tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post6505637058807102356..comments2023-10-04T13:37:17.619-07:00Comments on the Shepherd's farm: Gardening Is Always About Next YearCopper + Creamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676325186985262356noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-20246186410424099042013-06-06T10:08:12.000-07:002013-06-06T10:08:12.000-07:00Interesting thing about gardening is it helps you ...Interesting thing about gardening is it helps you see things in God's time frame - "One day is as a thousand years". In other words, when you make amendments / adjustments it's not just for today but for next year or in ten years. Like planting fruit trees, you can see them fully grown and producing as you back fill the hole around their tender little roots. You always look at what you hope to have, do what needs to be done to make it happen and hold firm the faith that it will turn out as well or better than what you plan. With that picture as your inspiration, I am fully convinced that in a few years your garden will be every bit as lovely!<br><br>PS - Adding manure or other nitrogen in the fall will help those wood chips decompose a lot faster.PrepperHelperhttp://www.mayflowertrading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-67435991699927830212013-06-06T10:39:36.000-07:002013-06-06T10:39:36.000-07:00Thank you for the encouragement and for the advice...Thank you for the encouragement and for the advice! Gardening does teach us a lot about God and His timing and I'm thankful that God teaches me in all that I do. Thanks again for taking the time to give me some gardening motivation. :)Noëlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-68074190455898009982013-06-05T09:39:22.000-07:002013-06-05T09:39:22.000-07:00Maybe you could grow some dandelions in the mean t...Maybe you could grow some dandelions in the mean time, I would think they'd be easy enough, and your kids would probably enjoy helping you spread the seed. Then at least you can dry it and have tea for later and some salad greens for now. What kind of weeds do you guys have around there? They might actually be herbs in disguise, like nettle or milk thistle, maybe. It's an idea anyway.Carina Lockwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-15546215861220290372013-06-05T12:49:13.000-07:002013-06-05T12:49:13.000-07:00I have shown the exact picture to my husband and t...I have shown the exact picture to my husband and told him this is what I want our garden to be one day. There is a similar picture with perfect garden beds with a white fence that I love and will use for inspiration for my garden one day! We're going to be moving in a couple months, and I'm hoping to spend the winter building many garden beds that should be ready for next year. If I have the time, I want to plant a couple of the beds with fall harvesting veggies, such as broccoli. Love planning for my future garden!<br>BeckyBeckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-35337026398220383162013-06-05T12:57:30.000-07:002013-06-05T12:57:30.000-07:00I'll look and see if we have any 'useful&#...I'll look and see if we have any 'useful' weeds, but honestly we are overrun with fox tails!!! Any use for them? :)Noëlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-20280350855261050412013-06-10T06:22:43.000-07:002013-06-10T06:22:43.000-07:00I came over from Barn Hop, I completely agree that...I came over from Barn Hop, I completely agree that gardening really is just learning about what to do next year. There's always lessons to learn. This year our nemisis, other than not having enough rainfall, has been pill bugs. I had to plant my green beans 3 times and some tomaotes several times to actually get any seedlings to survive. My goal this year was to can enough tomato products for our family for a year. (This means I would probably need about 200 qts of tomato stuff). It's proably not going to happen but an older couple came by yesterday and they have too many tomatoes and were' trying to get rid of some. I was happy to take them off their hands. <br><br>I like that picture, too. That's what I want my garden to look like. In addition to manure you can get coffee grounds from Starbucks to add. Whenever we're in town we stop by and ask for any used coffee grounds.angihttp://www.schneiderpeeps.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-41223022738504953852013-06-10T01:30:54.000-07:002013-06-10T01:30:54.000-07:00I have always had visions of gardens producing foo...I have always had visions of gardens producing food to can and preserve but our last house had terrible soil and no matter what I did to it there wasn't much of an improvement. Finally, five YEARS later we moved to land that has excellent soil and ANYTHING will grow here. You are right about planning for next year being just as important but also patience with yourself and your expectations. Our garden is thriving with weeds as well as vegetables so no one theory is correct. It a matter of prayer, patience and time that makes a garden what it can be. I know I am preaching to the choir but it helps to hear it again when frustrations set in. Also, a word to the wise on the photo you selected, don't forget that those grass walkways, although beautiful, need to be mowed bi-weekly to keep them nice and short or the grass will quickly take over. I did the grass paths in an effort to keep the mud down and now I regret the time it takes to maintain the paths! Next year I am thinking straw or grass clippings for the paths... or maybe just the wood mulch for paths?? Thinking ahead... :)SarDeenoreply@blogger.com