I’ve been working in the garden. Sometimes it is hard not to get discouraged. I haven’t been spending a lot of time or money out there, so nothing much has been happening. The weeds are growing.

My biggest regret so far is not mulching more. I want good thick mulch everywhere. It does such a great job of keeping down weeds, building soil, and keeping everything looking decent. I’ve used straw, fall leaves and wood chips and I like them all, and I just want to use more.

The weather is good and my goals is to get the garden ready for spring planting and tackle the weeds, along with other projects we have planned.

Here’s some pictures of the yard right now. Our swale-type beds are almost ready to plant. We have weed free areas thanks to the chicken tractor, new chicks, and a developing food forest.