If you want to learn how to use herbs medicinally and not only medicinally but also grow them,

I can think of little else that gets me excited as knowing I can literally grow our medicine right outside our back door, then you, my friend, are going to want to make

sure that you are registered and signed up for our herbal summer series. This is completely free, though you definitely could charge for it because it is

packed with information. Once you sign up starting in August, every week you are going to get an email from me going over my top 10 favorite herbs.

Each week we are going to pick one of those herbs and do a deep dive on how to grow that herb,

but more importantly, how to use it, including safety, and if you should use it or not if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

We go through all of the cautions, the medicinal properties, and its uses.

So when you get done done you will have in your pocket and hopefully by

that point in your medicine cabinet my favorite top 10 herbs to always have at the ready. Go to Melissa K Norris.com forward slash

summer herb and make sure that you get registered. Summer school is in session and it has never been better.

Welcome to episode number 227. Today's episode we are diving into the things that you need to know when you are

picking your seed variety, specifically what you need to be looking at and

understanding about the information that is displayed on seed packets

and how you use that info to make sure that you are picking the absolute best varieties for you and your growing climate because

picking the right variety is going to be the difference sometimes between getting a really big crop and a plant that produces a high

yield for you and one that doesn't do so well and the season may be cut short or it just struggles to produce.

Welcome to the pioneering Today podcast with me your host Melissa K. Norris

best-selling author of three books including my brand new book the family garden plan grow a

years worth of sustainable and healthy food. I'm a fifth generation homesteader

as well as the founder of the pioneering today Academy and it's always my goal

to inspire and motivate you to have a homegrown and homemade life using modern homesteading to raise, grow, and cook your own food no matter where you live.

Now before we dive into the nitty gritty on these seed packets, there's something really important that you need to know about if you're not signed up for it.

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