Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library
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Free Seed Saving Booklets

  • Adaptive Seeds has a great seed saving booklet you can download for free.
  • Organic Seed Alliance has a free seed saving book that is downloadable.

How to Save Seeds


  • SF Bay Area Planting Times Chart -  a colorful reference to help you plant your garden and learn about seed saving requirements created by our sister library BASIL.
  • Seed Savers Exchange - The Seed Savers has a number of resources on seed saving. They also have excellent videos on their YouTube channel. While your at it become a member of Seed Savers Exchange and get access to thousands of varieties of vegetables, including unusual and rare varieties.
  • Seed Saving Chart - easy reference chart of plants by cycles, type of pollination, length of seed viability
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Visit our page on what type of seeds you should borrow based on your level of experience and commitment to learning.

Videos

Seed Saving with Bill Merrill - Part 1
Seed Saving with Bill Merrill - Part 2
Seed Saving with Bill Merrill - Part 3
How to Save Beans and Peas
How to Save Lettuce and Sunflowers
How to Save Tomatoes, Pepper, & Eggplants

Recommended Books

  • The Seed Garden by Seed Savers Exchange - the most comprehensive book on saving vegetable seeds and beautiful enough for a coffee table display
  • Seed to Seed by Suzanne Ashworth - very comprehensive, reference book
  • Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving by Carol Deppe (Check out her latest book, The Resilient Gardener)
  • The New Seed-Starters Handbook  by Nancy Bubel - great for beginners and more experienced gardeners
  • Saving Seeds As If Our Lives Depended On It by Dan Jason available at SaltSpringSeeds.com

History of Hybrids

Seeds of Life: Hybrids and the Emergence of Seed Monopolies
Seeds of Life: The Organic Seed Breeder
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  • Home
    • About Us
    • Mission
    • Special Thanks
  • En Español
    • Contacto
    • Sobre Nosotros
    • Nuevo en jardinería
    • Cómo Usar la Biblioteca
    • Cómo Guardar Semillas
    • Comience a Ahorrar Semillas
    • Creer una Biblioteca
    • En la Prensa
    • La Historia Nuestras Semillas
    • Cultiva una hilera
  • Contact
    • Hours and Location
    • Sister Libraries
  • Get Involved!
  • How to Use Library
  • Seed Saving
    • New to Seed Saving
    • Guidelines for saving seeds
    • Seed Protocol
    • Seed Saving Chart
    • Seed Saving for Educators
    • Soil Testing
  • Create a Library
    • How to Organize a Seed Swap
  • Grow a Row
  • Courses
  • In the News
  • Seed Garden
  • New Gardeners
  • Resilient Gardens