Seed Saving

Guidelines

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Select from the links below for full seed saving guidelines:

• Introduction
• Why save seed?
• Basic Botany for Seed Savers
• Preserving varietal purity
• Seed storage for longer life
• Lettuce
• Peas
• Runner beans
• French beans
• Broad beans
• Onions & Leeks
• Radishes
• Tomatoes
• Squashes, melons & cucumbers
• Carrots
• Multiplier onions & shallots
• Beetroot & chard
• Spinach
• Brassicas

Seed Guardian Downloads

• Seed guardian return form
  Form for use when returning guardian seed to the Heritage Seed Library.
  • Word version of seed guardian return form here (34Kb)
  • PDF version of seed guardian return form here (67Kb)
  • Complete Seed Saving Guidelines as a PDF (3.4Mb)

Find out more about Seed Guardians here.

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