I haven't written in the blog for a month because it seemed so "bloggy". I couldn't find my voice and certainly didn't want a magical/spiritual/look at me blog voice. I've thought a lot about this and decided that this blog will simply replace my long Sunday morning letters to Peter. Other family members had asked to get those letters. They can jump in as they wish. But this will be a private blog for family and close friends. No "DH" (dear husband) for Henry. Just talk.
What I want to do now is catch you up on the "farm" the Cape gardens and the "herd" the two dachshunds.
Vegetable gardens: Last fall I cleared the area in front of the house. (I've found that whenever I clear brush I end up at the doctor or ER with bug bites and so I'm leaving brush clearing to our almost ex-President.) Hank and I measured all areas of the yard last summer and this gets the most sun. In the fall I built up organic matter in the lasagna garden method. Settie helped too. http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/lasagna_gardening.htm
This spring I built up the beds each time I planted rows of seeds or seedlings by adding three cubic yards of compost purchased at the garden center. I have five more cubic yards waiting to be shoveled, hauled, and shoveled again. I also have broken down hay from Mgt and Renner's construction site.
We have regular compost too, but more about that later.
Now how boring is the photo on the left? But look at the garden a month later.
What I want to do now is catch you up on the "farm" the Cape gardens and the "herd" the two dachshunds.
Vegetable gardens: Last fall I cleared the area in front of the house. (I've found that whenever I clear brush I end up at the doctor or ER with bug bites and so I'm leaving brush clearing to our almost ex-President.) Hank and I measured all areas of the yard last summer and this gets the most sun. In the fall I built up organic matter in the lasagna garden method. Settie helped too. http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/lasagna_gardening.htm
This spring I built up the beds each time I planted rows of seeds or seedlings by adding three cubic yards of compost purchased at the garden center. I have five more cubic yards waiting to be shoveled, hauled, and shoveled again. I also have broken down hay from Mgt and Renner's construction site.
We have regular compost too, but more about that later.
Now how boring is the photo on the left? But look at the garden a month later.
But all is not perfect in paradise. The potato plants I have been so very proud of have a pest. They laugh at my organic solutions. The photo at the top of the post is a potato blossom.
I haven't decided what to do yet. I may just wait and see what happens. It was bad enough losing half of whole rows of radishes and basil to Mr. Peter Rabbit, but this is harder to deal with. The potato leafhopper may actually be faster than Mr. Rabbit.
Flower gardens took second place to the vegetables that had to go in, but we have had fun making some beds right out the back doors.
This has andded a new dimension to the house and how we live. We have had amazing birds and squirrels and lots to see. We told Renner that the birdbath is our waterview.
Later. CB
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