Spring has sprung. After a long, sheltered winter, it’s time to get outdoors, freshen our homes, and shed our winter coats. As the days grow longer, we’ll hang out at the beach and have meals around the picnic table with fresh produce on the menu. Embrace the season and its blooming flowers, warmer temperatures, and singing birds. Here are tips to usher in spring! Plant Herbs & Vegetables There’s nothing like fresh vegetables and herbs straight from the earth. It’s simple to grow your own. Starting from seed is the most fun and cost effective option. You can grow spring veggies and herbs in pots or in the ground. Both work great! Botanical Interests, a USA based seed company, offers non-GMO, organic seeds. Their veggie collection has ten packets. You’ll be eating these goodies all summer. It includes: Heirloom Organic Bush Bean Heirloom Organic Broccoli "Di Cicco” Heirloom Organic Carrot "Scarlet Nantes” Sweet Corn "True Gold” Heirloom Organic Cucumber "Spacemaster" Organic Pea "Sugar Snap” Heirloom Organic Radish "Cherry Belle” Heirloom Organic Summer Squash "Black Beauty” Heirloom Organic Tomato Pole "Sweetie" Heirloom Organic Tomato Pole "Beefsteak” Click here to order. Growing herbs is a great addition to your produce garden. Epic Gardening offers an organic seed bundle, five non-GMO varieties: Organic Basil Organic Chives Organic Cilantro Organic Dill Organic Parsley Click here to order. If you’re looking for more vegetable, herb or even flower varieties, click here to see Botanical Interests full website. Seed Starter Kit A seedling starter kit lets you get a jump on your growing season. Starting the seeds inside instead of the ground will produce strong, healthy sprouts to plant outside when the weather permits. It’s so gratifying to see your seeds “hatch” as green buds form. This MIXC kit gives
Spring has sprung. After a long, sheltered winter, it’s time to get outdoors, freshen our homes, and shed our winter coats. As the days grow longer, we’ll hang out at the beach and have meals around the picnic table with fresh produce on the menu. Embrace the season and its blooming flowers,
