We did get my compost moved to the most clay filled section of the garden. I pulled the fence from around the garden as well. I left fence up around the compost. The dog would live in there if I didn't.
Speaking of my compost... I ended up having an avocado pit sprout while it was in the compost pile. So we threw it into a pot and brought it in. Now we have an avocado tree growing in the house. Well, more like seedling still. We'll see how it does as a house plant. I know it won't survive our winters outside.
The seed catalogs have already started to come in. I'm thinking I'll do a lot from seed, but with a new baby and a toddler this upcoming spring I think we'll have to do a few more plants. I really liked mulching my paths with a sawdust meant for animal pens. I think we'll have to do that again.
So basically my plans for next summer:
- Have Tom put a border/raised beds in the garden
- expand the tomato section
- mulch with sawdust
- mulch the strawberries this should really be done about now (maybe Tom will this weekend if I ask really nicely.)
- make sure I sprinkle the slug killer early
- plant lots of peas for Bear
- plant lots of tomatoes for Bear
- lots of onions for us
- try to get cucumbers to grow again (haven't had much luck with 'em but Bear really likes 'em)
- expand the herb section
Of course all of that is on top of the plans for the house. Things like replacing a couple windows and painting the porch.
So now for current weather. We've gotten a little snow. Enough to say we did. It melted after a day and now it is supposed to get really cold. I think predicted is supposed to be somewhere around 10 degrees F. Not much above that for a high during the day. Maybe we are getting into winter? I kinda hope so. I'm ready.
