living simply and embracing imperfection
…like to, but I tend to be planning and dreaming about then, totally forgetting that I could actually be DOING something. And I’ve not really taken advantage of my cold frames in order to get some greens earlier than the 1st of May, but it’s a goal of mine, so it remains on the list.
I have found that the planning makes my vegetable gardening easier, and I hope this checklist will help you, too.
-Jami …
…binder. Looking at this picture I sorta wish I had a more attractive binder. But, hey, it’s easy to keep clean. You know…being vinyl and all. OK, it’s not a thing of beauty, but it has been with me for about 15 years now so it’s obviously doing it’s job. And it’s only a 1-inch binder because I just keep what I need to (sometimes I wish I remembered a certain plant and how it performed, but never enough to spend…
…garden (which I shared here, too). It consists of:
five 10-inch tall raised beds (roughly 4′ wide x 12 feet long) four larger beds edged with 4×4 lumber to grow corn, beans, and potatoes (about 9′ wide x 20 feet long) edge beds to grow permanent crops like asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries plus garlic since it is planted fall and harvested mid-summer. four dwarf fruit trees on the western side
2. For yearly planning, the…
…d I can always find my plants even if I go on vacation!
Have I convinced you yet? Visit The Pioneer Woman for a great tutorial on building raised beds.
I had 6 raised beds in our old house in the city. They were 3′x6′ and were fine until I decided I loved growing vegetables and needed more.
Now we have an acre and I can have a bigger area dedicated to my raised beds. This is the design I came up with for our new a…
…t), and put them in the pots first so I can “map” out where I want the seeds and what I have room for.
I use a chopstick (a very fancy garden tool, I know) to make a shallow indentation, then sprinkle in 2 or 3 seeds using my hand for flat, bigger seeds. I use less seed on newer packets and more on older packets because the germination rate goes down as it ages. Yes, it means there will be thinning involved which seems wasteful,…
I believe a cottage can be anywhere or anything (condo, ranch, farmhouse) as long as you have a "cottage mentality" which puts people above things, celebrates imperfections, embraces simplicity, and finds joy in everyday life. Thanks for joining me!
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