Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners Hand Tools from the science behind it

from the science behind it to an up-close and personal look at the organisms that do the dirty work to make our planet livable

Must plant with another Japanese Plum for cross-pollination

so you can enjoy bountiful crops of home grown fruit

In the spirit of Wendell Berry (who wrote the preface)

and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives-lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health

Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners Hand Tools from the science behind itSeed to Seed is a complete seed saving guide that describes specific techniques for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables. This book contains detailed information about each vegetable, including its botanical classification, flower structure and means of pollination, required population size, isolation distance, techniques for caging or hand pollination, and also the proper methods for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and storing the seeds. Seed