I made it into the garden and did quite a bit of work today. I didn’t get exhausted, either…thank goodness. It sure helps to split up the work into little chunks.
This morning, I replenished a couple of the SFG’s (Square Foot Gardens) with compost/soil-less mix. I also planted the carrots, 1/2 the beans, beets, and spinach. In addition, a few more weeds were dug out from the flower bed and garden area. It’s sad to see that a few of the perennials I purchased at the end-of-season box sale didn’t make it through the winter. Guess that means I’ll have room for more?? Or, maybe it’d be best to space the current plants, use all those scrap pieces of Roc-Kloth to cover the bare areas, and cover it with rocks/pavers so I don’t have to dig so many weeds next year. The later sounds like the better option…
This afternoon, the rest of the beans, lettuce, and radish were planted and everything was watered. Quite a few more weeds were dug out because I enlisted the help of the kids. They aren’t quite as efficient in digging weeds, but their help was necessary. They hauled the weeds to the burn site and helped carry tools back to the garage. It’s those tasks that make me the most tired!
My future gardening goals (hopefully quite a few will be checked off the list tomorrow):
1. Get help rototilling the open areas again.
2. Plant broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, green pepper, red pepper, and jalepeno pepper plants.
3. Plant cucumber, pumpkin, watermelon and squash plants (this depends somewhat upon the room available).
4. Take up the torn pieces of Roc-Kloth and lay them strategically in the flower bed.
5. Enlist help to bring the leftover fieldstone to the flower bed.
6. Lay down Roc-Kloth between the flower bed and SFG’s to prepare for the paver pathway.
7. Lay pavers over the Roc-Kloth pathway.
8. Dig out weeds in day-lily and iris bed.
9. Dig out weeds around and in strawberry bed.
10. Transplant strawberries and enlarge the strawberry bed.
11. Dig out weeds around blueberry shrubs (Yes! They are in bloom!!).
12. Level the area where the pool will be situated…do you think the kids will work faster if this is at the end of the list of tasks?!? I think they probably will!
Hi! Looks like a great list! I will enjoy seeing it in person sometime (soon? ;-) Leo has been asking....) I was just reading your post on finishing the home school year, too -- good for you, and I am the same way: I already have a list going, well, a couple of lists - what to tweak, what to completely change, what to order, what to research on line, -- and of course, what to pray about...God bless your summer!!
ReplyDeleteOhhh, where did my comment go? I don't know, I had such a nice one written! my computer ate it! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI just enjoyed the garden checklist post, and also your homeschooling wrap up post - yes, it is by the grace of God that we do most/all? things? ;-) God bless you, friend!