The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds ─ 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs

This colorful large format guide provides a wealth of information for home gardeners and small farmers on the science and best practices of seed saving. Beginning with general chapters on seed biology, growing plants for seed, harvesting and cleaning methods, storage and germination, the bulk of the volume provides plant by plant information on the best methods of seed saving. Each entry includes information on the plant, times and methods of seed collection, cleaning and storage and specific information on seed germination and growing starts for transplanting. The work includes numerous color photographs, illustrations, tables and sidebars as well as appendices on the history of seed saving in North America and a glossary of important terms. Gough and Moore-Gough are seed savers and gardening writers, and are both associated with the department of horticulture at the University of Montana. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)