Saving Seeds: The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Saving Vegetable and Flower Seeds - Paperback

by Marc Rogers (Author)

Enjoy a delicious bounty of heirloom vegetables every year. Marc Rogers guides you through the time-honored and cost-effective tradition of collecting seeds from this year's harvest to grow next year's crop. Learn how to select and store seeds from proven varieties of more than 100 common vegetables and flowers. Through saving seeds and growing heirloom plants you'll not only have a thriving garden every summer, you'll be saving money and preserving local flavors at the same time.

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Grow It, Save It!

Looking for something to add excitement and interest to your garden? Try raising and saving seeds for your own vegetables and flowers!

Saving seeds is a time-honored tradition that many gardeners are rediscovering. Anyone can become a successful seed saver -- the only limitations are your time, space, and interest. And the benefits of growing and storing your own seeds are many:

* Save money on expensive yearly seed bills.

* Select seed from plants that have thrived in your particular growing conditions.

* Preserve old-time and regional favorites, including heirloom vegetables and flowers that your grandparents grew.

* Share seeds from your favorite flowers and vegetables with family, friends, neighbors, and other gardeners.

Detailed seed information for each vegetable and flower gives you everything you need to know about how to raise, harvest, and store seeds for a lifetime of fruitful home gardening.