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I find the best way to shop for seeds is to find seed companies that specialize in your region. For example, I live in Alabama zone 7b and I find Southern Exposure and Sow True Seed have good selections of seeds that will grow well in my area.
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Some plants that work well for me in zone 7b are yard long beans, cowpeas, okra and sweet potatoes. In the winter I grow cool weather crops like lettuce and collards.
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Most of my seeds are kept in a tote box in a spare room in the house. I also have a few jars of seeds in the freezer for long term storage.
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We harvested the last of the tomatoes, peppers and yard long beans before the frost. It looks like my collards are almost ready for their first harvest.
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A few seed companies worth looking at:
Southern exposure seed exchange
Seed savers exchange
Sow true seed
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It looks like there’s lots of good resources to look up. I’ll add a video series on Rumble by Judson Carroll on herbs.
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Some people really like iNaturalist
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I haven’t tried it but it sounds like it’s worth trying. Let us know how it goes.
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Not sure how it would work but I like the idea.
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A few ideas for you to play with:
1. I’ve heard of using coconut oil in place of lotion. It doesn’t work well for me but a guy I used to work with swears by it.
2. My favorite recipe I’ve found for a body butter was 90% Shea butter and 10% coconut oil. Measure out the Shea butter and coconut oil into the same bowl. Gently soften the mixture until you can whip it with a mixer and whip the body butter until you have no lumps in it.
3. I’ll second the suggestion to use beeswax. It’s great for making lip balm. You mix the beeswax with a good nourishing oil and gently melt it. Once it’s melted you can pour it into your tins or lip balm tubes.
4. There’s lots of good resources out there, brambleberry and nature’s garden are just a couple of sites that have lots of recipes to try. Play around and find out what works for you.
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What a lovely discussion! I exercise, read a little bit of Bible everyday and unplug once a week. On Sunday I am not online. I’m not reading the news. I’m reading God’s Word, working around the house and garden and maybe catching up on some reading I’ve been meaning to do. It really helps my sanity.
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I’ll plant a few things early and if they make it, great, I’ve got a head start on food production. If not I didn’t lose much. A couple years I planted peas in January and they survived. Mind you I’m in zone 7b.
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It may be worth your time to get a soil test done. Your local extension office can give you information on where you can get soil tested in your area.
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My mom would add a little lemon too.
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To my knowledge they don’t test for herbicides. Most of the time the soil test tests for pH and mineral deficiencies in your soil. It wouldn’t hurt to ask your local extension agent, they may know of a way to check for pesticides.