*breaths in deeply*
Ahhhhhhhh, spring is in the air! At least here it is!
With spring comes all sorts of thoughts of what we want to do in our yard. We bought our house the middle of last summer, but most of our work went into the house, not the yard. But with the warming of the days comes the itch to get in the dirt and DO SOMETHING!
I have so many plans swirling around my head!
I have very large plans for our garden this year along with things to be more self-reliant. I'm in the process of cutting out beds on the edges of our yard for garden beds and also making our existing raised beds larger. I also want to make a patio, move our clothes line back some, make our compost pile better, build some privacy screens around our patio for things to grow on, do some AWESOME paths, build our chicken house, build some rabbit hutches (this might happen next year), and grow a variety of food including:
raspberries
Ahhhhhhhh, spring is in the air! At least here it is!
With spring comes all sorts of thoughts of what we want to do in our yard. We bought our house the middle of last summer, but most of our work went into the house, not the yard. But with the warming of the days comes the itch to get in the dirt and DO SOMETHING!
I have so many plans swirling around my head!
I have very large plans for our garden this year along with things to be more self-reliant. I'm in the process of cutting out beds on the edges of our yard for garden beds and also making our existing raised beds larger. I also want to make a patio, move our clothes line back some, make our compost pile better, build some privacy screens around our patio for things to grow on, do some AWESOME paths, build our chicken house, build some rabbit hutches (this might happen next year), and grow a variety of food including:
raspberries
blueberries
strawberries
grapes
apple and perhaps peaches
asparagus
lettuce
spinach
Kale
chard
onions
artichoke
carrots
radishes
tomatoes
squash
pumpkin
watermelon
peas
beans
cucumbers
peppers
potato
mint
oregano
basil
tyme
rosemery
chives
cilantro
And we'll see if i add to the list.
It's a lot, but i'm so excited. And i'm excited to be able to do this all on a lot that is only .11 acres and has a 1,200 sqft house on it WITH a car port. I will have to be creative and really utilize the square foot/intensive gardening technique, but i know i can do it :)
And now some pictures of the awesome things swirling in my head....
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| This is the best set up for sprouting seeds i've ever seen! I actually purchased the supplies last night and have mine set up in our living room! SOURCE |
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| Use your old bottles to water your plants down at the ROOTS where they need it most! SOURCE |
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| Build a fence using wood pallets that you can normally find for FREE! SOURCE |
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| a privacy fence that we could grow our grapes on SOURCE |
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| Using ikea storage bins as nesting boxes for your chickens. Easy to gather eggs and clean! SOURCE |
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| a raised bed made from pallets. You can find pallets for free all the time! Just make sure they have HT printed on the side for 'heat treated'. Others can be treated with chemicals which would leech into your garden. |
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| Patio furniture made from pallets. Again, could be made for nearly FREE! |
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| Yet another way to use pallets in your garden. can you tell i love pallets? SOURCE |
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| square foot gardening. Grow more food in less space! SOURCE |
So i think that is it for now, at least for what i can find pictures for. I'm very excited for the days ahead, it's just going to be a lot of work.
If anyone has pallets, spare wood or glass bottles they are not using, i will gladly take them off your hands!
If anyone has pallets, spare wood or glass bottles they are not using, i will gladly take them off your hands!
What are your plans for this spring/summer in your yard/garden?
Happy digging everyone!
Happy digging everyone!
