thequiltedgardener's Blog

There is life outside here in SECT!  I found it, spring IS coming! 

 Spending the last part of the winter planning out the garden and dreaming about getting outside and digging in.....literally has been a build up to spring that only brought me down.  The graphed out garden beds showing where each plant will live, the pile of seeds waiting to be planted, the tumbler that sits next to the garden, the pile of newspapers and bundles of peat moss, the pot maker......they are all indicators that I should be gardening!

Stuff is in the tumbler, and I keep adding to it but I must confess there were a couple of days I didn't get out there to add and turn because the ground was so wet I would need rubber rain boots to slosh around in out there=sloggers just don't cut it!

I love reading the blogs here and seeing the photos.  It is all very encouraging and enjoyable to see the progress of my friends yards, seedlings and learning experiences.  It is enough to say that the last couple of weeks have been difficult ones and I really NEEDED some food for my soul.

The other day I jumped out of my pity party and took a muddy stroll around the yard and discovered many signs of life. Additionally, it occurred to me that if I collected all he stems, old leaves, cut down the grasses etc off the plants I may very well have the green matter needed to fill the tumbler and really begin the two week process of composting. While manure, I thought, would be the easy solution, the reality of getting it to the back corner [because of the mud] made this a non-option.

 After walking around a bit I decided to get the camera and document.  When that was finished I came inside reviewed my start seed dates-putting into perspective where I was-and then my daughters and I made the seed starting pots out of newspaper.  DH and daughter are planning on putting up the greenhouse today so even if it rains, as planned, I can still get outside and get things started.  These were all good things.

His morning I am posting the photos that will serve as a record of where my babies are now and serve as proof that spring really is on its way.