Our Garden Is Just About Finished, Finally!

Whoa, was it a long week. Many of you know about how somedays on the homestead are packed full and there are others where not much is going on. Well this week has been one of those long work weeks.

We have been getting quite a bit of rain this Spring and it has been enough to delay our garden. Well, we have had this little dry spell perfect for us to get it all in the ground. Just about the entire day was spent planting and I am glad to say that it the hardest part is about over :)

In years past, we have set aside about a 100 ft by 100 ft section for our garden. Not this year! We are switching things up a bit. Instead, we decided to go with smaller blocks and planted our seeds/plants closer together. In conjunction with these blocks, we are also thinking about setting up some IBC tanks that we really liked from last year. By putting our garden in these blocks, it will help us become more efficient with the space we use and hopefully more productive.

Something else new we are trying is the use of alfalfa on the plants. The alfalfa meal seemed a little pricey, so we bought a 50 lb of alfalfa pellets to sprinkle in the dirt around the seeds/plants. It seemed to help the tomatoes grow very fast and get much taller than some of the store bought plants. So, we are adding a little bit to everything to see if it makes a difference. So, we will have to wait and see.

With all these changes, it was also an experimental year in types of varieties we are growing. This will be the first year for popcorn, red okra, and black eyed peas. So, needless to say that I am getting very excited to see how these varieties turnout and I will hopefully find a few things that I would recommend. Now, we just have to sit back and wait for Mother Nature to water the little seeds.

Thanks for reading and I hope you’ll check back for updates!