Posted in Garden on April 24, 2006 | 5 Comments »
After Grandma & Grandpa left, we got back to reality and work. This year, we’ve decided to put down weed cloth. There’s just not enough time in the day to keep things weeded.
And with hay on the top.
We got the back half of the garden done today. Yay! Nellie helped, of [...]
Posted in Family Things on April 24, 2006 | Comments Off
Grandma and Grandpa came down from Illinois for a visit this weekend. Being the dirty pigs we are, we got everyone showered 1/2 hour before they were due to arrive. Ever try to keep a country kid clean for more than 30 seconds? Ha! G’ma & ‘pa got to make the [...]
Posted in Garden on April 13, 2006 | 5 Comments »
I need a bigger greenhouse.
These pics are AFTER culling a few hundred seedlings and moving the herbs outside. The seedlings on the shelf are peppers, both sweet and chiles. The ones on the floor are all tomatoes except the ones against the metal wall–those are eggplants.
And the new greenhouse air conditioning unit. [...]
Posted in House Construction on April 13, 2006 | Comments Off
I thought I had taken more pics of the house but only came up with these after digging out the mudslides.
And the beginnings of a ramp to the pond and garden:
Posted in Garden on April 9, 2006 | 25 Comments »
For all of those who are getting plants from me, this is the place to look! I’ll update the lists as things change. Please post in the comments section (click on the blue link at the end of this post) with what you want. Having it all in one place like this [...]
Posted in Garden, House Construction on April 3, 2006 | Comments Off
I have pics to post but can’t get them uploaded yet–gotta get the software on the new computer first. So here’s a quickie update in the meantime:
Steve brought the tractor home and worked on digging out the newest mudslides over the weekend. We have some hand digging to do then will be able [...]
