Planting Day!

The garden is planted! On Sunday (Mother’s Day), we took advantage of the amazing weather and planted all of the vegetables and fruits sprouting in the grown room in our garden. Getting the garden prepped took a lot of time and effort, but I have hope that it will produce for us really well this year. The boys have had a garden for the last couple of years, but this last summer/winter, they really let it go wild. As soon as the ground defrosted mostly and I could work the dirt, I was in the garden doing everything I could to prepare it for this gardening season. Many different techniques were attempted, but I will get into that in another post. Not only did the sprouts get put in the ground, but we also planted a couple of extra seeds to make the garden a little fuller. Our goal is to make it so that all of our food is either grown or made by us.

The following day, I went around and planted all of my flower sprouts I had growing, as well as the rest of my seeds. The flower boxes along the dog run, the front porch, and the maple tree are made out of repurposed pallets, graciously given to us by our neighbor who works at a boat mechanic shop. I think my favorite is the one around the tree. Last year, I attempted to use bricks to create a flower bed around the tree and between the four dogs who act as bulldozers to the yard, and the boys mowing the lawn around the bed, the bricks did not hold up very well. I have a couple of planter boxes with raspberries, strawberries, and lavender, as well as a couple of flower bulbs on the side of the house and the back door of the cabin. They are actually made out of motor crates from the same neighbor. I took the largest motor crate and planted potatoes in it (which are successfully sprouting).

Anyways, I am very excited for all of the new developments going on around the homestead and will keep you updated!

Talk soon,

The Homesteader’s Wife