the start of things.

a peak of whats to come :) the baby plants in my closet are doing well, everything seems happy, though not quite ready for outside. the 'soil' in this picture is the nice compost combined with mushroom substrate, where brown rice instead of manure was used, so the smell of this soil is sweet. barely nothing is planted yet. i did put in some cilantro seeds and radish seeds as they like the cold, and buried my oriental lilys.



2/3rds of the garden is bordered in pinks and lavenders with the pink perfume rose on all corners. already i can really relax and be happy in this place, knowing hazel is safe and no random dog is going to chase him or trample my tomatoes.

mushi!

for my garden(s) this year!

i built a raised bed and surrounded it with a fence (mark helped) which will help keep all sorts of 'pests' out. i mixed organic compost with medicinal mushroom substrate, purchased 2 pounds of red worms to mix in and keep a third to start a mushroom bin. the raised bed isn't just for annuals; in the borders i planted pinks, lavenders & a few roses i had in containers - all grown from cuttings :) peas are growing along the fence wall - they need something to climb and it'll be too hot in the summer for them.

in a different location (outside of my fenced garden) i put down mushroom substrate. well again mark helped, because the shovel tends to ruin my back. i'll plant annual pumpkins, sunflowers & lilys once they get big enough, as space in my fenced bed is limited. my closet is full of baby plants; death from slugs is down from last year.

i am going to scale down to 3 day work-weeks soon ('soon'... is probably 2 months away) as to have more time for.. so many activities. happy!