The Saving Our Seed Project

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Seed Production Resources Saving Our Seed Project February 2004 Compiled by Lee Barnes (workshop facilitator) and Ellen Gray (Former SOS Coordinator) Plant Pollination Classes: (extracted from Allard; Ashworth, etc.) Mostly Self Pollinated: Barley, flax, oats, wheat, common beans, fava, lima bean, pea, runner bean, sweet peas, chicory, eggplant, endive, lettuce, okra, pepper, tomato. (Note: some of these plants outcross at 1-5% or more depending upon presence of pollinators, temperature, humidity, plant stress, etc.- including fava, runner bean, eggplant, pepper, tomato - for absolute genetic control, treat these plants as out-crossers and either hand-pollinate, observe minimum isolation distances, or plant only one variety at a time.) Mostly Cross-Pollinated: Amaranth, corn, rye, cilantro, fennel, mustard, parsley, alfalfa, red & white clover, asparagus, beet, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, Chinese cabbage, cucumber, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, melon, onion, parsnip, pumpkin, radish, rutabaga, spinach, squash, sunflower, swiss chard, turnip, watermelon (Note: these plants require isolation, hand-pollination, caging, etc. for effective genetic control - plants of the same species and rarely same genius esp. cabbage, squash, and melon families will intercross readily requiring careful pollination control to maintain true-to-type seed production. Biennial crops will require winter storage or over-winter protection in severe weather areas and may require replanting for seed production - esp. cabbage family, onions, radishes, carrots, etc. (see Jeff McCormack's Minimum Recommended Isolation Distances Chart for suggested isolation distances and techniques) Common Biennials: (require over-wintering prior to seed production 2nd season.) Garden and sugar beets, mangels, broccoli, broccoli raab, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chinese cabbage, chicory, collards, cornsalad, endive, escarole, kale. Kohlrabi, leek, mustard greens, onions, parsley, parsnip, rutabaga, salsify, swiss chard, and turnip. Seed Saving Books (* indicates those available at the CFSA SOS project library) Allard, R.W. 1999. Principles of Plant Breeding . 2nd Ed. John Wiley, Incorporated 485 pgs. Classic technical text on plant breeding, full of specific details and strategies. Ashworth, Suzanne. 1991. Seed to Seed : Seed Saving Techniques for the Vegetable Gardener. Seed Savers Publ. 222 pgs. General techniques for saving non-hybrid seeds, with details on over 250 vegetables. * Bubel, Nancy. 1988. The New Seed-Starters Handbook . Rodale Press. 385 pgs. General text for seed-starting techniques for a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, trees, grains, herbs, etc. Includes 65-page section on seed saving techniques. * Deppe, Carol. 1993. Breed You Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving . Chelsea Green Publishing. 367 pgs. Laymen's guide to breeding techniques and strategies. Fairly technical compared to other books. * Dirr, Michael and Charles Heuser. 1987. The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation : From Seed to Tissue Culture. Varsity Press, Athens, GA. 239 pgs.

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