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• Thursday, April 3, 2008 - Growing

Our plans are to eventually be growing a good amount of the foods we eat:

lettuce
cabbage
tomatoes
celery
cucumbers
carrots
beets
radishes
bell peppers (all colors)
onions

pumpkin

We haven't decided whether or not to grow fruit trees.

Where do you purchase your seeds from? How do I find out the gardening zones for seasonal information?

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Just thinking of a simpler life brings such a calm ..... I picture ma Ingalls, washing clothes while watching her children play in the field. Pa working on the barn or pitching hay, while the dog Jack runs circles around the hay stack. After dinner pa plays his fiddle and every one dances in circles in the dining/living room. What a wonderful day and an even better ending to it!

~ Happy Trails ~
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• Thursday, April 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by countrylivin
You can google the zone maps for growing in your area. Most universities have an agricultural department that can help you get started as well.
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Posted by Anonymous
I go to our local feed and seed co op for all my seeds and little plants that've already been started. I find that they are only going to have what grows well in our particular area so it makes things simple.
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Posted by smmagers
Growing your own food is such a rewording thing. It is neat how you start a plant from a little seed you water it, weed it and one day you eat it, can it or freeze it. Let us know what you plant and how it goes. God Bless. mj
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Posted by wannabeone
The Little House books are some of our absolute favorites!! We homeschool, also, and our favorite year was doing the Prairie Primer, based on the Little House books. An entire year of Little House in a unit study!! If you haven't done it yet, you REALLY MUST!! You can get it from http://www.cadroncreek.com from the author, Margie Grey or at http://www.christianbook.com. You will have a blast!!

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><
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• Friday, April 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by OklahomaSweetPea06
Better Homes and Gardens website has a wonderful zone map and free garden plans you can download to help you get started.
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