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Though it just snowed here, I am already thinking spring! I don’t want to have to buy new pots for my seeds each year so I have come across and alternative that is both cost effective, simple, and organic: DIY newspaper planters! Newspaper planters are a great way to start…
This is the first part in my attempt to pre-germinate the seeds I am going to be using in my garden this spring. I am starting with the onions, spicy peppers, Brussels sprouts, and celery. Pre-germinating, or pre-sprouting seeds, is the process of starting seeds before planting them. It ensures…
I have ordered the seeds for my garden. I may have gotten overly ambitious with my order, ordering 24 sampler packets of seeds. But, hey, they were $.99. I purchased this year’s seeds from SeedsNow.com. I chose them because they have signed the Safe Seed Pledge. Some of the seeds…