Gardening for the Family

Here's to our second year of gardening on our own! It's wonderful to share gardens - and that is what we've done in the past. But it is actually wonderful to see a dream fulfilled. Being able to step outside with my morning coffee and see the fruit of our efforts before our eyes...not a drive away. 

 My next dream is to be able to garden for winter storage! It really must have been a full time job for those truly living off the land. This year, WOW, the soil was cold! Three weeks, we waited, before seeds had poked out their green from under the dark soil.

To mulch, or not to mulch! That has been our question! The worry of introducing new weed seeds,  it's not conventional, etc. But, seriously, I wanted straw so I didn't have to walk in mud after the rain! I don't really know much about planting onions or garlic except that you plant it before winter in the case of garlic? When we tilled (gasp, Yes, sigh, we tilled), there was a corner of onions and garlic that have been growing for who knows how many years...so my experiment? I pulled it all out, split it up from the clumps, into individual cloves and bulbs and planted in a row - in fall, I 'll see what has transpired. Feel free to share your onion or garlic wisdom in the comments..I can use all I can get.

 One thing I am NOT doing anymore is planting spinach. Maybe it does better in different climates, but as long as I have the abundance of chickweed and lambs quarters (weeds), we are all set. I've been using these weeds in our daily green smoothies and salads.Tastes Just Like Spinach to me!

Low and behold, I've jumped on the Essential Oil battle wagon! This step OR hop was not been without a lot of thought and body/soul searching. I can't say enough of how this has made a difference for me and my family. For the first time in 10 years of motherhood, I've found a cure for pesky, sleep depriving growing pains! Not too mention other happy results.

In closing...

• Please check out my sweet friend, Coralee's Beautiful Purse Sale!!! You do not want to miss these beauties before she is sold OUT! And what a lovely fundraiser too!

(Sorry for the poor image, snapped it with my phone off her blog)

•  I have a necessity to clean out, destash my HUGE vintage collection of all sorts - from doll clothes, to magazines, toys, clothes, to crafting stuff...SOoooo, what better way than to put together some GIVEAWAYS! I also have the need to find my writing groove.

See you soon!

xo