By Justin Gardner With the new year in full swing, vegetable gardeners are already thinking about what to plant for the spring garden. In the Deep South, tomato and pepper seeds are already being started in the greenhouse, while our northern neighbors still have plenty of opportunity for cool-season crops like broccoli and cabbage.
Regardless of where you are, seed starting is a vital skill for the homesteading lifestyle. Saving seeds from the previous year’s crop makes for a truly self-sufficient gardener. To save seed, you must use open-pollinated, non-hybrid varieties. Another benefit of seed-saving is that the vegetable varieties you grow will become …read more