There are many reasons that you should consider starting your vegetable plants from seeds, if you don’t already. This article lists my top five reasons for starting them from seeds.
Starting Seeds Indoors
Start your seeds inside to get a head start on your gardening!
9 Tips for Starting Your Seeds Indoor (and Avoid Common Mistakes)
Growing a gorgeous garden each year is every homesteader’s dream! Being able to grow an abundant variety of fresh vegetables and fruits to carry yourself and family through the winter is the goal for every growing season. How do you get the most out of each plant during their growing season? The answer is to […]
Starting Seeds without Electricity
After months of planning and dreaming about our gardens, the longer days of February are a great time to get an early start growing spring and summer vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Often, advice on how to start seeds involves equipment such as heat mats and grow lights. While it’s true that such equipment may lead […]
How To Make Newspaper Seed Pots and Save Money Starting Seeds
Newspaper seed pots are super simple and cheap to make. Don’t spend a ton of money buying seed trays when you can make your own for free! They come together quickly, even if you need a lot. And when it’s time to plant out you don’t have to disturb the root system because the newspaper […]
Our Vegetable Seed Starting Timeline
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this year’s garden. I ordered all heirloom/organic seeds and they arrived in the mail this week. I plan to save seeds from almost everything we grow this year so we will not need to purchase more (or at least not as many) seeds next year. I’m really […]
