Saturday In The Garden

(2009)

As I've mentioned, I really like to just use whatever

God sends us for my garden.  When we recently

replaced our wooden front porch railing & posts

with all vinyl pieces, we kept the old 6X6 posts to

repurpose...somewhere?

(now)

   Hey, how about a retaining wall for my strawberry bed?

(I'm not sure I like that it's white but it probably won't be

for long--plus, the plants will vine down a little over them.)

Once I had the posts in, I added a little extra soil

and peat.  Next, a thin layer of horse manure;

I plan on topping even that off with compost soon.  

The last two years were really hard on my strawberry

bed but I think all of these steps, along with the addition

of some new plants, should bring it back around nicely. 

The extra height should also look great as it is

along a back wall to the whole garden. 

I know--it doesn't look so hot now...

just give me another month or so!

I also helped the dh out with the fence repair by mitering

the tops of the boards that we repurposed for the pickets.

(yeah, that's me back there using power tools--hear me roar.)

My younger son was a big help.

(my other son was sick--and really bummed because

they both love to work out there with their dad!)

And here is my "new" fence--all broken parts

repaired and the fence extended, now complete

 on this entire side.  We're thinking of moving the

chicken coop (no small endeavor, I promise you!) and adding

a much-needed run--which would be right along

the next side of the fence...so that has us at a

stand-still for now till we decide how to go about it all.

Growing Update

Onions and all varieties of lettuces, spinach

and radishes are all up.  Watching for the potatoes

and peas to poke through any time.

(Where are the carrots?)

Fruit trees are all blooming.  (Please don't freeze now!)

To-Do

1) Find more tree mulch--pathways need it asap

2) Plant more strawberries

3) Plan chicken run

4) Move chicken coop

5) Prep for new chickens--due on the 26th!