We have started working in the yard, getting it ready.
Last weekend it was nice out. We cleaned up the wood chips we laid on the dirt patch last fall to keep the muddy paws from killing me. They served their purpose. Dave also had to cut down the stump.
After payday we went and got the first of many hauls from Lowe's. More compost for the garden,
Ironite for things that are yellow, Gypsum to try to aerate the yard a bit before we seed, topsoil for misc. reasons, fertilizer, and the lawn patch stuff for our small places that need help. We bought posts and garden fence, a spreader, and I bought some flowerbed borders. I also picked up a bleeding heart and some rhubarb. So. We've got crap to do.
Dave spread the gypsum, and ironite on the lawn. He will do the fertilizer in about a week. Then added three bags of compost to the garden.
To get Bon ready for the warm months we had her shaved. She is a happy lean looking pup. She looks so fit!
Next we put the fence up around our garden.... Our dogs LOVE laying in dirt on a sunny day. So this hopefully going to keep Bonnie out. We know Anna will stay out now.... and we know Bon could jump right over the fence if she wanted to, so we are just going to hope she doesn't want to anymore now that we have put up this fence.
We also marked out our grid for the garden. I found this really great garden planner. When you 'plan your own' is asks the size of your garden then it makes a grid. You tell it what you want to grow and it shows you how many plants of that vegetable can go into it's square foot spot. I'll be planting my peas and spinach soon!
Hope you have thawed out and are planning your garden!
p.s. Still no mantis nymphs But I have secured a food source!
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