Do you go for quality in the garden…or quantity?



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Canning beets in my kitchen last year. |

by Jeanne
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Canning beets in my kitchen last year. |
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As long as we have the space and time, growing more than necessary is definitely FUN…..
Can’t beat fresh, home grown. Quality for sure. Sometimes the quantity comes and you can share!
Happy Easter!
I think the quality is almost automatic with home grown produce. You can pick the best seeds and plants to start with.
Oooh, asparagus, I am waiting impatiently for our local asparagus farm to start producing. Another week or so yet I think. Winter was too long.