The Seed Savers' Handbook
Subtitle: Australia and New Zealand
Publisher: The Seed Savers' Network
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Byron Bay, Australia
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 180
Table of contents: title: Why collect?; title: Seed Savers at work; title: Seed homelands; title: Life in a freezer; title: Green non-revolution; title: Anyone for hybrids?; title: Designer genes; title: A variety of sources; title: Plants move; title: Seeds adapt; title: Regional cooking; title: Pollination; title: Keeping them pure; title: Annual, biennial, perennial; title: Criteria for selection; title: How many to select; title: When to collect; title: Cleaning; title: Drying; title: Diseases; title: Storing; title: Germination tests; title: Seed starting; title: Rules of thumb for planting; title: Planning a seed garden; title: Permaculture; title: Principles of practical permaculture; title: Characteristics; title: Hand pollination; title: Planting the seeds; title: This is up to page 50; title: PLUS practical notes on growing, reproducing and using 117 culinary herbs, flowers and vegetables (from Amaranth to Yam Bean) under these topics:; title: Botanical name and its origins; title: Origins of the plant; title: Cultivation notes; title: How to propagate, including saving and storing seeds; title: Usage, both culinary and medicinal; title: What varieties to look out for