We played in the dirt this week instead of in the mud! Finally some dry weather allowed us to do a little tilling and planting. But first we burned the brush pile. Yikes!!
the burning of the brush pile
We wonder if an early garden visitor will return in an attempt to share in the toils of our labor…
deer track in the garden
He tilled. I made photos. The gardener is refracted in the dewdrop if you know where to look.
while tilling the garden
We spent a couple or three days getting broccoli, cabbage and early peas planted. We also set onions and sowed carrots, beets, spinach, swiss chard, lettuce, mustard and turnip greens!
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.- Thoreau
In my efforts to recycle and reuse as much as possible in our sustainable gardening adventure, I spent an afternoon on the deck in the warm sunshine this week playing with garden projects…
after all my work with my little dremel tool, leftover pot pie pans and some twine I proudly tied these little bird deterrents to sticks and stacked them in the garden… project number one done!
How many times have I retied them…?? you do not even want to know… LOL
somebody needs to teach me to tie knots... please!
For garden project number two I recycled and reused:
- one floor lamp that no longer works
- one unclaimed left behind dryer load of laundry
- one curtain rod
- one styrofoam packing insert
- two old chair pads
Whatever will it be…?? I will give you a hint. Grandboy is not too pleased with the creation as of yet…
mysterious garden project
hopefully he will like it better once we get it planted next week!
[...] sorry but due to lack of heavy lifters and high winds and still more tree debris to stack and burn, last week’s garden art project has sadly yet to be planted. Hopefully when you check back here next week you can see the [...]
Hey there,
I found you through Joe Lamp’ls’ “$25 Victory Garden” page on Facebook. I keep a keen eye out for fellow Kentuckians.
I’m a native Kentuckian, born in Louisville. We move to Greensburg, KY when I was 16, so I’m part country boy too. I now live, garden, and write in western PA.
I’m still envious of Kentucky gardening and KY gardeners, I’m in zone 5 now and have never fully adjusted to the shorter growing season here.
I’m very intrigued by your “mysterious garden project,” what on earth might you build and plant? from that?