{"product_id":"starting-saving-seeds-grow-the-perfect-vegetables-fruits-herbs-and-flowers-for-your-garden-9780760371466","title":"Starting \u0026 Saving Seeds: Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers for Your Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eGrow fabulous food and flowers from seeds, then save seeds to make next year's garden even better.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Creating dinner from food you've grown provides a fantastic sense of accomplishment. Now, \u003cb\u003eimagine the pleasure of starting plants from seeds\u003c\/b\u003e, tending them, planting them in your garden, harvesting their fruits, and enjoying a delicious meal or bouquet. But that's not the end of the journey. Now you can turn around and \u003cb\u003esave the best seeds for next year's garden\u003c\/b\u003e. Suddenly, you're self-sufficient; you've grown your own garden from seed to seed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, you'll find\u003cb\u003e the tools you need to become a seed starting and saving champion\u003c\/b\u003e. Author and gardening expert Julie Thompson-Adolf walks you through every step of the journey, making the entire process 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 \u003cb\u003esimple DIY projects\u003c\/b\u003e to aid your seed starting and saving adventure. (Learn how to make seed bombs and an indoor seed-starting station.) The extensive plant entries inside \u003cb\u003ecover all the most popular vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers\u003c\/b\u003e. Get started with tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and melons, or chamomile, cosmos, sweet peas, and poppies--accompanied by beautiful photography from Libby Williams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether you're an experienced gardener new to seed starting and saving or a brand-new grower, \u003cb\u003eyou'll soon have healthy, productive, beautiful plants for \u003ci\u003eyour \u003c\/i\u003egarden\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Thompson-Adolf\u003c\/b\u003e is an obsessive organic gardener, nature nut, ecoadventurer, animal advocate, and seed lover. As an experienced gardener and garden writer, Julie is best known for her brand and blog, Garden Delights. She practices a \"seed-to-table-to-seed\" approach, starting her plants from seeds, creating delicious meals and beautiful bouquets from the harvest, and saving seeds to plant in next year's garden. Julie's suburban \"microfarm\" is a regular site for tours and teaching. She's a Master Gardener, has served on the National Garden Bureau's Plant Nerds team, and joined with P. Allen Smith for Garden2Blog. Julie's a member of Garden Writers' Association, Slow Food, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, and many other environmental and gardening groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e You can follow her garden, environmental, and travel writing on any of the major social media platforms: \u003cbr\u003e Blog: Garden Delights (juliesgardendelights.com) \u003cbr\u003e Facebook: Garden Delights \u003cbr\u003e Twitter: @garden_delights \u003cbr\u003e Instagram: @juliesgardendelights \u003cbr\u003e Google+: Julie Adolf\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cool Springs Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670217134354,"sku":"9780760371466","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c10c1e8-006e-4865-a8a6-2fedd5b58c75.jpg?v=1733774353","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/starting-saving-seeds-grow-the-perfect-vegetables-fruits-herbs-and-flowers-for-your-garden-9780760371466","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}