Table of Contents
Why Carrots and Tomatoes Don't Grow as Weeds 1
How Wild Vegetables Became Domesticated 4
The Five Seed Types 7
Understanding Which Plants Sexually Reproduce, and How 11
How to Prevent Wild Seeds 17
Phenotype Expression and Inbreeding 24
A Vegetable Species List 30
Facts Every Seed Saver Should Know 38
Questions about This Book 44
Asian Greens (Chinese mustards) 48
Asparagus 50
Basil 51
Beans 52
Beets 55
Broccoli 57
Brussels Sprouts 59
Cabbage 61
Cantaloupe/Melons 62
Carrots 63
Cauliflower 66
Celery 67
Chinese Cabbage 68
Collards 70
Corn 72
Cucumber 75
Eggplant 77
Garlic 78
Kale 79
Leeks 81
Lettuce 82
Mustard Greens 86
Onions 87
Orach 90
Parsnip 91
Peas 93
Peppers 96
Potatoes 97
Radishes 98
Rutabaga 100
Soybeans 102
Spinach 103
Squash and Pumpkins 105
Sunchokes (Jerusalem Artichokes) 109
Sunflowers 110
Sweet Potatoes 111
Swiss Chard 113
Tomatoes 115
Turnips 117
Watermelon 119
About the Author 122
