I've got the feeeeever.
And no. Not the baby fever. I always have that. It's a constant buzz on my radar that periodically beeps ‘Have another baby! Have another baby!' like a machine. Sometimes I listen to it. Twice actually.
And Lord knows where that'd led us.
No, my friends, I'm talking about a different fever. The homestead-minded, dreamy, garden fever.
Tomorrow, we'll be finishing up the garden bed with a load of compost and mulch. Three pickup loads of goods total to make the bed. I may or may not expand it a little further – I'd like to put in a small plot for corn and that can take up some serious space. Maybe I'll stick it in the back and grow some beans up the sides. Who knows. What I do know is that we'll spend the better part of Saturday preparing the bed and planting the vegetables & herbs we already have seed for:
Spinach
Kale
Mustard
Potato
Peas
Carrots
Beets
Dill
Basil
Soon, as in the next two weeks, it will be time to plant almost everything else: melons, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, squash, etc. It's madness, people.
The garden season in Alabama no doubt starts a bit earlier than out West. I'm still trying to figure it all out. So in the meantime, I'll waste my time daydreaming over others gardens and praying that if nothing else, I can at least harvest enough tomatoes to make salsa. That's all I ask.
Okay. That's not all. I'd also like it to look like this:
A small request, really. Now if someone could just come and design, plan, plant and maintain it for me so I don't totally screw it up, that'd be awesome.
Oh that little garden is just cute! So CUTE! I’m really excited for your gardening extravaganza! 🙂
Sweet potatoes and okra should grow really well for you too. It’s going to get real hot, real fast so don’t be too disappointed if the greens wilt/bolt before they’re big enough to harvest. Happy gardening!
Don’t plant those tomatoes until after Good Friday. Trust me, every time I do, we get a late frost. Since I am only a few hours north of you, it is feasible to get a late frost. You can weather it though by using hoops and thick plastic, but that is more money. Have fun!
Hey Shaye,
I know this is off topic from you’re garden and I apologize for that, but it is the first place I found that I could post something and possibly have you answer back. My husband and I have been really thinking about starting our own little farm and I just wanted to know how you’re family went about getting started? Did you just decide one day that you were going to do it, or did you have some background in farming? Can you give us any advice? Thank you for your time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz3aJaKdEwo
This one might also help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udSNQjCU714
one is what to look for before you buy.