Today started off stormy and it was forecasted to continue all day. Then, the rain stopped and the sun came out! Yay!
This afternoon I worked outside on my garden for hours! It was wonderful and warm out.
I had plenty of chores to do in the house but those things could wait until tomorrow.
While I was working in the greenhouse, I opened the door and had the fan going. It was nice and warm and I loved it.
I planted potatoes today, yukon golds and red, white, and blue ones. I also planted a blueberry and strawberry plant in pots.
It’s very exciting each day being able to tell who grew overnight or popped through the soil. Yes, I talk to all of my plants, seeds, and seedlings.
The tomatoes, eggplant, broccoli, and brussel sprouts are ready for bigger pots already along with several different flowers. Yay!
I got a chance to continue to work on the expansion of our garden late in the day when it was still gorgeous out.
The expansion is a big undertaking but I still have until the end of May to have it done and ready for planting.
I’ve only completed two raised beds which are set over cardboard to kill the weeds and any grass that is left.
Next, I layer tons of large wet egg cartons from our business. I mold them inside the bed to not only fill the space but to keep the weeds at bay.
When filling the types of raised beds that we are using it would cost a fortune to fill the bed with all soil.
After the egg cartons, I layer the empty bags from the flours that we use to make the spätzle.
The next layer will be twigs, sticks, and leaves. I have to do this to all 6 of the new raised beds. I still need to put together three of them.
Putting these raised beds is a bit of a struggle for me since my arms aren’t long enough to get down to the bottom to attach the nuts and bolts.
Finally, the bed will be filled with soul and cardboard will be put down on the whole area including in between the rows of beds which will be covered in mulch creating walk ways.
Today, I ran out of the cardboard and egg carton trays I had been saving. Shit, I am going to need a lot more!
I cleaned up some of my raised beds on Sunday while I was recuperating from exhaustion from the Gluten Free Expo on Saturday.
The event went well, it was a lot of work and a very long day but we had fun. I plan to write about it this week.
That’s it for now, goodnight.
A great place to find large pieces of cardboard is at an appliance store if there is one near you. Cardboard and tree clipping mulch are two of my favorite things!! Your garden already looks awesome.