A Beautiful Spring Day

What a fantastic day! It is spring in central Mississippi. There are flowers blooming, trees budding and the grass is beginning to turn green. My boys and Dre' are out of school for spring break and I am working in the office some and in from the house some so I can be with them during their time off.

Last weekend we worked hard around the house. Dre' doing some spring cleaning and I worked in the yard and garden. All of the activity around our little "homestead" this week pretty much explains why I have not had the time to sit down and blog. I will make up for my lost productivity in the next few days though.

Back to our past few days. Saturday I woke up early and started getting seed starter flats ready. I planted a multitude of different things to try and get in the ground in the next few weeks. I planted everything from basil to peppers and have them strategically placed in indirect light around the house. After that I started to work in the raised bed gardens. I connected my two raised beds ad made them into one angular bed. In the area that connects them I prepared the soil and added compost and peat moss and planted two types of seed potatoes. I planted russets and yukon golds. I then covered them with a thick covering of straw and as they grow and stick their heads up above the straw I will continue to add more straw providing them more room to grow. This is the first time I have ever planted potatoes this way but I am very excited to see how they produce. I got the whole family out to watch and help with the planting so they would, first know how it was done, and second feel some ownership to this garden plot.

If I have the time today, I am going to snap a couple of spring photos for the blog. It seems like it has been a long time since I have written anything. I am going to have to get more discipline in my routine.

That is enough for now.

Until next time...John
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