Starting from Seed

Starting from Seed

Author: Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781889538099

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This fully illustrated, easy-to-use guide includes everything readers need to know to collect, store, and grow seeds successfully--whether they're novices or experienced gardeners. Full-color photos throughout.


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Seed Saving And Starting

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Seed Saving And Starting

Author: Sheri Richerson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-03-06

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1101577169

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Mouthwatering heirlooms, exciting hybrids, sensational herbs, colorful flowers - you dream of a garden overflowing with vibrant, healthy plants. Turn your dream garden into reality with seeds you save and start yourself! With easy ideas on harvesting, storing, sowing and nurturing your seeds into flourishing plants, this helpful guide gives you a sure path from start to success. In it, you get: A look at seed and plant anatomy and how pollination works. Simple suggestions for identifying seeds to save, and for gathering and prepping seeds for next year's garden. Guidance on germinating seeds, indoors or out, using scarification or stratification. Tips for transplanting, thinning, hardening off, and protecting seedlings from weather, pests and disease. Easy ideas for cross-breeding plants and creating hybrids suited to your garden and climate. A comprehensive directory of botanical names and harvesting, germination, and sowing data for hundreds of plants. The Complete Idiot's Guide To Seed Saving And Starting is an essential resource to reap richer results with plants grown from your own seeds!


Planting the Seed

Planting the Seed

Author: Suzanne Winckler

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780822500810

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Offers information on designing, planting, and tending an organic garden.


Seed Starting

Seed Starting

Author: Gary Emmett

Publisher: Forget Me Not Publications

Published: 2018-09-26

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13:

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Do you wonder about the best way to start your garden? Discover the tricks to starting seeds successfully. Growing a garden isn't difficult if you take it step by step. The first step starts with a seed. In Seed Starting, Gary Emmett shares the knowledge he has gained while working for over 25 years in the horticultural industry. He gives you the dirt on his best tips and practices to successfully start the seeds you need for your garden. In this simple and easy to follow guide, you'll discover: How to plan your garden for optimal results. How to choose your seeds and the best way to plant them. How to make sure your plants are receiving enough light and when to transplant them. And much, much more! Gary's simple but effective methods can help you take that first step to growing a beautiful garden. If you want a successful start to your garden, then you can't afford to miss Gary's essential guide to starting your seeds. Buy Seed Starting and get growing with Gary today!


The New Seed-Starters Handbook

The New Seed-Starters Handbook

Author: Nancy Bubel

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2018-01-30

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1635651042

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Starting plants from a seed grants earlier harvests, greater variety, healthier seedlings, lower costs, and the undeniable sense of satisfaction and reward. For the most complete, up-to-date information on starting plants from seed, turn to The New Seed-Starter's Handbook. Written by a gardener with 30 years of experience, this updated, easy-to-use reference explains everything you need to know to start seeds and raise healthy seedlings successfully. You'll find: - The latest research in seed starting - The best growing media - The newest gardening materials - Solutions to seed-starting problems - Source lists for seeds and hard-to-find gardening supplies The robust encyclopedia section lists more than 200 plants—including vegetables and fruits, garden flowers, wildflowers, herbs, trees, and shrubs—with details on how to start each from seed.


The Pepper Seed Starting Guide

The Pepper Seed Starting Guide

Author: GrowHotPeppers.com

Publisher: GrowHotPeppers.com

Published:

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 0615596738

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When I first started growing peppers, I couldn't find complete, step-by-step instructions that explained every part of each indoor growing phase, from seeds to outdoor-ready plants. This ebook is here to help. The Pepper Seed-Starting Guide ​is designed for beginners who want to grow their own food. ​(By the way, you can use this information to grow lots of other veggies including tomatoes, eggplants and squash.) Besides the essential steps ​of germination, watering and hardening off your plants, you'll also learn everything you need to know ​including planning your pepper garden, prepping your seeds, preventing bugs, ​sowing seeds using three different growing media, ​fertilizing, potting up your seedlings and pruning your plants for larger growth​. Those topics, and a lot more, are covered ​in this 95-page ebook.


Seed Starts & Smarts

Seed Starts & Smarts

Author: Organic Gardening

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2012-03-23

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1609618564

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Whether broadcast across a prepared seedbed or tucked into a container of growing medium, seeds hold the promise of something much bigger--juicy tomatoes, lush foliage, and brilliant blossoms. And growing plants from seed is easy and inexpensive (as well as rewarding) for the gardener ready to try new or regional varieties. Seed Starts & Smarts features sowing and growing advice for more than 70 edible garden crops--including vegetables, herbs, and fruits--along with tips and techniques for growing the most popular ornamentals from seed, region-specific information, and general timing guidelines.


Easy Garden Projects to Make, Build, and Grow

Easy Garden Projects to Make, Build, and Grow

Author: Barbara Pleasant

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780899093994

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Outlines do-it-yourself vegetable garden project ideas that address a wide range of needs, from making compost and controlling weeds to attracting wildlife and watering plants.


Seed to Table

Seed to Table

Author: Luay Ghafari

Publisher: Mango Media Inc.

Published: 2023-06-13

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 1684811635

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A Seasonal Guide for Growing & Cooking Foods Right at Home “Luay makes growing your own food, even if just a small amount, into an achievable endeavor.”—Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm, flower farmer, florist, author of Growing Flowers #1 Best Seller in Organic Gardening Learn to garden in any space with Seed to Table, grow and cook nutrient-dense foods to take your gardening and cooking to the next level! Gardening, cooking, and eating done right!Seed to Table focuses on how to feed your family with nutritious foods from your own outdoor, home and/or kitchen garden. Whether you live in a city or in the country, this book gives you tools on effective growing techniques, seed starting methods, and garden maintenance. Organic gardening for every individual style! Have fun while you create your own gardening system whether it be for a container garden or a kitchen garden. Try out big and small garden ideas to stock up your fridge with delicious fruits, vegetables, and herbs to grow your self-sufficiency. Maximize your minimal or large space with impactful practices that are perfect for anyone on a sustainability and self-sufficiency journey. Inside Seed to Table, you’ll find: A full and in-depth guide on preserving foods while cultivating homegrown foods Easy and delicious vegetable-forward recipes and preservation techniques to feed your whole family Effective urban gardening tools to create a garden in a patio garden, rooftop space, or any space If you're looking for books on urban gardening or gardening in any space, add this book to your collection! If you liked Plants-Only Kitchen, Holistic Homesteading, or Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners, then you’ll love Seed to Table.