Farming

Here at our new place I have lately been working on the gardening situation. Someplace my wife can grow lots of "stuff" has long been a dream of hers, so I am duty bound to try and provide her an opportunity to make that happen. We aren't totally starting from scratch, as when we bought this place there were a dozen fruit trees, 8 old table grape vines, 4 blueberry bushes, and 7 strawberry plants. However, rather then keeping things in pristine condition, the past owners of this house adopted a policy of neglect, thereby ensuring that I would have plenty to do when it came time to restore/expand things. 

For the last week I have been concentrating on cleaning up around the existing trees and plants, as well as starting to install fencing around new plots in order to keep the deer out. I'm hoping to finish fencing several areas this week, and at that point we can plant the additional 24 berry bushes we have waiting, as well as all the stuff my wife has started here in the house. It seems she has an entire laboratory experiment under the grow light in the utility room, just waiting to escape into the raised bed boxes. And, I might add, Mrs. Goodwrench is chomping at the bit to get stuff in the ground, so my happy butt had best not dally too long. 

"There is no rest for the wicked"...a truer statement has never been penned. 

Fruit tree and berry area

Carport planter box

First four raised beds