I have been so busy in my backyard that I haven't posted in a while. The bunnies have already multiplied. We purchased two more because they are simply the best pet you could have and they are extremely adorable. We have a second compost pile because when you are not eating out of a can or box there is lots of food scraps to add to the pile and one was just not enough. Needless to say with two new bunnies and a new compost pile there will soon be another bunny cage over that pile too.
We have been busy planting too. We have added a peach tree, two blackberry bushes, and five blueberry blushes. We also have planted corn, spinach, onions, carrots, tomatoes, garlic, sunflowers, lemon balm, more basil, and mint. We are working on the remainder of the veggie space so that we can get the rest planted soon. So far our plans are to add beans, potatoes, squash, and zucchini.
Since our garden is not producing much as of now we took a trip down to Venus yesterday afternoon to stock up on some organic produce. It was so cool to see all the great looking veggies picked right out of the ground and then served up for dinner just a few hours later. Talk about some great fresh tasting food! I will be picking the rest of the collards and purple mustard green to make room for some more plants. Those two have been the easiest to grow yet. The collards were huge and we never fertilized or sprayed them with anything. You really can grow without chemicals. I keep asking my husband if we can grow bananas in our yard but he says it is not wet enough. I may try anyways considering we consume about 5 a day in our house.
Our next task is a chicken coop. We are working out the details right now. We will probably start with 5 or 6 chickens. We will have plenty of eggs when they start laying so we can share with family and friends. I am looking into ducks because I heard there is a possibility Eli can eat duck eggs if he is allergic to chicken eggs. How wonderful that would be for him to be able to eat eggs. I could actually bake him a cake with eggs! I have to talk to the allergist first. I don't want to experiment on him and make him sick.
I will be posting some pictures soon if the outdoor spaces we are working on. Honestly I have been so extremely busy I haven't had the time to take any pictures. I am enjoying every second of it though!
