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040			_cDLC
082	0	0	_a635/.04/31 _bB917
100	1		_aBubel, Nancy.
245	1	4	_aThe seed-starter's handbook _cby Nancy Bubel ; ill. by Robert Shetterly ; photos. by Mike Bubel.
260			_aEmmaus, Pa : _bRodale Press, _cc1978.
300			_axviii, 363 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
650		0	_aVegetable gardening.
650		0	_aSeeds.
650		0	_aPlant propagation.
650		0	_aOrganic gardening.
942			_cBK
505	0		_aWhy start your own?; First the seeds; Choose your medium; Containers; Sowing seeds early indoors; Germination; What seedlings need; Transplanting; Growing on; Light; Soil preparation; Mapping out the garden; Hardening off; The art of planting out; Cold frames and hotbeds; Early care of the young transplant; Direct seeding; Kelp; Raising seedlings for the fall garden; The competition: insects and animals; The young seed-planter; Growing vegetables from seed; Why save seeds?; Annuals, perennials, biennials; How seeds are formed; Backyard plant breeding; Hybrids; Selection; Care of the seed-bearing plant; Collecting seeds; Preparing the seed; String seeds; Viability; Seed-saving tips for specific plants; The garden diary; Seed exchanges; Seed banks; Selling your seedlings; Seed catalogs