Reign it in

We just had our garden plan-property projects-house projects- vacations- chat of the year. Notice I put garden plan first. First things first, right?! We decided to reign it in a little, and attempt to feed our family, instead of ours plus 5 others. Allocating our resources (time/$) to other projects that need our resources (time/$). We recently invested in helping improve our road quality, which we will need to continue to do with our neighbors. This is a new "bill" so to speak.

Ok, ok, here is the garden plan. In writing...
We discussed putting raised beds down in the current garden dirt area. (roughly 120 ft X 50 ft). This would be very costly and may not be the best use of space. PLUS wood is $$$$$ when we have good ole dirt right there. The problem has always been weeds. Even with weed fabric, they are very hard to combat without additional help/ bodies/sweat/weedpullers other than myself (and on occasion Chris).

In an attempt to reign it in, ["It" being my/our need for more!!!] we decided to let the current garden sit as is, and add an additional 6ft x 4 ft raised bed up by the house, (by the existing 4 beds the same size), and move the old trough over there and fill it up again with dirt. This would allow me to garden so easily out my front door, and also produce a variety of crops in a smaller, more workable space. It sounds peaceful, not so much like an ordeal or something we need to wrap our heads around...

That makes sense, right? Reign it in to bring relaxation and peace, not create lots of more work.

Chris is working today on a yard for the chickens. A safe, covered 12 ft x 15 ft yard for them to roam, forage, and be "free" while staying protected from hawks. He is putting in some posts, then the fencing, then the netting.

I guess I better turn this naptime blog into a naptime garden planning session. Tulips, garlic, and onions are emerging right now. Potato prep starts in a month...