II. Inside Garden projects for this winter: Start sorting & organizing your seeds

So, it's still definitely winter outside... & the idea of curling up in a blanket inside sounds pretty great... luckily, you can stay inside & still accomplish necessary steps for your Spring garden snuggled up in your favorite comforter!

1. FIND ALL THE SEEDS YOU ALREADY HAVE COLLECTED & SAVED Dig out that box of half empty seed packs you have from last year's garden! Lay down a sheet or a towel & begin looking through each seed pack you have. (It may even help to make a list of what all seeds you have left, especially if you have multiple types of tomatoes, different types of lettuces... etc.)

2. MAKE A LIST OF SEEDS YOU NEED STILL

Figure out what seeds you need to buy before spring gets here! There are lots of good SEED SWAPS this time of year also! [here is a link to one in Faulkner County on Feb. 14th! ---> Faulkner County Seed Swap ] ...Or start a seed swap in YOUR neighborhood! Talk to your garden loving neighbors, maybe they also have some seeds that they would want to trade with you! (I will advice to watch out for very old seeds, as they don't tend to grow as well after their first season... You can still get some fine seeds that have sat for a while, I'm just saying to not put much hope into old seeds your planting ---> But, you should still plant them anyway! ...Or make them into 'SEED BOMBS', which I will explain in another blog very soon!)

3. PRESERVE YOUR LEFTOVER SEEDS FOR SPRING Fold the tops down or tape seed packs shut to help preserve them & to keep out bugs/rodents. (Mice LOVE eating our leftover seeds this time of year!) I reccomend putting tour seeds in zip-lock bags if you have some! Grab a sharpie & write down what's in each bag! You can now safely store your seeds in the freezer until you are ready to use them! This also kind of 'tricks' some seeds into feeling as though they are actually going through winter outside.