Saturday,
Papaw and I sat for three and a half hours in Barnes and Noble pouring through
gardening books and talking about what we would like to plant this year. Trying
to decided just what to plant, when to plant it and where is truly a science.
We are still new at this stuff but loving every moment of learning as we go.
A
couple of weekends ago the weather was great and we got the garden turned.
Joey came out to help us.
When we turned the dirt, we were stunned and happy
to see all the worms that have moved in and made themselves at home. I have
never seen the like of worms in all my life and big ones too. After it just being a first year garden, it was so neat to see so many worms. I hope the
turning of the garden wasn't too hard on them but it is the process for our
soil that we have to go with so, yes we use a tractor. It makes light work of
turning a spot.
We
were able to add our amendments to the soil and turned them in spite of the wind. Now we are having
to wait now for the weather to improve and we can have some composting material
delivered. We added all the compost that we had going here and I am sure that
will help but, we will have to get a load from a local nursery.
I
am pretty excited too that finally this year, I will be starting an herb garden
up on the hillside. I have thought about an herb garden up there since we first
moved here. I have a lot of reading to do in planning it. I will be starting
small but hopefully expanding it as the years go by. I am looking forward to
harvesting lots of basil for pesto and herbs to add to the fresh veggie dishes this
summer.
So,
lots of excitement here while and we wait on the weather to improve so we can
get started. I am looking forward to feeling the warmth of
the sun on my skin, while I play in the dirt. I can’t wait.
Blessings!
