starting from seed

In order to more easily know where our food is coming from, we like to garden. Now, last year was the first time either of us had gardened. I remember my grandma having a garden and I remember picking things every now and then but, I had never tried to grow anything until last year. We learned A LOT from our gardening endeavors last year. We failed at a lot of things but we also grew a lot of great things! And since it's about that time again this year, we found a legit place and bought some seeds! There are many reasons to start with seeds (and maybe it's not ideal for you this year) but here's why we are starting with seeds!

Last year, we had decided pretty late that we wanted to start a garden so we ended up planting a lot of transplants. If we couldn't plant the seed right in the ground, we bought a transplant. We also planted a lot of stuff. Needless to say, this became very very expensive. Especially since we were paying for all the supplies to build our raised garden beds and soil and pretty much anything you need when gardening. We were basically starting from nothing. So, we decided that this year we would like to garden in the cheapest and best way possible! And that can happen when you start with seeds and grow your own seedlings.

The other great thing about starting with seed is that you know where those seeds came from. It's pretty easy to buy seeds and know exactly how they came to be. It's not as easy to know where a transplant came from when you buy it at Home Depot. Now, don't get me wrong, you can probably find good transplants from someone locally that can tell you where they came from and how they took care of them but like I said earlier, we are in the business of saving money.

This year we got our seeds through Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. If you don't know where to buy seeds, we'd definitely recommend these guys! You can check out their "About Us" section and see exactly where the seeds are grown and how they take care of them. Our kind of place. Honesty and openness is always a good thing! Anyways, we are about to be getting into the actual gardening part so I'm sure we will have plenty of stories to share soon.

xo, Savannah