There are so many simple joys that can be found when we embrace the concept of ‘slow living’ which we are trying our best to do around here.
This month has been full of adventures here at home and away. We just never know what to expect. Our area has been experiencing a severe drought so that made gardening a little more challenging this season. We have been so blessed to get a decent amount of rain lately and I don’t complain about it, even when it happens mid harvest!
I’ve been so busy and so sick… these two things don’t go together, but I think I am on the mend now. I’ve missed a couple of deadlines that I had set for myself and I wasn’t able to get a couple of things posted on the blog, but I’m trying to catch up a bit. Maybe I’ve just set my goals too high for this year? I won’t give up on them though… the timeline just might get altered a little bit.
I know I’ve done some videos on CHAOS GARDENING, and I know it isn’t for everyone, but it can be fun. It is also something that kids can help with. I’ve put together a little guide with some suggested seed mixes to try. I also find gardening helps bring me closer to GOD and can really help me when I’m feeling a bit stressed… I combined this garden guide with an optional devotional, if you’d like to give it a try.
I’ve also added some edible flower suggestions to the guide. This method of gardening works really well when you have a bunch of old seeds that need to be used up too… does anyone else have that problem?
If you haven’t followed us on YouTube, then you are missing out on what we’ve accomplished in our garden over the past month. We have been busy little bees getting ready for our new garden season. The cold had killed a lot of our plants, so we took advantage of that and replaced most of our beds with some new metal beds. You can find links for those HERE:
We don’t have our tractor anymore, so that meant we had a lot of digging to do, and boy am I glad that part is over! There was a lot of hard work and a lot of sore muscles! We just did a little each day, and we are finally finished. I’ve started planting out a few things, but I am waiting until mid-March to get the more sensitive plants out.
Here’s a video to show you some of what we’ve been up to:
I’ve been meaning to do this post for a while, but like always, LIFE keeps happening, and things I want to do get put on the back burner. I’ve been setting small goals as I’ve talked about in previous posts, and working on things a little at a time until they are finished.
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
-Genesis 2:15 KJV
There isn’t one perfect way to start a garden, but I do have a few tips to help you get started. That’s the most important part… just get started! Remember, you aren’t stuck unless you STOP! People have been gardening since the beginning of time… it really doesn’t need to be super complicated, unless you make it that way.
I do plan to make a more detailed guide that includes permaculture principles, but this is a super beginner friendly guide to get you started.
If you haven’t followed us on YouTube then you are missing out on what we’ve accomplished in our garden over the past month. We have been busy little bees getting ready for our new garden season. The cold had killed a lot of our plants so we took advantage of that and replaced most of our beds with some new metal beds. You can find links for those HERE:
We don’t have our tractor anymore so that meant we had a lot of digging to do and boy am I glad that part is over! There was a lot of hard work and a lot of sore muscles! We just did a little each day and we are finally finished. I’ve started planting out a few things, but I am waiting until mid-March to get the more sensitive plants out.
Here’s a video to show you some of what we’ve been up to:
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