Bountiful Gardens books on seeds, seed saving, plant sources, special climates & world of plants

Saving you own seeds can be addictive - it's fun to participate in the miracle of seeds, and you can develop varieties that do well in your own particular environment, or help save an heirloom from extinction! Then, plant your seeds and watch the miracle unfold. We have books for finding seeds, how to prepare seeds, and growing for seed. Gardeners have never had such access to so many plants! We have books that tell you where to get just about any plant you can think of, anywhere in the world. Such books/listings are also a wonderful place to browse for plants you may never have imagined existed! We also have books for special climates in this section, which describe special growing conditions and requirements, as well as the plants that do well under those conditions.

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Description

Price

BSA-1090

Saving Seeds

Marc Rogers, 1990, 185 pp.
The Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds: A basic primer on producing your own seed; a good way to develop varieties specifically for your own garden conditions. Covers growing, harvesting, drying, storing, and testing. Separate section on each major vegetable. Used in our workshops.

$14.95

BSA-1070

Seed To Seed

Suzanne Ashworth, 2nd edition,2002, 228 pp.
A completely updated and much expanded version of one of the most dog-eared references on our office shelf. Suzanne includes state-of-the-art information, but she is always careful to include only proven techniques. A good basic introduction to seed-saving, followed by very detailed coverage of each plant family, including just about any vegetable you would ever want to grow, plus some grains. Botanical classification, pollination, crossing and isolation, seed production, harvesting, and processing are all covered thoroughly.

$24.95

BEA-0013

Booklet 13: Growing To Seed

Growing to Seed
Peter Donelan, revised 1999, 45 pp.
How to grow all your own seed in the smallest possible area in your own backyard. Maintain optimum health and genetic diversity in your seed stock! Includes information on vegetables, grains, cover crops, seed exchanges, and seed co-operatives, plus a bibliography. Essential tables on crops and their seed-saving characteristics.

$11.75

BSA-1110

The Garden Seed Inventory

Kent Whealy (ed.), 6th Ed., 2004, 502 pp.
Lists all the open-pollinated seed varieties of vegetables commercially available in North America. An invaluable directory of 254 companies in the US and Canada and the varieties of open-pollinated seed they have available. Bountiful Gardens, for example, is the sole source of many varieties, and one of the few sources for many more varieties. Now you can find that strange bean that great-grandma grew, or exactly the right turnip for your climate. Thousands of varieties are listed in this priceless resource. This is the updated version, in a new 8 ½ by 11 format.

$26.00

BSA-1120

Cornucopia II Source Book of Edible Plants

Source Book of Edible Plants
Stephen Facciola, 1998, 713 pp.
This awesome reference by one man lists sources for 3,000 species of food plants, including vegetables, fruit and nut trees, herbs, edible flowers, grains, wild edibles from around the world, sprouting seeds, starter cultures, specialty produce, and ethnic food products, A lot of useful information for gardeners, cooks, and ethno-botanists. Not only sources, but also fascinating facts about just about every food plant used by people anywhere in the world. New printing as of 7/21/10; price has increased, sorry.

$53.00

BTR-1620

The Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory

John Torgrimson, ed., 4th edition, 2009, 384 pp.
An inventory of all nursery catalogs and websites listing fruit, berry and nut varieties available by mail order in the United States. 275 mail-order nursery catalogs and 8,750 varieties are represented! In Fruits, why settle for the same old red delicious apples when there are 3,076 varieties of apples to choose from! In Berries, you can choose from 757 varieties of grapes. In Nuts, there are 97 varieties of pecan. In Tropicals, there are 62 varieties of orange. There are 25 pages of Miscellaneous, including 17 varieties of hops, jojoba tree, tree tomato, Himalayan Garcinia, and whortleberry! Good descriptions of each variety, where it will grow, and the nurseries/websites that offer it. By adopting a rare fruit tree you enrich your life in a delicious way, while helping save a national heritage.

$24.00

BGE-1220

Gardener’s Reference Poster

poster pp.
Basic gardening information at a glance. An easy-to-read wall chart that tells where, when, and how to start nearly all garden vegetables. Bill and Betsy Bruneau, this catalog’s managers, have included site selection, spacing, water needs, specific cultivation information, companions, when to harvest and much more. Fully laminated in plastic for long life in the potting shed. Poster runs horizontally so that it is actually easy to read. Black-and-white illustrations.

$9.95

BSA-1080

Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties

Carol Deppe, 2nd edition, 2000,, 384 pp.
We are thrilled to see this book back in print, revised and expanded. An inspiring look at the amazing plant breeding achievements of ordinary gardeners--teenagers, seniors, and people like you. Good information about how to do it yourself. As Carol says, “Every gardener should be a plant breeder…It can be done on any scale. It’s enjoyable. It’s deeply rewarding. You can get useful new varieties…And you can eat your mistakes.” With the information given here, you can develop an open-pollinated variety perfect for your own soil and climate…and you might even develop a seed that you could sell to companies like us!

$27.95

BGE-1310

The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food

Tanya L.K Denckla, 2003, 485 pp.
When John Jeavons special-ordered this book for gifts over and over, we decided to put it in the catalog. Tanya has gathered together the facts on growing 765 vegetables, fruits, nuts and herbs. Includes concise information on germination, insect control, companion planting, harvesting, storage and more. The book began with a database on her home computer and grew into a book when a friend asked for a copy. A good, quick reference for a gardener with a packet of seeds in one hand, a spade in the other, muddy shoes and a need for some answers fast!

$24.95

BTR-1640

Plant Species Index for the Pacific Northwest and General

A Litwin/Seattle Tilth Assn., 1990, 22 pp.
Useful in planning hedgerows, windbreaks, shelter belts and living fences.

$2.50

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