From Seed to Seed: The Complete and Slightly Improper Manual for the Vegetable Seed Saver

By William Connelly

Every tomato you have ever eaten began as a seed that somebody saved on purpose. This complete, friendly, and frequently funny manual shows you how to be that somebody. From Seed to Seed walks you through the entire life of a vegetable seed with clear, step-by-step instructions and 24 illustrations in the style of vintage seed catalog plates: the love life of plants and why hybrids break your heart while heirlooms keep their promises; harvesting seed the wet way (yes, you want that moldy jar of tomato goo) and the dry way (rattling pods and winnowing in the breeze); a crop-by-crop field guide covering 18 common vegetables, from breezy tomatoes and beans to fussy carrots and cross-pollination scandals in the squash patch; storing seeds without burying them alive, with drying tests, glass jars, silica gel, a full viability chart, and the paper-towel germination test; planting from furrow to feast, with soil temperatures, indoor starts, hardening off, transplanting, and succession sowing; and care and defense, from watering and feeding to a calm, organic battle plan for pests and diseases. Plus hand pollination for seed purity, a troubleshooting confessional for the things that will absolutely go wrong, a glossary, and seed swap etiquette. Accurate numbers, honest advice, and jokes that land more often than they miss. If you have ever wanted to close the loop from harvest to harvest, this is the manual that gets dirt under your fingernails.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HNTS6539
• ISBN13: 9798164236984
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"