Grow fabulous food and flowers from seeds, thensave seeds to make next years garden even better. Creating dinner from food you've grown provides a fantastic sense of accomplishment. Now, imagine the pleasure of starting plants from seeds, tending them, planting them in your garden, harvesting their fruits, and enjoying a delicious meal or bouquet. But thats not the end of the journey. Now you can turn around and save the bestseeds for next year's garden. Suddenly, you're self-sufficient; you've grown your own garden from seed to seed. In this book, youll findthe tools you need to become a seed starting and saving champion. Author and gardening expert Julie Thompson-Adolf walks you through every step of the journey, making the entireprocess a joy. You'll find hints to encourage stubborn seeds to germinate, lists of varieties to add to your garden, charts for quick growing reference, and simple DIY projects to aid your seed starting and saving adventure. (Learn how to make seed bombs and an indoor seed-starting station.) The extensive plant entries insidecover all the most popular vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. Get started withtomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and melons, orchamomile, cosmos,sweet peas, and poppiesaccompanied by beautiful photography from Libby Williams. Whether you're an experienced gardener new to seed starting and saving or a brand-new grower, you'll soon have healthy, productive, beautiful plants for your garden.
