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Vegetable Seed Saving Handbook


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Why Save Seeds?

How to Grow Healthy Seeds

Saving Heirloom Seeds

How to Save Pure Seeds

Breed Your Own Varieties

Seed Isolation Distances

Seed-Specific Instructions

Harvesting Your Seeds

Storing Your Seeds

Heirloom Seed Sources

Bibliography

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Complete, Free Seed-Saving Instructions

3 Easy Ways to Use This Handbook:

Go directly to the vegetable(s) you're looking for:

Amaranth    Arugula    Basil    Beans    Bean Family    Beets    Beet Family    Broccoli    Broomcorn    Brussels Sprouts    Cabbage    Cabbage Family    Cantaloupe    Carrots    Carrot Family    Cauliflower    Celery    Chinese Cabbage    Chinese Mustard    Chives    Collards    Cilantro    Corn    Cotton    Cowpeas    Cucumber    Dill    Eggplant    Fava Beans    Fennel    Garlic    Garlic Chives    Gourds    Kale    Lamb's Quarters    Lettuce    Melon, Honeydew and Musk    Mustard    Okra    Onion    Parsley    Pea, Garden and Snow    Peppers    Pumpkin    Radish    Sorghum    Squash Family    Sunflower    Swiss Chard    Tomatillo    Tomatoes    Turnip    Watermelon

Arrow pointing to left Go directly to the topic you're interested in using the links to the left.

Read the Handbook and learn how to breed your own new vegetable varieties, reproduce existing heirloom seed varieties and save vigorous, free seeds from your garden.

You may also print any of the chapters you're interested in (the print version has most colors, navigation, etc. removed). Remember to use recyled paper!

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Reprinted from Vegetable Seed Savers Handbook, Jack Rowe 1998, howtosaveseeds.com