The catalogs are coming, the catalogs are coming!

*sorry about the sideways pic. not sure what happened!*

If your house is anything like ours is, then your mailbox has been filled with seed catalogs lately! Plus, we were in Menards tonight and they have their seed packets out for sale already! This is one of the most exciting times in the garden, even though you're not in the garden! Drooling over new plants, dreaming of the weed-free, pest-free garden you want to see! It's all so fun!

If you're going to have a garden for the first time this year, then now is the time to look through those catalogs and decide what you want to plant. Pull out the seeds you have stored in your freezer and see what you're in need of. Are you going to try a few new heirloom seeds this year? Is there a new tomato variety you'd like to try? How about an heirloom pumpkin? (I tried one last year and loved it!) Get your garden planned out on paper, and then buy those seeds! We've got a few months before we can start our seeds indoors in preparation for spring planting.

Prep on!
Gen--IL Homesteader