This weekend we (by we I mean Will) took the initiative to begin prepping the garden and planting some rows. Will is a very to the matter kind of person and took one look at our soil and said, "That soil needs some fertilizer." And off he went to visit Ms. Janice down the street for some of her finest organic horse manure.
While Will worked lovingly to spread the manure and till it into our field, Fiona and I walked around the garden and talked about our other attractions. We visited the rooster.
We also visited the compost pile and talked about colors.
Lastly, we went and visited our honeybees who were still working hard, even in 40 degree weather and 20mph winds. If you ever want your garden to flourish, get some honeybees. They're excellent pollinators and you even get to eat their yummy honey at the end of the summer.
It was such a beautiful weekend. We had the best time out in the garden and even tried to play in the yard with our neighbor friend Landon. However, Fiona sat in a nest of fire-ants and our day was over. No worries, Fiona's just fine.
As a public service announcement - if you ever step/sit in a pile of fire-ants immediately run away and disrobe all clothing as quickly as possible. Not only is this effective at getting the ants off of you quickly, but its quite entertaining for all who are watching.
Getting back to the garden... For those of you interested in what Will planted this weekend - six rows of peas (several varieties) and two rows of potatoes (mixed variety).
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