How to properly start and save seeds.

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Saving Seeds

·  Seed Savers Network - Develops and promotes educational, seed exchange, and agricultural programs, as well as preservation gardens and seed banks.

·  Seed Saving - A basic guide for home gardeners.

·  GardenWeb Seed Saving - A forum for the discussion of tips, techniques

·  Seed Saving and Resources - Comprehensive directory of web resources on seed saving - includes a section on books on seedsaving.

·  Spotlight on Seed Saving - This page links to 12 of the most effective seed saving efforts around the world. It is part of World Hunger Year's program to identify organizations which create self-reliance, economic justice and food security.

·  Abundant Life Seed Foundation - Resources for Washington State seed savers and for international distribution of open-pollinated (non-hybrid) seeds. Newsletters, seed savers forum and information on events.

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Starting Seeds

·  Weekend Gardener: Seed Starting - Provides directions for sprouting flower, vegetable, and herb seeds.

·  Vegetable Gardening - Vegetable garden Grow Guide including planning, seed starting, fertilizing, cultivation, care, harvest, pest control, disease prevention, and canning.

·  The Garden Path - Pages on companion planting, attracting butterflies, starting seeds indoors, gardening tips and tricks.

·  Gardening About.com - Gardening sites with categorized areas of specialty for the home gardener ranging from starting seeds to site design and implementation.

·  Seed Starting Basics - Seed catalogs and good conversation fill the gaps, but the truly industrious will prepare a method for starting seeds indoors.

·  How to Succeed at Seed Starting - From old-fashioned sweet peas to French tomatoes to tasty basil, seed starting opens a world of plants to explore and enjoy.

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