I was so excited when i walked out the door today!! Two tulips were showing off!!! I mean that's why i plant them... but in the fall there’s no guarantee they are coming up! So when they do.... I'm excited.
After a weekend of not many chores, i worked in the garden beds in the back yard and on the porch. There is something about a fresh garden bed that makes my heart hopeful. What will it be? When i plant seeds in the winter for winter sowing it always feels like an incredible crap shoot. What will sprout? And then as spring is sprung it's so exciting to see the vegetation sprout!
There's a moment - like the last couple weeks that the old beds look like a mess. They have lots of carcasses from last years plants. Sometimes there is new life from last year, like the oregano that came back or weeds 😂. The dirt in last years beds has settled and needs to be replenished.
Yesterday i spent a couple hours in the dirt. I have a couple beds I'm moving and the dirt is completely out of one and the other is almost empty and i used that dirt to fill others. It felt good to be outside and it felt good to get something accomplished. For the next few weeks it's like a full court press to get the garden ready for spring.
Make a list and get to work!
You know how i do it. Bite size chuncks.
The grass has some patches that neee to be seeded.
The front garden beds are a mess even with the tulips popping through
Three more beds that need to be cleaned out and filled.
And the winter sowing that needs to be watered and checked on.
It's a lot and it's worth all the work.
I have a sign that says "gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes". This is lie lol
Time is money and i spend a lot of time in the garden and i spend a lot of money on seeds and dirt and upgrades to the patio & garden. But it sure is good for my mental health and my body.
Looking forward to the rest of spring, summer, and fall (harvesting throughout the seasons). Lots of veg and lessons. And the beauty of it all!
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