Resources

Seeds & plants resources

Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices

By H. T. Hartmann, D. E. Kester, F. T. Davies, and R. L Geneve

(Prentice Hall, 2001)

The most-used textbook on the subject, called “the most successful text of its kind,” covering both sexual and asexual propagation methods, also with a particular attention paid to the subject of human vs. natural selection.

880 pp. w/ CD-ROM

Ball Culture Guide: The Encyclopedia of Seed Germination 3rd ed.

By Jim Nau

(Ball Publishing, 1999)

Includes information in table form on germination temperature, light requirements, grow-on conditions, days to finishing, and many more aspects of successful seed germination and propagation for over 300 different varieties of plants, flowers, vegetables, and herbs.

243 pp.

High Tunnels: Using Low-Cost Technology to Increase Yields, Improve Quality and Extend the Season

By Ted Blomgren and Tracy Frisch

(University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 2007)

Includes sections on site selection, construction, environmental management, soil and crop management, pest management and marketing. Also features case studies of six different farmers using high tunnels. Free download, 75 pp.

Four-Season Harvest

By Eliot Coleman

(Chelsea Green Publishing, 1992)

A guide to raising winter vegetables at the 44th parallel, in tunnel greenhouses and cold-frames without supplementary heat.

(236 pp.)