Daily goals- Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Yesterday I got a lot more done in the garden then I thought I would so that was exciting just wait to see what I did! And then I got the house pick back up and hubby help me with the wash. I also need my own tortilla chips and any ranch salsa to go with it and it was so good!
Today's goals
1. Work- I work from eight until six today.
2. Dessert- This week where learning about the so I thought it was appropriate to make red velvet cake for dessert. So the little ones and I will do that as an activity!
3. Hip-hop - Cass has her dance class tonight
4. Post weekly garden goals and weekly menu and personal goals today- I am behind on writing my goals :(
5. Cleaning- Tonight I would like to get the other half of the kitchen clean. And put away the stuff that my uncle gave me.

It's starting to rain here so it doesn't look like I'm going to get out into the garden today. That makes me a little sad, because I was on such a roll yesterday It's suppose to rain for the rest of the week except Friday doesn't look like we're going to be telling this weekend. But I'm hoping to be able to rake up the area that needs to be tilled so it's ready to be tilled. Have a terrific Tuesday!

Gardening ~ Getting Garden Box Ready for Planting

This weekend I started to get my gardening box ready for planting.

Cass helping weeding the box

Cass helped me with the first part of getting the garden box ready. Weeding! Together it took about half hour to get the whole box weeded.

Top soil and compost in the garden and ready to use

The second thing I do is get what I need for the garden ready. I bought organic compost and topsoil at Walmart. Together they cost about four dollars not a bad investment when it's going to feed my crops for the rest of the season.

Garden Box 2 covered with compost

After I bring everything in the gardening area, I start to add my compost. I spread around 40 pounds of compost around the garden.

Garden Box 2 covered with chicken bedding

The four thing, I do is add old chicken bedding. Chicken poop is the only poop that doesn't have to sit when adding it to the garden. I also add the wood chips too. The chicken poop and wood chips balance each other, therefore you have perfect compost! I spread it all over the garden bed.

Tilling the box

The fifth step is the hardest. I till the soil. I use a hand till, that why it so hard. This helps get the compost mixed in the soil. I have read many place fresh compost and burn the plant. Also by tilling, I loosing up the soil for the roots to grow.

Gardening Bed 2 is ready to plant in

The last step after tilling is adding a new layer of compost to my garden bed. This helps cover up the compost and help add soil to the bed because of erosion. I always seem to losses a little soil.

I do this in all my garden beds! Then I know bed is ready to feed my plants all year long. How do you get your garden beds ready?

Reading~ Free KIndle Books





'The Garden Plot: A Very Short Story of the Great Recession' by Laika Thomas 

 



'Baltic Garden, April: Perfume' by Gitte Ahrenkiel

 



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Daily goals-Monday,May 6, 2013

Sorry you didn't hear from you over the weekend I took off to celebrate my daughter's birthday. I can't believe I have an 11-year-old!
Today's goals
1. Work- I'm going to work to help my boss out today from 9 to 2
2. Laundry- Switch up all the wash and then I have 3 1/2 baskets of wash to fold tonight while we are watching TV
3. Gardening-re-hill my potato plants.
4. Make dinner- Tonight we're having tacos with fruit salad and mac & cheese.
5. Gym-I would like to hit the gym after dinner tonight.
This week is going to be busy and stressful week we sign our extension to our property I'm so excited that comes with stress to!

Gardening- Bartering for Strawberry plants

My 27 strawberry plant 

Today I bartered with my boss! She want seeds to plant in her garden and I need strawberry plants (yes I have the seeds grow, but I want a lot of strawberries!) I traded her 20 peas seeds, 4 tomato seeds, 18 cucumber seeds, and 2 pepper seeds. I got 27 strawberry plant! Enough to do the the back row I want in my garden!

My boss garden she kept strawberry plants

This save me at least $18, she saved $8-12 because she would have to had to by each type of seeds. I did help her by planting the seeds in the garden for her.

The strawberry plants will be planted right after the wood

My strawberries will go in the back of the garden, behind them will be borage, then the wheat and then around the fence will be my tomatoes and peppers with basil and marigolds going in between them. I can't wait!

My strawberry bushes ready to come home with me

What are you planting? Would you barter to get what you need to make your garden grow?

Free Kindle Gardening books

'EASILY GETTING RID OF STINKBUGS: Discover How To Easily Keep These Bugs And Their Stench Away From Your Home! Plus Natural Homemade Bug Spray Recipes That Really Work! (The Easy Home)

 

How to Grow Roses Successfully [Kindle Edition] by Helen Crapnell

 

'One Acre Homestead' by Sara Simmons McDonald 

 

'How to Earn Extra Income by Growing Flowers & Plants for Sale' by Bruce Bullock 

 

'30 Ways to Use Rosemary (X-Ways to)' by Evelyn

 

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Daily goals- Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Three more days until my little ones birthday! I can't believe she's going to be 11. Last night was a great night Hubby and I ended up spending the night by the fire and watching some TV. I love nights just like that!
Today's goals
1. Work from 830 until 6 PM
2. Listen to pride and prejudice by Jane Austen -I downloaded the book for free!
3. Work on cleaning the kitchen tonight-With Cass Birthday party on Saturday I need the entire house picked up.
4. Hot tub night-enjoy some one on one with hubby
5. Laundry- Work on finishing up laundry
I was so excited this morning to see were my tomato plants popping up! What are you doing today what excites you about today?