−50%Seeds Worth Saving: Keeping your best plants going, year after year
Janet M. Bryan · narrated by Rosemary Adair
2026
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You will learn to read your garden with patience, spotting which tomatoes carried the deepest flavor and which zinnias stood tallest through the wind. Janet M. Bryan walks you through the quiet rhythms of seed saving: when to wait for pods to rattle, how to rinse pulp from wet seeds, and the gentle sift of chaff across a screen. You will understand why heirlooms matter, how plants breed true or surprise you, and what it means to choose keepers with intention. Rosemary Adair narrates in a calm, steady voice that feels like morning light through a kitchen window, unhurried and sure. This is a book for dirt under your nails and jars lining your shelf. Gather your seeds when the time is right.
20 chapters
- 1Introduction4m
- 2Chapter 1: The Quiet Magic in Your Own Backyard15m
- 3Chapter 2: What Heirloom Really Means15m
- 4Chapter 3: How Plants Make Seed and Why Some Are Tricky17m
- 5Chapter 4: Choosing the Keepers15m
- 6Chapter 5: The Right Time to Gather16m
- 7Chapter 6: Wet Seeds Made Simple15m
- 8Chapter 7: Dry Seeds and Gentle Winnowing16m
- 9Chapter 8: Cleaning and Drying to Last16m
- 10Chapter 9: Jars, Envelopes, and the Right Label18m
- 11Chapter 10: Cool, Dark, and Dry: Finding Your Spot18m
- 12Chapter 11: Testing What You Have Before Spring16m
- 13Chapter 12: Sharing and Swapping with Neighbors20m
- 14Chapter 13: Recording the Stories Seeds Carry19m
- 15Chapter 14: Building Your Yearly Rhythm14m
- 16Chapter 15: Troubles and How to Read Them17m
- 17Chapter 16: When to Reach Out for Help15m
- 18Conclusion3m
- 19About the Author2m
- 20The Rest of the Work1m
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