Saving Seeds: The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds (A Down-to-Earth Gardening Book)
This compact, clearly written book explains how to select, harvest, and store seeds from more than 100 vegetables and flowers commonly grown in home gardens. It is packed with common-sense advice including how to pollinate, how to avoid unwanted crosses, and which plant qualities to look for. Novice and skilled gardeners alike will wish to experiment with this rewarding and satisfying practice. Those seeking information on the history behind the principles of saving seeds may enjoy Gary Paul Nabhan's Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation ( LJ 3/1/89). Recommended for gardening collections.- Annette Aiello, Smithsonian Tropical Research Inst . , PanamaCopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.