The garlic beds have been mulched ...
and my plans for a new cobblestone path down to a covered well is hidden from sight. Perhaps it's for the best. I don't think my husband can handle the idea of another project right now. You can see the main hen house and raised condo's in the back. I think the girls deserve some nice warm oatmeal with bugs on a day like today.
Next year I'll be 60 and I'm beginning to feel the extra steps and deeper bends more than ever. I'm also in the process of removing everything permanent from the upper garden. It's such a mess. I'm just going to have it plowed under. Well, at least it got it's year of rest. From now on it will be dedicated to cover crops and grains.
The two raised beds I had in the main garden have been hauled down to the back yard. A total of ten 4x15 ft. raised beds will be set up close to the house. No chance of out-of-sight, out-of-mind happening here. They will be so much easier to water, too. The first two beds (shown above) are filled with sheet composting. I've used this method in the past following the directions found in the book "Gaia's Garden, A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture" by Toby Hemenway. You wouldn't believe all the life I found in my garden soil the following spring.
Well ... time to give the girls their warm oatmeal ... I'm sure the dogs will want to go with me ...
UPDATE: 6:30 p.m. - 5 inches of snow on the back deck railing.
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