The manual of seed saving : harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegetables, herbs, and fruits / Andrea Heistinger ; Arche Noah, Pro Specie Rara ; translated by Ian Miller.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2013.Edition: English-language edDescription: xxi, 343 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 1604693827
- 9781604693829
- Handbuch Samengartnerei. English
- SB324.75 .H4513 2013
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| SB324.75 .B72 2014 Saving vegetable seeds harvest, clean, store, and plant seeds from your garden / | SB324.75 .C65 2015 The seed garden : the art and practice of seed saving / | SB324.75 .F78 1983 A gardener's guide to propagating food plants / | SB324.75 .H45 2013 The manual of seed saving : harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegetables, herbs, and fruits / | SB324.75 .J44 2012 Seedswap : the gardener's guide to saving and swapping seeds / | SB324.75 .R29 2012 The seed underground : a growing revolution to save food / | SB324.75 .R633 1990 Saving seeds : the gardener's guide to growing and storing vegetable and flower seeds / |
Translation of: Handbuch Samengartnerei. Sorten erhalten. Vielfalt vermehren. Gemüse geniessen.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-328) and index.
Why propagate your own vegetable seed? -- On crop diversity -- Seed gardening 101 -- Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) -- Artichoke and relatives (Asteraceae) -- Asparagus (Asparagaceae) -- Brassicas (Brassicaceae) -- Carrot and relatives (Apiaceae) -- Chinese mallow, curled mallow (Malvaceae) -- Corn and relatives (Poaceae) -- Corn salad, lamb's lettuce, mache (Valerianaceae) -- Flax, linseed (Linaceae) -- Legumes (Fabaceae) -- Malabar spinach, climbing spinach (Basellaceae) -- Mints, Chinese artichoke (Lamiaceae) -- New Zealand spinach (Aizoaceae) -- Onions (Amaryllidaceae) -- Poppyseed (Papaveraceae) -- Purslane, miner's lettuce (Portulacaceae) -- Rhubarb and relatives (Polygonaceae) -- Spinach and relatives (Chenopodiaceae) -- Squash (Cucurbitaceae) -- Tomato and relatives (Solanaceae) -- Sources of seed and equipment.
This authoritative guide brings together the experience of experts in the field who have found, through careful trialing, how to reliably maximize seed quality and yield for more than 100 crop plants. Clear information on such critical issues as pollination, isolation distances, cultivation, harvest, storage, and pests and diseases is provided. The Manual of Seed Saving is an essential reference for all food producers from vegetable growers to small-scale farmers.--COVER.