Hey folks! I am still dying for it to
get warmer out. How about you? We've been doing what we can around
here to gear up for spring.
I'm sure it was a little
early, but we kinda sorta already started some plants indoors...And
tossed some seeds in certain areas outside. In our defense, most of
them (if not all) like the cooler weather. We started some lettuce,
broccoli, and spinach indoors in our sunroom. (That's pretty much the
only thing this poor, under-utilized room gets used for!)
As
far as the seeds we tossed outside, those included clover, wheat, and
peas which we're growing to include in our chicken food! Oh! And that
little leafy guy on the right is bok choy. It was leftover from
dinner one night and we had it lying on top of our compost bowl
o'kitchen scraps. It kept sprouting, so we decided to save it. We put
it in a bowl with a little bit of water for a few days before we
replanted it and it has been doing fantastic! So, that's been a fun
little experiment.
We've
been saving cardboard since last summer with plans to lay it all out
in the garden this year. I was itching for something to do, so
thought I would go ahead and put it in the garden Mr.Bruce already
has “tilled up” to make sure none of the grass and weeds grow
back before it's time to plant. This is as far as I got. Lol It has
been so insanely windy, so I said “screw it!” We are still
definitely planning on putting it between rows and around individual
plants to keep the weeds at bay.
John
and his dad got some more crazy vines and whatnot cleared recently.
It may not look like much, but John has really gotten a lot of this
cleared, especially for as thick with weeds, “pokey bushes”, and
vines it was. We're going to use this area for fruit trees and more
berry bushes. We're getting there!
Have
you been doing anything to get ready for spring?
