ap- pear , and can be grown for a second year before harvest . The distinctive oyster - like flavor is contained in ...
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