Greetings on this wonderful May Day 2018. Tomorrow I get to dig the first garden bed of Sister Moon Gardens! I am so ready to get my hands in the soil. There has been much preparation and planning for this moment and the weather is finally cooperating to make the soil workable.
The greenhouse finally got to the point I could put the keikis (baby plants) into it without frying them and now I'm filling it in earnest. Its a beautiful space to work in. Way to go, Peter! He did a great job bringing this custom job to completion.
He's also helping keep the shop remodel moving. The packing shed will be ready to paint by the end of this week. Electricity is in, water is in, insulation is in, new windows are in, new garage door is in. Now the finishing touches. The kitchen side is still in motion, but that's another phase.
The final amendments went onto the East Field and it got ripped and tilled (that's Peter in the picture on the tractor, ripping). Tons of lime were applied to the West and South fields and tilled in. We just got the cover crop in last week - 90% crimson clover, 10% sunflowers to half of the East Field and the West and South fields. The perfect amount of rain, the perfect sun and we should have a crop sprouting soon.
My Mom and I second-hand shopped for the most bright, billowy, gaudy dresses we could find to adorn our "Scare Crones". We tend to have crows, geese and other birds that might find the sunflower seeds tasty so we thought we'd be pro-active to keep them at bay. Plus, a little garden whimsy never hurts. That's my Mom in the picture with the completed crones. Which one is she?
All is well. Thank you to all who have donated to my gofundme campaign. Every bit counts!
Happy Planting!
