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Pacific Community Seed Saving Book ` For more information, Please see websites below: ` Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children = http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~ ` Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech = http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~ ` Free School Gardening Art Posters = http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~ ` Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden = http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~ ` Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success = http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~ ` City Chickens for your Organic School Garden = http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~ ` Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide = http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
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- 128. MOSTPRODUCTIVE
- 129. PESTRESISTANTANDTASTIESTPLANTSPAGE ’ {°Ê œiVÌÊÃii` (ARVESTTHEBESTOFTHESEEDINYOURGARDENPAGE ’ Êx°Ê i˜ÊÃii` #LEANHUSKANDOTHERMATERIALFROMYOURSEEDPAGE ’ È°Ê
- 130. ÀÞÊÃii` $RYYOURSEEDREADYFORSTORAGEPAGE ’ Ç°Ê/iÃÌÊÃii`Ê}iÀ“ˆ˜Ìˆœ˜ 7ORKOUTTHENUMBEROFSEEDSLIKELYTOGROWINTHEGARDENPAGE ’ n°Ê*VŽ}ˆ˜}ÊÃii`PAGE ’ ™°Ê-ÌœÀiÊÃii` 3TORESEEDSAFELYSOITWILLNOTROTORBEEATENBYINSECTSPAGE ’ £ä°Ê
- 132. 4HEBUCKETSYSTEM BUCKET@3EEDSFOR$RYING BUCKET@OR'ERMINATION4EST BUCKET@)N'ERMINATION4ESTING BUCKET@OR'ARDEN BUCKET@OR0ACKAGING BUCKET@3EEDSFOR$ISTRIBUTION #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!,
- 133. 4HISSECTIONCONTAINSIMPORTANTINFORMATIONABOUTGARDENING s -AKEYOURGARDEN s )MPROVINGSOILFERTILITY s )NTEGRATEDPESTMANAGEMENT s 0OLLINATION
- 135. ,IVINGFENCEOFVETIVERGRASS 6ETIVERGRASSISASTIFFCLUMPINGGRASSWHICHIS PLANTEDCLOSETOGETHERTOMAKEALIVINGFENCE 4HEVETIVERGRASSSHOULDBEPLANTED lRSTANDLEFTTOGROWTALLBEFORE PLANTINGANYSEEDLINGS4HISWILL TAKEABOUTSIXMONTHS #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, ŽiÊÞœÕÀÊ}À`i˜ #HOOSEANAREAWITHGOODSUNCLOSETOTHE SEEDPROCESSINGHOUSE ŽiÊÊvi˜Vi )TISAGOODIDEATOHAVEAFENCEAROUNDTHE GARDENTOKEEPOUTANIMALS 9OUCANPLANTALIVINGFENCEWITH PINEAPPLESOROTHERDENSEORSPIKYPLANTS /NEOFTHEBESTLIVINGFENCEPLANTSISVETIVER GRASS)FPLANTEDCLOSELYITWILLFORMDENSE CLUMPSANDSTOPANYTHINGFROMENTERINGTHE GARDEN 3OMEPEOPLEINTHE3OLOMON)SLANDSHAVE USEDOTHERMATERIALSSUCHASlSHINGNETAND OLDPIECESOFCORRUGATEDIRON4HISWORKS VERYWELLIFTHESEMATERIALSAREAVAILABLE ŽiÊÃÊÌLiÊ}À`i˜ 9OUCANALSOMAKEATABLEGARDEN 4HISISMADEONRAISEDTIMBERBOARDSWITH ALOWWALLAROUNDTHEOUTSIDE4HEBOX NEEDSTOBEATLEASTCMDEEP 4HEBOXISlLLEDWITHROTTENCOCONUTHUSKS WITHALAYEROFSOILONTOP4HISWORKSWELL FOR#HINESECABBAGE
- 136. PEPPERS
- 137. EVENTOMATO ANDBEANS *Vˆ˜}ÊÞœÕÀÊ«˜Ìà 4OUSEMAXIMUMSPACEINTHESUPSUP GARDEN s BEANSANDSNAKEBEANCANBEGROWN ONSTICKSORBAMBOO s EGGPLANTCANBEGROWNINTHESHADEOF OTHERPLANTS s PAWPAWSCANBEPLANTEDAROUNDTHE BOUNDARYOFYOURGARDEN 4ABLEGARDEN 4HETABLEGARDENLIFTSVEGETABLESABOVETHEREACH OFCHICKENS
- 138. DOGSANDPIGS
- 139. “«ÀœÛˆ˜}ÊÃœˆÊviÀ̈ˆÌÞ 5SINGONEORMOREOFTHEFOLLOWING METHODSINYOURGARDENWILLHELPTO IMPROVETHEFERTILITYOFYOURSOILANDYOUR GARDENSHEALTHANDPRODUCTIVITY 4HESUPSUPSEEDGARDENUSESMANY DIFFERENTORGANICMETHODSTOMAINTAINAND IMPROVETHESOILFERTILITY 4HEMETHODSARESIMPLE
- 140. RELIABLEANDEASY TOUSEWITHLOCALMATERIAL ÕV…ˆ˜} 4HISISAWAYTOMAKEAROW MULCHED GARDEN s ORGANICMATERIAL n MULCH n ISLAIDONTO THEGARDENINROWSABOUTCMHIGH SPACEDABOUTMETREAPART s SEEDSANDCUTTINGSARETHENPLANTED INTOTHESOILALONGTHEEDGEOFTHE MULCHROWSASTHEMULCHROTSTHE ORGANICMATTERFEEDSTHEPLANTS s FORTHENEXTPLANTING
- 141. THEMULCHROWS AREMADEWHERETHEPREVIOUSCROPWAS PLANTEDTHENEWROWSOFSEEDSARE PLACEDWHERETHEOLDMULCH ROWSWERELAID #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, !MULCHEDGARDENWITHROWSOF'LIRICIDIATREES PLANTEDACROSSITSEEALLEYCROPPINGNEXTPAGE 2OWSOFMULCHHAVEBEENPLACEDALONGTHE GROUND3EEDSAREPLANTEDNEXTTO THEMULCHROWS4HENEXTCROP ISPLANTEDWHERETHE PREVIOUSMULCH HAVEBEEN
- 142. #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, ÕV…ˆ˜}ÊLÞÊiÞÊVÀœ««ˆ˜} !NOTHERMETHODOFMULCHINGISALLEY CROPPING s ROWSOF'LYRICIDIAOROTHERLEGUME TREESAREPLANTEDINTOTHEGARDENTWO METRESAPARTWITHONECUTTINGEVERY METRETHEYSHOULDBEPLANTEDATAN ANGLEFORAGOODSTRIKINGRATETHE LEGUMETREESARENITROGEN lXERSAND PROVIDEANUTRIENT RICHMULCH s ASTHETREESGROWTHELEAVESARESLASHED ANDPLACEDASMULCHONTHESOILINTHE ROWSINBETWEENTHE'LYRICIDIATREES s FOODPLANTSAREPLANTEDINTOTHESE ROWS 4HESEMETHODSHAVEBEENDEVELOPEDOVERA NUMBERYEARSOFlELDWORKINTHE3OLOMON )SLANDS 4HEBENElTSOFMULCHINGINCLUDE s REDUCEDSOILEROSION s REDUCEDWATEREVAPORATION
- 143. THEREFORE THENEEDTOWATERTHEGARDENISLESS s ADDINGORGANICMATTERTOTHESOIL œ“«œÃÌ #OMPOSTISAMIXOFANYORGANICMATERIALS SUCHASFOODWASTE
- 145. PAPER
- 146. SAWDUST
- 147. LEAVES
- 148. ROTTING WEEDSANDPLANTSANDSOMESOIL 7HENYOUMAKECOMPOSTBY MIXINGTHEORGANICMATERIALSIN LAYERS s BLENDSOMEORALLOFTHE INGREDIENTSTOGETHERINA LARGEPILEORINADEEP HOLE s THEMIXTUREWILLBREAK DOWNTOFORMARICH ORGANICFERTILIZER s PLACETHElNISHEDCOMPOST AROUNDYOURPLANTSTOFEED THEM -ATERIALSFORMULCHING 53%PLANTS
- 149. LEAVES
- 150. GRASS
- 152. BOTTLES
- 153. PLASTIC -ULCHINGWITH'LIRICIDIA 'LIRICIDIATREESCANBEGROWN INROWSWITHCROPSPLANTED BETWEENTHEM4HELEAVES CANBECUTANDUSEDASMULCH
- 154. Àii˜Ê“˜ÕÀiÊVÀœ«Ã 4HESEARELEGUMEPLANTSWHICHFEED NITROGENTOYOURCROPSANDINCLUDE s MOSTBEANSˆSOYABEAN
- 155. VELVETBEAN
- 156. MUNGBEAN
- 157. PEANUT s PIGEONPEA )FYOUALTERNATEAGREENMANURECROPWITH YOURFOODCROPITWILLHELPTOINCREASETHE SOILFERTILITY ˆµÕˆ`Ê“˜ÕÀi 4OMAKEALIQUIDMANURE ILLALARGEBAG KGSIZE WITH ANIMALCHICKENMANURE
- 158. FOODSCRAPS
- 159. SEAWEED
- 160. ASHESFROMTHElRE (ANGTHEBAGINALARGEDRUMOFWATER #OVER ,EAVEFORONETOTWOWEEKS 4HEWATERABSORBSTHENUTRIENTSFROMTHE ORGANICCONTENTS4HEWATERISTHENAPPLIED TOYOURPLANTSASARICHLIQUIDFERTILIZER ˜vœÀ“̈œ˜ÊLœÕÌÊ“Žˆ˜}Ê ÞœÕÀÊÃœˆÊviÀ̈i #OMPREHENSIVEINFORMATIONONORGANIC GARDENINGFORTHETROPICSCANBEFOUNDIN THEBOOK 3!0!ˆ4HENATURALWAYOFGROWINGFOODFOR THE3OLOMON)SLANDS BY*OINI4UTUAAND4ONY*ANSEN 0UBLISHEDBY!0!#%
- 162. 3YDNEY!USTRALIA
- 164. 0/OX
- 165. (ONIARA
- 166. 3OLOMON)SLANDS0HONE #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, ,EGUMESAREGOODGREENMANURECROPS (ONIARAORGANICFARMERANDAUTHOROF3APA
- 167. *OINI4UTUA
- 168. ˜Ìi}ÀÌi`Ê«iÃÌÊ“˜}i“i˜Ì #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, )NTEGRATEDPESTMANAGEMENTUSESADIVERSE RANGEOFNATURALMETHODSTOREDUCETHERISK OFINSECTSATTACKINGCROPS iÌ…ÞÊ-œˆ (EALTHYSOILISTHEKEYTOHEALTHYPLANTS )FTHESOILISPOORANDDElCIENTINNUTRIENTS THENTHEPLANTSWILLSTRUGGLE À`i˜Ê…Þ}ˆi˜i 4HEGARDENSHOULDBEKEPTCLEANOF UNHEALTHYANDDISEASEDPLANTS 2OUGINGˆTHECLEARINGOUTOFOLD
- 169. DISEASED ANDPESTRIDDENPLANTSˆREDUCESTHE NUMBEROFINSECTPESTSINOURGARDENS 2OTTINGFRUITISABREEDING GROUNDFORPESTSALLENFRUIT SHOULDBEBURIEDORFEDTO LIVESTOCK œ“«˜ˆœ˜Ê«˜Ìˆ˜} )FTHEREISONLYONEORTWOVARIETIESOF PLANTSINTHEGARDENTHEREISAHIGHCHANCE OFINSECTATTACK 0LANTINGLOTSOFCOLOURFULANDSTRONG SMELLINGPLANTSWILLCONFUSEANDDETER INSECTPESTS 4HEWIDERTHERANGEOFPLANTSWITHINONE AREA
- 170. THELESSCHANCEOFINSECTPROBLEMS 0LANTSSTRONGSMELLINGPLANTS TOKEEPINSECTSAWAY 2EMOVINGDEADANDDAMAGEDPLANTSHELPS TOKEEPOURGARDENSFREEOFDISEASE !DDINGMULCHHELPS IMPROVETHESOIL
- 171. …œœÃiÊ««Àœ«ÀˆÌiÊ 6Àˆïià 3TARTWITHPLANTSTHATARESUITABLEANDWELL ADAPTEDTOTHECLIMATEOFYOURGARDEN 3EEDSANDPLANTINGMATERIALSTHATHAVE COMEFROMANOTHERCLIMATEMAYSTRUGGLETO ADJUSTANDBELESSRESISTANTTOTHETYPESOF INSECTSINYOURAREA *ˆVŽˆ˜}ʘÃiVÌà 4HETIME HONOUREDWAYOFCONTROLLING INSECTSISTOPICKTHEMOFFTHEPLANTBY HAND 4HEINSECTSCANTHENBECRUSHEDANDMIXED WITHWATERANDSPRAYEDBACKONTHEPLANT ASANATURALBUGSPRAY0ESTINSECTSWILLBE DETERREDBYTHESMELLOFOTHERDEADINSECTS ÌÕÀÊ-«ÀÞà 9OUCANMAKEINSECTSPRAYSFROMPLANTS GROWNINYOURGARDEN #RUSHEDCHILLI
- 172. TOBACCOANDMARIGOLD
- 174. CANBE SPRAYEDONTOTHELEAVESOFTHEPEST RIDDEN PLANTASACONTROL #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, ,OOKFORINSECTPESTSINYOURGARDEN 0ICKTHEMOFFYOURPLANTSWHENYOUSEETHEM }}ˆ˜} RUITSCANBEPROTECTEDFROMINSECTSTHAT FEEDONTHEMANDLAYEGGSINSIDEBY MAKINGABAGOUTOFPAPERORLARGEmEXIBLE LEAVESANDPLACINGITAROUNDTHEFRUIT )FUSINGTHISTECHNIQUESYOUNEEDTOMAKE SUREYOUMAKETHEBAGLARGEENOUGHFORTHE FRUITTOGROWTOFULLSIZE 0LANTSUSEDTOMAKE BOTANICALSPRAYSFOR PESTMANAGEMENT 4OBACCO 'INGER #HILLI -ARIGOLD
- 175. STYLE STIGMA #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, 0OLLINATIONISTHEPROCESSAPLANTUSESTO REPRODUCE $URINGPOLLINATION
- 176. THEMALEPARTSOFAPLANT FERTILIZETHEFEMALEPARTS4HESEPOLLINATING PARTSAREUSUALLYFOUNDINTHEmOWER4HE PLACEMENTOFTHESEPOLLINATINGPARTSWITHIN THEmOWERVARIESFROMPLANTTOPLANT ÀœÃÃÊ*œˆ˜Ìˆœ˜ #ROSSPOLLINATIONOCCURSWHENTWODIFFERENT BUTCLOSELYRELATEDVARIETIESPOLLINATEEACH OTHER4HERESULTISASEEDOFMIXEDVARIETY 5SUALLY
- 177. THESEEDOFACROSSPOLLINATEDPLANT WILLBEWEAKANDLACKINGINCONSISTENT CHARACTERISTICSORMAYNOTGERMINATEATALL #ONTROLLINGANDPREVENTINGCROSSPOLLINATION REQUIRESANUNDERSTANDINGOFHOWPLANTS POLLINATE œ“«iÌiÊyÊœÜiÀà #OMPLETEmOWERSAREPLANTSWITHTHEMALE ANDFEMALEPARTSWITHINTHESAMEmOWER 0LANTSWITHCOMPLETEmOWERSCANSOMETIMES POLLINATETHEMSELVESBEFORETHEmOWER OPENS s YOUCANGROWJUSTONEPLANTWITH COMPLETEmOWERSANDITWILLSTILLSET GOOD
- 178. VIABLESEED s YOUCANALSOGROWMORETHANONE VARIETYANDTHEYWILLHAVEMINIMAL CHANCEOFCROSSPOLLINATING s SOMEPLANTSLIKECABBAGE
- 179. CHILLI
- 180. PEPPERS
- 181. EGGPLANT
- 182. MARIGOLDAND SUNmOWERCANCROSSPOLLINATESEE PAGEABOUTWAYSTOPREVENTCROSS POLLINATION 0LANTSWITHCOMPLETEmOWERSSUCHASBEANS
- 183. LETTUCEANDTOMATOESAREEASYPLANTSFOR BEGINNERSTOSAVESEEDFROM œ˜œiVˆœÕÃÊyÊœÜiÀà 4HESEAREPLANTSWITHBOTHTHEMALEAND FEMALEPOLLINATINGPARTSINDIFFERENTmOWERS ONTHESAMEPLANT 4HISISCLEARLYSEENINPLANTSOFTHECUCURBIT FAMILYPUMPKINS
- 184. MELONS
- 185. CUCUMBERS #ORNISALSOMONOECIOUS)TISBESTPLANTED INABLOCKTOENSUREPOLLINATION 4HESEPLANTSREQUIREEITHERWINDORINSECTS TOCARRYTHEPOLLENFROMONEmOWERTOTHE OTHER 4HEYCAN s SETFRUITANDREPRODUCEIFYOUGROWJUST ONEPLANT s IFYOUGROWMORETHANONEVARIETY
- 186. THEREISAHIGHCHANCETHATTHEYMAY CROSSPOLLINATESEEPAGEABOUT WAYSTOPREVENTCROSSPOLLINATION *œˆ˜Ìˆœ˜ FEMALEPART OFTHEmOWER MALEPARTOF THEmOWERn THEANTHER POLLENFROMTHEANTHER ISDEPOSITEDONTHE STIGMAnITTHENTRAVELS DOWNTHESTYLETOBE FERTILISEDINTHEOVARY OVARY #OMPLETEmOWER Ú3EED3AVERS(ANDBOOKˆ ILLUSTRATIONBY!LFREDOONANNO
- 188. ˆœiVˆœÕÃÊyÊœÜiÀà $IOECIOUSPLANTSARETHOSEWHICHHAVE THEMALEANDFEMALEPOLLINATINGPARTSON DIFFERENTPLANTS 4HESEPLANTSREQUIREMORETHANONEPLANT TOFRUITANDSEEDANDHAVEAHIGHCHANCEOF CROSSPOLLINATING RUITTREESAREOFTENDIOECIOUSFOREXAMPLE PAWPAW 2UBTHEPOLLENOF THEMALEmOWERONTO THEFEMALEmOWER ANDTHENCLOSETHE FEMALEmOWER MALEmOWER FEMALEmOWER (ANDPOLLINATION Ú3EED3AVERS(ANDBOOKˆILLUSTRATIONBY!LFREDOONANNO #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, *ÀiÛi˜Ìˆœ˜ÊœvÊVÀœÃÃÊ «œˆ˜Ìˆœ˜ )FYOUWISHTOCOLLECTSEEDFROMYOURPLANTS ITISNECESSARYTOPREVENTCROSSPOLLINATION TOMAINTAINTHOSEVARIETIESTHATCANCROSS POLLINATE 4HEREAREAFEWSTRATEGIESFORDOINGTHIS s 'ROWONEVARIETYATATIME 4HISISTHEEASIESTMETHODBUTINSECTS ANDWINDCANCARRYPOLLENFORALONG WAY
- 189. SOYOUMUSTALSOCONSIDERWHAT YOURNEIGHBOURSAREGROWING s 'ROWTHEMAPART )FYOUPLANTTWOSIMILARVARIETIESIN DIFFERENTPLACESINTHEGARDENWITHA LOTOFOTHERPLANTSINBETWEENTHISWILL REDUCETHECHANCEOFTHEMCROSSING s AGORCAGETHEPLANTSTHATYOU WANTTOPREVENTFROMCROSSING 9OUCANUSEAlNENETSUCHASA MOSQUITONETTOPREVENTINSECTSFROM TRAVELLINGFROMONEVARIETYTOTHEOTHER 2EMEMBER
- 190. THOUGH
- 191. THATIFTHEPLANT ISDIOECIOUSYOUNEEDBOTHMALEAND FEMALEPLANTS s (ANDPOLLINATION 2UBBINGTHEPOLLENOFTHEMALEmOWER ONTOTHEFEMALEmOWERANDTHEN CLOSINGTHEFEMALEmOWERAGAINUNTILIT WILTSWILLENSURETHATTHESEEDISTRUETO TYPE s !SSISTINGSELF POLLINATORS 4OMATOES
- 192. PEPPERSANDBEANS
- 194. BENElTFROMHAVING BEESANDINSECTSTOASSISTWITHTHE POLLINATIONRATE(IGHPOLLINATIONRATES INTHESEPLANTSUSUALLYIMPROVETHE SIZE
- 196. 4HISSECTIONCOVERSTHESEEDPRODUCTIONPROCESS s 3EEDHARVESTINGGUIDELINES s #LEANINGSEED s $RYINGSEED s 4HESEEDTRANSFERPROCESS s 4ESTINGSEEDFORVIABILITY s 0ACKAGINGSEED s 3EEDSTORAGEINTHETROPICS
- 198. -ii`Ê…ÀÛiÃ̈˜}Ê}Õˆ`iˆ˜ià Ã̈“ÌiÊÌ…iʘՓLiÀÊ œvÊ«iœ«i )TMAYBEHELPFULTOESTIMATETHENUMBEROF PEOPLEYOUWILLDISTRIBUTETOANDHOWMANY SEEDSTOGIVETOEACHFARMER ORFARMERSWHOARECOLLECTINGFOR THEMSELVES
- 199. ITISSTILLAGOODIDEATOHARVEST MORESEEDTHANNEEDEDANDSTOREINCASE OFCROPLOSSES%XTRASEEDCANALWAYSBE SHAREDWITHOTHERFARMERS #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, 3ELECTINGANDHARVESTINGSEEDSISTHElRST STAGEOFTHESEEDSAVINGPROCESS 3EEDSCOMEINMANYDIFFERENTSHAPESAND SIZES4HEHARVESTINGANDCLEANINGMETHODS AREDIFFERENTFROMPLANTTOPLANT4HEBEST WAYTODETERMINEHOWTOHARVESTANDCLEAN EACHVARIETYISBYCAREFULOBSERVATIONAND THOUGHT (EREARESOMEGENERALGUIDELINESTHATARE CONSISTENTFORALLPLANTSx -iiV̈˜}ÊÃii`ÊvœÀÊÃÛˆ˜}Ê #ONSIDERATIONSFORPLANTSELECTIONFORSEED SAVINGINCLUDE s OVERALLPLANTHEALTHANDVIGOUR s SIZEANDSWEETNESSOFFRUIT s DISEASERESISTANCE )TMAYBENECESSARYTOGETRIDOFUNHEALTHY ANDDISEASEDPLANTSSOTHEYDONOTAFFECT THEQUALITYOFTHESEEDSYOUSELECT œÜÊ“˜ÞÊÃii`Ãʘ`Ê «˜Ìö )FCOLLECTINGSEEDTODISTRIBUTETOOTHER FARMERS
- 200. BULKSEEDFROMMANYPLANTS SHOULDBECOLLECTED %GGPLANTHARVESTEDATTHE0LANTING-ATERIAL.ETWORK GARDENREADYFORSEEDEXTRACTIONANDPROCESSING
- 201. œiVÌÊvÀœ“Ê“˜ÞÊ«˜Ìà 4HENUMBEROFPLANTSTHATYOUCOLLECTFROM ISANIMPORTANTCONSIDERATION )TISADVISABLETOCOLLECTSEEDFROMMANY DIFFERENTPLANTS)FTHESAMPLESIZEISTOO SMALLTHEREMAYBEALOSSOFCHARACTERISTICS INTHEFOLLOWINGGENERATIONSOFPLANTS 0ARTICULARLYWITHCROSSPOLLINATINGVARIETIES
- 202. DIFFERENTGENETICTRAITSMAYBECARRIEDBY DIFFERENTPLANTSWITHINTHECROP ,IMITINGTHENUMBEROFPLANTSYOUCOLLECT FROMCOULDWEAKENTHEGENETICMAKEUP OFTHEPLANTTHISISCALLED@INBREEDING )NBREEDINGCANLEADTOGREATERRISKOF DAMAGETOCROPSTHROUGHENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
- 204. DISEASE FREE
- 205. LARGEST ANDMOSTHEALTHYFRUITFROMWHICHTOSAVESEED #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, -iiVÌÊœ˜ÞÊ…iÌ…ÞÊ«˜Ìà ORTHEHIGHQUALITYSEED
- 206. THEGARDENER MUSTPAYCAREFULATTENTIONTOTHESELECTION OFTHEPLANTSANDFRUITSTOTAKESEEDFROM /NLYTHEHEALTHIESTPLANTSSHOULDBE SELECTEDFORSEEDANDONLYTHEBESTFRUITSON THOSEPLANTSSHOULDBETAKEN LiÊÌ…iÊLiÃÌÊ«˜Ìà )TISAGOODIDEATOLABELTHEBESTPLANTSTHAT ARESPECIlCALLYTOBELEFTFORSEEDSOTHAT THEYARENOTHARVESTEDFORFOOD 7…i˜ÊÌœÊVœiVÌ 4HEBESTTIMETOCOLLECTSEEDFROMTHE PLANTSISINTHEMID MORNINGORMID AFTERNOONONASUNNYDRYDAY 6EGETABLESEEDSREACHTHEIRPEAKVIABILITY ANDVIGOURWHENTHEYARELEFTONTHEPLANT UNTILTHEYREACHTHEIRMAXIMUMDRYNESS 4HEMOSTVIGOROUSSEEDSATHARVESTTIME WILLKEEPTHELONGESTINSTORAGE
- 207. (ARVESTATTHERIGHTTIME (ARVESTPLANTSWITHTHESEEDINSIDEAmESHYFRUITWHENRIPE #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, *˜ÌÃÊÌ…ÌÊ…ÛiÊÌ…iÊÃii`ʈ˜Ãˆ`iÊÊ yÊiÃ…ÞÊvÀÕˆÌ (ARVESTTHEFRUITWHENRIPE4HISMEANS LEAVINGTHEFRUITPLANTUNTILITHASPASTTHE EDIBLESTAGE9OUNGFRUITMEANSYOUNGSEED WHICHMAYNOTGERMINATE /œ“Ìœ]Êi}}«˜Ì )FTOMATOESANDEGGPLANTSAREPICKEDOVER RIPE
- 209. CUCUMBERSANDMELONSSHOULD BELEFTONASHELFFOR WEEKSBEFORE REMOVINGSEEDTOREACHMAXIMUMVIABILITY «ÃˆVÕ“]ÊV…ˆˆ #APSICUMSANDCHILLIAREBESTWHENTHE WHOLEFRUITISDRIEDBEFOREREMOVINGTHE SEED *˜ÌÃÊÜ…œÃiÊÃii`ÃÊÀiÊiÌi˜ 4HESEEDSOFTHESEPLANTSˆSUCHASBEANS
- 210. SUNmOWERANDCORNˆCANBELEFTONTHE PLANTUNTILDRYDURINGTHEDRYSEASON 0ICKTHEMEARLIERINTHERAINYSEASONOR LEAVENEARAlRE *˜ÌÃÊÌ…ÌÊ`Àœ«ÊÀˆ«iÊÃii` 4HESEEDSOFTHESEPLANTS
- 211. SUCHASLETTUCE
- 212. LANDCRESS
- 215. BEFORE THEYBREAKOPEN )FAPLANTMUSTBEHARVESTEDBEFORETHESEED ISFULLYMATURE
- 216. THEPLANTFRUITCANBELEFTTO MATUREFORAWHILELONGERBEFORETHESEEDIS CLEANED 4HEWHOLEPLANTCANBEHUNGUPSIDE DOWNINAPAPERBAGIFSMALLˆLETTUCE
- 218. FOREXAMPLE œiV̈œ˜ÊÌiV…˜ˆµÕià -OSTSEEDORFRUITSWITHSEEDCANBEHAND PICKED ORVERYSMALLSEEDORSEEDPODSTHAT SHATTEREASILY
- 219. YOUCANPUTAPAPERBAGOVER THETOPOFTHEPLANTORSTEMANDBREAKIT OFF4HENITCANEITHERBELEFTINSIDETHEBAG UNTILTHESEEDDROPSOFF
- 220. ORSHAKEN
- 223. DRYDAY #/--5.)493%%$3!6).'ˆ!3/54(0!#))#42!).%23-!.5!, ,ABELPLANT ,ABELTHEBESTPLANTSTOLEAVEFOR HARVESTINGSEEDRATHERTHANFORFOOD
- 227. ORFRUITSWITHSEED
- 228. CANBEHAND PICKED ORVERYSMALLSEEDORFORSEEDPODSTHAT SHATTEREASILY
- 229. YOUCANPUTABAGOVERTHE TOPOFTHEPLANTORSTEMANDBREAKITOFF 4HENTHETOPOFTHEPLANTCANEITHERBELEFT INSIDETHEBAGUNTILTHESEEDSDROPOFFOR SHAKEN
- 230. RUBBEDANDCLEANEDMANUALLY *˜ÌÃÊ܈̅ÊÊÃii`ʈ˜Ãˆ`iÊ ÊyÊiÃ…ÞÊvÀÕˆÌ 4HESEEDANDPULPCANBESCRAPEDOUTAND WASHEDUNTILTHESEEDSEPARATESFROMTHE PULP !SIEVEANDABOWLMAYBEUSEFULFORTHIS $RAINANDREWASHUNTILTHESEEDISCLEAN -ii`ÃÊÌ…ÌÊ…ÛiÊÊ`ÀÞÊ Ã…i]Ê…ÕÃŽÊœÀÊ«œ` 4HESEINCLUDESEEDSSUCHASBEANS
- 231. CORN
- 232. OKRAANDLETTUCE 4HEYCANBECLEANEDBY s OPENINGANDSEPARATINGBYHAND s GENTLYROLLINGORCRUSHINGTHESEEDIN ABAGANDTHENCLEANINGOFFTHEHUSK WITHASIEVEORBYWINNOWING 7ˆ˜˜œÜˆ˜} 7INNOWINGUSESWINDORBREATHTOBLOW OUTTHELIGHTHUSK s LAYTHESEEDINAlNELYWOVENmAT BASKETORBOWL s TOSSGENTLYWHILEBLOWINGTHROUGHITAS ITFALLSBACKINTOTHEBASKET 4HESEEDCANALSOBEPUTINADISHAND SHAKENUNTILTHEHEAVIERSEEDFALLSTOTHE BOTTOM
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- 323. 2EACTIVATINGSILICAGELCRYSTALS 3ILICAGELISARE USEABLEPRODUCT4HECOLOUR OFTHECRYSTALSINDICATEHOWMUCHMOISTURE THEYHAVEABSORBED )FTHECRYSTALSARE s DARKBLUEˆTHEYAREFRESHANDDRY s PINKˆTHEYHAVEAHIGHMOISTURECONTENT ANDNEEDTOBEHEATEDANDDRIEDOUT BEFORETHEYCANABSORBMOREMOISTURE 4OREUSESILICAGEL
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- 333. BUILDING MATERIAL
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- 349. #OMMUNITY SEED SAVING IS A KEY ELEMENT IN IMPROVING THE SECURITY OF COMMUNITY FOOD SUPPLIES AND IN GIVING FARMERS CONTROLOVERTHEIROWNSOURCEOFSEEDS