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Complete Guide to Preserving Your Own Seeds for Your Garden: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply by Katharine Murphy (Paperback, 2011)

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Seeds are the essence of life on earth, providing the genetic information needed for every plant we currently use for growing food, harvesting for clothing, and creating homes and furniture with. For the everyday person they are vital for the creation of gardens and plant life, while for others they represent the future of the earth as in the case of the Doomsday Seed Vault in Norway which opened in March 2008 with the intention of housing more than 3 million seed samples from around the world. While you will never need to store three million seed samples, you may need to preserve a handful for next year s growing season. Which is why this book was developed to help any individual who is seeking to start preserving their own seeds for future use and growing. You will learn everything you need to know to effectively grow and preserve seeds, starting with process of sowing the seeds at the very start. From there you will learn how to seed the plants until they bloom and how to select plants for harvesting and saving seeds. The process of collecting the seeds is outlined in detail with information about annual vegetables, biennial and perennial vegetables, annual flowers, and biennial and perennial flowers. You will learn the optimal germination temperatures for your plants as well as the best vegetables that are easiest to save for seed. Dozens of gardening experts from all walks of life have been interviewed and have provided their insights on how you can specially treat your plants for germination and what varieties are out there, including open pollinating plants. You will be provided a zone map to show you which plants are best for your region and additional resources in appendices for where to order materials and more information. For anyone who has ever wanted to grow and save their own seeds, this book is ideal for your situation.

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Publisher
Atlantic Publishing Co
ISBN-13
9781601383525
eBay Product ID (ePID)
141411679

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Book Title
Complete Guide to Preserving Your Own Seeds for Your Garden: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply
Author
Katharine Murphy
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Writing & Reading, Gardening
Publication Year
2011
Type
Reference
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Height
230mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
358g

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Title_Author
Katharine Murphy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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Complete Guide to Preserving Your Own Seeds for Your Garden: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply by Katharine Murphy (Paperback, 2011)

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