Thursday, February 1, 2018

Spring Plans

 Planning has always been what we are best at - follow through, not so much.  We decided to stay with the Ppatch for another year, but we gave up 1600 square feet and plan to focus on slow maturing crops that do not have to be checked daily.


At home we have a lot to do before spring is here.  The old chicken coop and the clothesline need to be moved, raised beds built and filled with soil and compost.  New wood mulch laid and bins built for the potatoes.  We plan to use only what we have on hand for wood along with the misc pots and other containers we have collected over the years.  

But we are currently optimistic (as we always are this time of year).  Our seeds have been inventoried and missing selections ordered or purchased locally.  The Conservatory is newly cleaned along with our growing trays and pots.

One snag is where to get new chickens?  The feed stores we have purchased from the the last five years are closed and our choices locally are limited.  We want to raise a dozen meat birds and at least one turkey this year + replace our aging egg layers.

But it sure does look beautiful on paper.