I’ve been gardening for many years, and none of those years have been hobby gardening. My skill and intuition with plants has grown over the years with lots of trial and error and research, but from the start I gardened to preserve food and feed my family as a way to replace grocery store shopping. Each year I grow a higher percentage of our family’s food needs and this year is no exception. This year, however, I’m hoping to pass 50% and get closer to 60-70% of our needs. It’

The spring planted crops are being harvested as I write. It’s been such a joy to be in the garden, it is every year, but this is one of my best gardens yet. Here’s what I planted for the spring garden ( also know and cold crops or cool weather crops): 55 pounds of seed potatoes of a few varieties, mostly good storage varieties 20 cabbages 10 broccoli 6 Brussel sprouts Somewhere around 6-8 kale plants 400 onions of various varieties Cilantro from seed sprinkled into the onions

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