I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to lay out my garden this year. Missed out on a garden last year with the move. I'm planning on starting peppers and red onions from seed today They both take way longer than my growing season here.
We are going to need to start buying canning jars and lids as well. They were gone long before the normal time last year and were in short supply a few years before.
I think I'm going to try and plant a couple of fruit trees if I can find a self-pollinating apple tree and maybe an apricot tree that can deal with the cold winters. I'll probably plant a few blackberry and raspberry bushes in a corner of the back lot as well.
We are a long way off from being self-sufficient food-wise but once we get it figured out I think we can put a dent in how much we have to buy for the stuff we use most.
