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Beginning Seed Saving for the Home Gardener
Contributor(s): Ulager, James (Author)
ISBN: 0865719268     ISBN-13: 9780865719262
Publisher: New Society Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2019
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
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BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Vegetables
- Gardening | Techniques
- Gardening | Organic
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.5" W x 8.7" (0.45 lbs) 96 pages
 
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How home gardeners with limited time and garden space can reclaim the joy and independence of seed saving

Beginning Seed Saving for the Home Gardener explores how seed saving is not only easier than we think, but that it is essential for vibrant, independent, and bountiful gardens.

Many home gardeners refuse to eat a grocery store tomato, but routinely obtain seeds commercially, sometimes from thousands of miles away. And while seed saving can appear mysterious and intimidating, even home gardeners with limited time and space can experience the joy and independence it brings, freeing them from industry and the annual commercial seed order.

Coverage includes:

  • Why seed saving belongs in the home garden
  • Principles of vegetative and sexual reproduction
  • Easy inbreeding plants, including legumes, lettuce, tomatoes, and peppers
  • Plants with a few more challenges, including squash, spinach, onions, and parsley
  • Brief discussion of more difficult crops, including corn, carrots, and cabbage.

Written by a home seed saver for the home seed saver, Beginning Seed Saving for the Home Gardener is a comprehensive guide for those who want to reclaim our seed heritage, highlighting the importance of saving seeds for you, your neighbors, and most importantly, subsequent generations.


Contributor Bio(s): Ulager, James: - James Ulager is a home gardener and seed saver who has traveled, studied, and spoken on seed saving for the small-scale gardener. Jim produces fruit, vegetables, tree products, chicken, pork, grain, and seeds on his 4-acre Vermont homestead with his wife and three children.