The Seed Garden book

The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving by Shanyn Siegel, Lee Buttala (editors), 390 pages. Written by Micaela Colley and Jared Zystro. Published by the Seed Saver’s Exchange. Shanyn worked as collection curator for Seed Savers Exchange, conserving and promoting America’s culturally diverse but endangered food-crop heritage for future generations. As curator, Shanyn grew, evaluated, and saved seeds from thousands of heirloom and open-pollinated vegetable varieties. Lee Buttala is an Emmy Award–winning television producer of Martha Stewart Living and was the creator, producer, and director of Cultivating Life, a PBS series on outdoor living and gardening.

This is a beautiful and well illustrated book for new and experienced seed gardeners. Section describes seed saving fundamentals. Section II gives profiles for the major vegetable crops. Salted through the book are informative Master Classes inserts. The Appendix include seed screen sizes, germination test parameters, seedborne diseases and regional seed considerations. If you are a visual person this beautifully photographed book is for you.

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