This week was a slow week on the homestead. I was mostly out of commission, focusing on work and a series of headaches. My biggest asset in this entire enterprise is my capacity to work. My time, energy, grit, and physical resilience require management. Towards that end, I’m taking the fact that I’m feeling burnt …
The spring flowers have started to really shine and weeding has started for the year. Friday Flowers Gardening Update Prairie Bed The last plants are finally in. 21 purple prairie clover, little bluestem and indain grass have been added to the bed. I can see that I’ll want to add more to the bed this …
We’ve tried growing tall grasses and prairie plants in the bed previously, but they haven’t had the best luck returning year on year. In 2018 I was feeling well enough that, I decided to get serious about trying to make this bed something attractive. I covered the entire bed with landscape fabric and a layer …