The other day I went outside to check on the propane tank to see if I needed to order more propane. When I opened the lid up out came a bird. And I also found a nest with a few little eggs in it. I finally saw what kind of bird it is. It's a little sparrow. It would be cool to see the baby birds in there after they hatch.
And the other day we found a pretty big black widow outside. I wonder how many husbands she already killed to get that big! hahaha
I have been wanting and talking about having a garden for a very very long time. I never did it because I was intimidated. I was also afraid that I would kill my plants and put all the money I invest in planting the garden down the drain. But this year, the hubby was nagging me. He kept nagging me and asking me when I would start a garden. He said I should just take the plunge and do it. Just to get him off my back, I told him I would do it this year. So guess what? Yes, I started a garden this Spring (March)!
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| I started the garden small with just a few things |
I wanted to start small and just start with a few varieties of plants. I started by buying a few of those plants in brown bags from Sams, which included grapes, potatoes, onions, strawberries, asparagus, sweet potatoes, and strawberries. I then followed the instructions on those bags and planted my garden. I started off with some success and everything seem to be growing just fine. The more time I spent on taking care of the plants the more I like this gardening business. I joked around with my youngest the other day that he's not my baby anymore because I got other babies now so he's been replaced. LOL Gardening is actually kind of addicting. I find myself thinking about my plants, and watching videos on how to garden and plant things, I google search how to plant and take care of plants all the time. I started the garden about a month and a half now at this point. Everything is growing and it's so exciting to watch and it's so rewarding!
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| I actually didn't know asparagus is perennial. It grows back every year and can produce up to 20 years. That's why they get a permanent spot in my garden! |
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| My potato plants are doing great! |
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| Onions are great too! |
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| Carrots are slowly but surely growing. I'm gradually adding more plants now that I'm a little more confident with gardening. |
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My sweet potatoes are growing slips and I'm just waiting for them to get bigger so I can plant them in soil. And one of the two grape plants I planted is doing good. The other one I'm not so sure. I think I trim it too much before planting it in the soil. |
Now I get why people enjoy gardening so much! The more I garden, the more confident I am doing it, and the more plants I'm adding to my garden. These pictures were taken a few weeks ago. Since then I have added tomatoes, and lettuce and more onions and potatoes to the garden. I'm learning A LOT and still have a lot more learning to do. I'm so glad I finally started the garden and the other day I actually thanked the hubby for nagging me to do it. He was actually right for once! LOL
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| I even started a compost pile. It's getting pretty full I think I might have to start a new box soon. |
Just like the garden, we have been wanting and talking about having bees for a very long time. We want the honey AND the AG exemption for our property. Property tax keeps going up every year and the government keeps trying to rob us! We have been gearing up for the bee stuff the past few weeks. So last weekend we had it all set up! Finally! It's so exciting!
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| We will start out with about 6 hives |
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| After the bee hives were set up Hubby also put up fencing around the bee hives to keep the cows from messing with our bees. In the process the hubby got stung many many times by the bees. Poor hubby! But he got it done! |
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| Look at our new "babees"! They're doing really great adapting to their new environment |
