Here's a refresher of the goals I posted in late 2012. It's what I wanted to do for the homestead in 2013. I've decided that I'd like to recap each month what I did to further my education and my goals for the property I have now.
So for April this is what I've accomplished:
- Sunday the 14th: Purchased pruners, a mallet, a knife, and rooting hormone from the hardware store. Purchased two 24 inch windowsill containers with drip trays, two large and deep containers for either flowers or tomatoes, and three bags of organic potting soil.
- Monday the 15th: I dug half the garden and freed that half from weeds and perennials. All perennials were relocated to a new area. White daffodils, chives, a peony bush, and what felt like three tons of yucca bush were all moved. The chives were planted in a container and the peony bush was planted on the opposite side of the house. I also removed a lot of rocks from the garden as well as black gardening mesh designed to block weed growth. I obtained 4 blackberry cuttings and 2 blueberry cuttings from my friend, Morgan. Began sprouting Red Wonder Wild Strawberry seeds and Thessaloniki Tomato seeds.
- Tuesday the 16th: I dipped the black- and blueberry bushes into rooting hormone and planted in containers to await outdoor planting upon root growth. Also, I filled a 24 inch windowsill planter with rocks on the bottom, and then organic potting soil, watered well and sprinkled Amish Deer Tongue seeds on top.
- Friday the 19th: I bought heirloom raspberry plants and am waiting until this rash of cold nights passes so I can plant them in the newly designated berry patch.
- Saturday the 20th: The daffodils dug from the garden went everywhere because we had too many. Some in Gramma's flower garden around the well-house, some alongside the deck, and some way up in the corner of our property where we are trying to encourage a tiny maple tree to flourish.
- Sunday the 21st: Yuccas dug from the garden were transplanted onto the front bank.
- Monday the 22nd: Amish Deer Tongue Lettuce and Thessaloniki Tomatoes sprouted!
- Tuesday the 23rd: I transplanted the tomatoes who had sprouted with gentleness and tweezers.
- Wednesday the 24th: I spied the first of the tomato seeds have produced leaves! I'm sure more will be out by tomorrow.
- Saturday the 27th: The rest of the garden was dug and turned. We extracted the catnip and horseradish roots.
- Sunday the 28th: Transferred more tomato seedlings. I've decided they'll go in the garden after all. Planted peas and carrots. Planted my Lily of the Valleys. I don't know if they'll live. Pulled two seedlings from the Amish Deer Tongue window box. They had malformed leaves. The first true leaves on the blackberry bush cuttings have emerged.
*P.S. I didn't receive any compensation for the seeds linked above. I bought these particular seeds from Baker's Creek this year.
