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Now that the Christmas season is over and the shortest days of the year are behind us, we always find ourselves thinking of spring. We really enjoy winter sports like ice fishing. Catching up on inside projects is always rewarding, but our brains can’t stop thinking of getting our hands in the dirt. In reality, we are not far away from doing just that. This year more than ever we are starting our planning early. Because of recent runs on essential items, we have been ordering our usual supplies early and planning ahead. While we always save some seeds from heirloom varieties of vegetables, we always need to order new seeds for hybrids or any vegetables that are easily cross pollinated. This is what we saved from last year.

For the last several years, we have been ordering our seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. www.rareseeds.com We simply love their…