The newly updated, greatly expanded 2nd edition of the most complete seed-saving guide for home gardeners and preppers, packed with effective ways to produce and store seeds on a small scale

A complete growing guide with specific techniques for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables and additional information about how to start each vegetable from seed

This valuable resource contains detailed information about each vegetable, including its botanical classification, flower structure and means of pollination, required population size, isolation distance, techniques for caging or hand-pollination, and the proper methods for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and storing the seeds.

Seed expert Suzanne Ashworth has grown seed crops of every vegetable featured in this encyclopedic guide and has thoroughly researched and tested all the techniques she recommends for the home garden.

Local knowledge about seed starting techniques for each vegetable has been shared by expert gardeners from 7 regions of the United States: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast/Gulf Coast, Midwest, Southwest, Central West Coast, and Northwest.