EZ from Seed 1. Grow your own food, it’s healthier and more nutritious, at a fraction of today’s supermarket costs. 2. Save your gas money with fewer trips to the store – “shop” in your own backyard. 3. When you buy started plants for your garden, you have no idea what has been fed to or sprayed on them to get them ready for market. 4. It is easy, and fun, to grow your own plants from seeds! 5. You can grow unusual plants from seed never found “already-started” in nurseries and garden centers. 6. You have personal control of nurturing your seedlings to become the safest, healthiest plants. 7. Become a member of the long legacy of American Home Gardeners who have grown their own vegetables, herbs and flowers from fresh seed. Mid to late summer is the ideal time to start your fall garden. In most areas of the country, you can grow a “second season” crop of your favorite cool-season vegetables and lovely fall flowers. In mild winter areas, you can grow even more garden favorites for harvest in late fall, winter, even into next spring. Now is the time to gear up for some of the best growing weather of the year, which lies in the cool weather ahead.