For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere its time to start thinking of planting your garden. We have already started a LOT of plant starts indoors. But some things can go out in the garden RIGHT NOW, even in Zone 7, where we are. The first things to plant in the spring are: Spinach Garden Peas Mustards Chard All of these can take cold weather. We have had our pea plants buried in the snow before, and they did great. Only the blossoms are damaged by frost, and it will be 8 weeks before they start to blossom. If we don't plant our garden peas now, we will never get a good harvest. Our spring cool season is very short. The humid, hot summer comes quickly around here, and the peas just mildew out and die. We have to plant a fast-growing variety, or we will not get a harvest. We still have one bag from last year!

https://youtu.be/sqODqUXunpc Keep track of your fruit tree and bush varieties is important. I have never found tags that are up to the task so we started making our own. When you start grafting your own trees and trading varieties with fellow homesteaders it is really important that you can tell people what you have to offer.

The State of Florida recently tested bread sold in the grocery stores. The level of glyphosate (round up) is off the charts. Thankfully not all brands had it, but the bread we buy is not on there. This is happening because the lays changed years ago allowing farmers to spray glyphosate on the wheat crop just BEFORE harvest. Roundup is being used as a desiccant (drying agent) on finished crops. Not only is it allowed, it is encouraged by the chemical manufacturers, even though they know the poison is getting into the food supply. Our food system in America has been highjacked by large corporations that are poisoning us for profit.

What’s one homesteading skill you wish you’d learned sooner? I'll go first

So many people respond the same way when they find out we live on a five-acre homestead: “I want to do that too. One of these days, we’re going to buy some land and start our own.” But I’ve only met a few people who have actually made the leap from city life to a homestead. The thing is, we didn't start when we moved to the country. We started in one of the biggest cities in the world. And you can start today also. Go get an empty yogurt cup, an old fast food cup, or even a big glass from the cupboard. Put some dirt in it. And find something with a seed in. Plant it in your cup. Doesn't matter what it is, just get something growing if you wait for the "someday" to start your not going to. Start right now. Stop reading this and go do it! Post your picture in the comments. Be a doer. Start shaping your life now instead of letting life happen to you! This is a small piece of potato I dropped in an old yogurt cup a few weeks ago. Go plant something. If you're wondering if it will grow, put your question in the comments.