It may be January, but I’m already dreaming and drawing my future garden plans. My upcoming column in Practical Homeschooling magazine spotlights the homeschool victory garden. If you plan to start a victory garden, you might like to try online garden planning software and Apps, such as, , http://theselfsufficientliving.com/free-landscape-design-software-to-design-your-garden/ and https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-gardening-apps/ (contain reviews).
Our family is still old school, working with protractors and graph paper, but plan to try out some of these programs soon. In addition, you can find family oriented encouragement and information at the National Gardening Association, http://www.Garden.org,
Here are a few of our favorite resources for seeds and plants:
Our family is still old school, working with protractors and graph paper, but plan to try out some of these programs soon. In addition, you can find family oriented encouragement and information at the National Gardening Association, http://www.Garden.org,
Here are a few of our favorite resources for seeds and plants:
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds has an abundance of rare seeds.
- Burpee.com has a large selection of seeds and plants.
- David’s Garden Seeds has seeds and many helpful gardening tips.
- Johnny’s Selected Seeds offers a large catalog with heirlooms, organics and hybrids
- Seed Savers Exchange offers many unique heirloom seeds, and is a nonprofit organization..
- Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offers about 800 varieties of vegetable, flower, herb, grain and cover crop seeds especially suited to growing in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
- Stark Brothers specializes in fruit trees.