thequiltedgardener's Blog

It's all green!
Feb 10, 2008 | 5:28 PM PST
Tag: Planning

I haven't been blogging, but have been planning and dreaming and buying.  After reading some of the other blogs and looking at all the picture-I am green because I want to go outside and play in the dirt but it was snowing.  :(

One of my garden plans for the winter was to read more about compact gardening, companion planting, and pest control.  It was my intention to keep to a short list of favorites and then try a few new things.  So much for that plan! 

It was my hope to go outside this weekend, lay the landscape fabric for the walkways, build the raised bed frames and begin layering the items for the Lasagna beds.  When I sked DH to show me how to use the saw, he pointed out that since it was snowing, perhaps this was better for another day.  I have the SPRING FEVER- BAD!

In the last month I have read about square foot gardening, companion planting, succession and rotation of plantings.  Ordered and recieved enough vegetable seeds to feed the neighborhood all summer, purchased seeds for annual and perrenial flowers to add this year.  Ordered the double compost tumbler, scheduled seed starting times, plotted out all eight veggie beds using the square foot gardening method, purchased supplies to create the three beds and seed starting supplies.  There are still two more weeks before I start the first seeds and I am surely going to drive my family crazy with my excitement and anticipation.

I ordered a few more plants from my favorite mail order, bluestone perennials, and now am plotting out thier placement in the flower beds.  I feel really prepared for the growing season and look forward to all the experiements.