Planting planning... AKA: goodness gracious this may be a tad overwhelming.

Well, all the seeds are in except the clover and comfrey seeds that I need to order. We've got a planting plan laid out on paper, and now that I see the seeds all together, there's a whole lot of them.

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The plan is laid out by date, relative to the last frost date of April 7. A few varieties that prefer cold stratification have been set out already. Raspberries (a few hundred), persimmon (eight), mullein (thousands), and two types of echinacea (a couple dozen) (the first three are from @sagescrub through @homesteaderscoop). There's still more seeds of each type to plant, and we'll do that as we go.

What excitement when I open our seed box! I can feel the soil under my nails and smell the pollen already. It's gonna be lit.

We're already making plans for an equinox bonfire with friends too. I can't wait!

I'll be sending off a soil sample soon to find out about our minerals and soil life. This will be an early figure to give us an idea of our starting point. We'll know if we should add anything and what to expect from our plants. @goldenoakfarm recommended Logan Labs, so that's who we'll be going with. It's really affordable, which was a surprise to me as I figured it would be expensive to do such a comprehensive test.

Excitement is building here on the little aspiring homestead in Texas. The days are getting longer and we're gathering that energy for our bloom. I hope you're feeling it too!

Be blessed.
Be fruitful.
Stay relevant.

Nate.


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the mother load!!!!! cheers to a great season ahead nate and family! :)

Thanks Jake!!! We're all really looking forward to it. :)

Good for you about Logan! Now you can use the worksheets to make the amendment mix. :))

Cool how you planned out the starting dates for them all. Good job, Nate!

Thanks! Looking at their prices, do you recommend the complete test vs the standard, or do you think the standard test is enough? I'm about to have enough for the complete test this weekend after a bit of side work, so I'm going to start planning samples.

I'd go with the complete test BUT use the form ON this post to get the traces done:
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@goldenoakfarm/taking-a-soil-test-december-1-2018-goldenoakfarm

Here's the pdf from my website:

http://goldenoakfarm.us/LoganSoilTestForm2018/Logan's%20Soil%20Test%20Form%202018.html

If you don't use this form, they don't do the whole test...

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