Preparation is One Key to Success In Garden

Homemade power dirt I made by combining peat moss, mushroom compost, leaf compost, composted manure, and perlite mixed up well.

I had the help of my amazing woman @kelsnm with doing some of the hard labor.. (she wants the exercise).. as she ripped up all the old beds along the fence with the new hoe my mother @duffylover had gotten me for a gift.

We went along the fence line and pool side, removing all the early weeds and turning over the soil, before adding the appropriate amount of “power dirt” into the fold. Then do another touch over with the dirt rake and pop some seeds in the brown and wait.

I Iike to plant in numbers so I just take a hand full of lettuce seeds and sprinkle them liberally all over. Broadcast seeding I call it. I did that for the beds by the pool. The fence line beds will be for the peppers.

We also went around and dressed the perennial plants with a little bit of power dirt at the bases. Can’t wait to see success.

The little man James enjoying more fresh air in his Tripod mobile castle. The netting was a nice snag at a store one day, keep all the nasty bugs away from our little vulnerable man.

He is a big fan of the outdoors, I’m happy by that.

Great form my love, @kelsnm. Working those beds.

We also refurbed all the existing dirt in the containers with the power dirt. I guess, only time will tell, to see if my power dirt really does work.

Over at the dump property today, we spotted this wild growing flower cluster, in the center of the grassy yard. A pioneer. A lone renegade in a sea of green.

Spring is certainly here. One more cold snap this week and then another cold snap it appears later in the month, but with no fear of frost I went and planted a whole load of plants today.

One thing I’m excited for this summer again... home made pickles. And now I can add home grown garlic (@funnyfarm77) to the mix with the cucumbers and dill I grow already.

I really don’t ever see myself not gardening again. I laugh when I think to myself why I never got into it before but whatever, here I am now and I won’t ever go back.

And this second year into growing, I’m going to make it so cool that all the friends are going to start their own. Iv inspired a few already, I bet I can make more. I’m just so so grateful for the opportunity to do so. And because of that fact, I will PREPARE to do my best this season. Not wasting this opportunity.

Take care y’all!

I pray to Heavenly Father.