The Complete Guide to Preserving Your Own Seeds for Your Garden by Murphy, Katie A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Dedication Table of Contents Introduction: Encouraging Words for the Home Gardener Chapter 1: The History of Preserving Seeds

Origins of Seed Preservation Seed Preservation Today Benefits of Gardening and Saving Seeds

Chapter 2: Initial Questions about Preserving Seeds

Where to Start Where Can You Grow Plants? How Long Does it Take? How Much Room Do You Need? Do You Need Special Equipment?

Chapter 3: Getting the Seed you Need

Buying the Pretty Envelopes Harvesting From What You Already Have Legacy/Heirloom Plants and Seed Exchanging

Chapter 4: Where Do Seeds Come From?

The Sexuality of Plants Reproduction Pollination Seed Anatomy Seed Development Types of Seed Dispersal Variety is the Seed of Life

Chapter 5: Choosing the Right Seed

Garden Journaling Plant Qualities

Chapter 6: Producing the Seed

Hand Pollinating Roguing Isolation Methods and Techniques Mechanical Isolation Techniques Marking Your Territory Special Considerations Overwintering

Chapter 7: Harvesting Mature Seeds

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

Chapter 8: Vegetables

Amaryllidaceae Family Brassicaceae Family Chenopodiaceae Family Compositae Family Leguminosae Family Umbelliferae Family Other Vegetables

Chapter 9: Fruits

Growing Fruit in a Large Garden Setting Fruit in the Small Garden Common Fruits Growing and Preserving Seeds from Berries Ericaceae Family Rosaceae Family Solanaceae Family Cubitaceae Family Vitaceae Family Fruit Trees Pollination and How it Affects Production

Chapter 10: Flowers and Ornamentals

Planning Your Flower Garden Flowers and Herbs, Alphabetically Self-Sowing Annual Quick Reference

Chapter 11: Getting Things Started

Seed Scarification Seed Stratification Starting Outdoors Getting the Inside Edge Seeing Things in the Right Light Other Indoor Alternatives

Chapter 12: Places, Please

Preparing for Transplanting Outdoors Hardening Off Transplanting Transplanting New Fruit Trees

Chapter 13: Some Things to Grow On

Soil Basics 101 Soil pH What to do About Problems Feed and Fertilization Long-term Care Watering or Drowning? Architectural Elements, Arbors, and Other Supports for your Plants

Conclusion: Get Out There and Save Seeds

Planning Your Garden Your Garden Will Never be the Same Again You Will Never be the Same Again

Appendix A: Quick Reference Planting Guide Appendix B: Seed Exchanges and Cooperatives Appendix C: Mail Order Sources for Seeds Appendix D: Pollination Charts

Apple Pollination Information Apple Bloom Compatibility Chart Sweet Cherry Pollination Chart

Glossary Bibliography Author Biography