Shingles,not Good,Garden doing Good

I know alot of you have had shingles,for the older ones,well,I got them.They are clearing up finally.I have them around my neck and scalp and right ear.I'm hoping there is no damage.Y'all would not believe the pain it has caused.The deep throbbing is shear pain. But I am clearing up and I read where Vitamin C helps.So I had some here and have been taking them and yes it does help shingles.

My green beans are coming up! Frost got two of my little cherry tomatoes. Right now we are under a tornado watch.Going to get alot of rain today.While I'm writing this I'm also keeping an eye on the weather.I went and bought two more blueberry bushes and two raspberry bushes.I know we aren't going to have any berries this year or next but I like the idea of investing in these things.I'm looking to get a couple of fig trees and some elderberry bushes next.So I am so excited about getting this homestead going!. The chicken coop has yet to be gotten but it's gonna be here this year.

For the beans ,front,tomatoes,middle,and pea trellis,back.I also have Swiss Chard planted between the peas under the trellis.

Peas and the that space in the middle I have the Swiss Chard planted.

Can't wait to have beans climbing up this! I planted bush beans and yardlong beans.

I made my own plant markers .I found this idea on Pininterest.

Dragonfruit in the white pot with the pole,avocado(big leaves),and behind it is the tea plant.

Well there ya go that's what's going here and it's all coming together,slowly,but coming together.Y'all have a great Saturday!!!

Started the Raised Beds and Poison oak

I was so excited about the raised beds we put in and I did a booboo though.I had raked up some dried leaves to put in the bottom of the beds and I raked up some poison oak with it.Well needless to say I got that stuff on my neck and hairline. I have never had it before so my body is going crazy. But it hasn't stopped me from working in the yard. This is what I got done so far.

I planted green beans and yard long beans here.

This is where I have peas and Swiss Chard.

Those are cherry tomatoes and peppers.I have regular tomatoes to go in the middle.My eggplant did come up and I will be putting them somewheres.Got zucchini too.

I am going to put a couple of more beds in.I know it doesn't look like much dirt in them but in one I have some branches and leaves and the other just leaves.Today I'm putting rabbit manure on them and I want to see how well they deal with it. I haven't been doing well with the containers but I am going to put some stuff out in containers in the space.As soon as I can all this will be fenced in.Hubstead isn't happy about it but.....

Since I skipped Easter on here,hope you had a good one! This is what's going on here so far.Have a great day!!

Started the Garden

I staked out the area first.

Yesterday put in two raised beds.two more to go(maybe more later).

The new future residents of the beds.

More future residents.

These are the new trees.If I don't kill them first.The Dragonfruit tree,the tea tree in behind the Avocado tree.

This what I did yesterday with the help hubstead.  We have two blueberry trees that I will probably plant today.I'm having to do things between rain showers and it's such a pain.We so need a drying out period to get everyone of the plants regulated to being outside.I have my seedlings outside and when we have rain coming I have to go cover them. My peppers and some of my tomatoes came up but it doesn't look too promising .I may have to break down and just go buy some plants. But of all that I planted you know the marigolds are doing great! They always do.I planted some daisies and bachelor buttons in a pot for the bees and butterflies.We'll see if they come up.I also planted Rosemary(not yet come up),Thyme which is trying to come up and parsley(hadn't come up yet).So I am so hoping this year will be good.I have alot of bigger plans.I'm fencing in the area once I get some  of the beds situated.I'm putting the totes out there. I can't seem to find anyone here with regular mulch so I am going to use straw on the ground in the garden.And probably for mulch.Any suggestions would help.The only thing I won't use is the colored mulch,heard is was not good for plants.

Well this is what's going on right now. Y'all have a great day!

Getting Ready to Plant

A couple of weeks ago I went and bought the boards for the raised beds I'm putting in this weekend.And of course there is rain in the forecast but I have no choice but to get them in.I guess between rain showers.

This is the potential site for the raised beds.

All that has to be planted if they don't drown first.I have some tomatoes and peppers and strawberries. Some Rosemary and Thyme.

That little tiny thing in the big pot is Dragonfruit tree(well it will be when it gets bigger). The Avocado tree is growing and I'm propagating another to graph with this one.Behind it is the tea plant I ordered.

Isn't she beautiful? That flower came with her.I love this plant and I hope I don't kill it. I also  bought two blueberry bushes.

So I am excited to get this going.As long as this rain will stop and we get some sun.Yesterday was a good day for sun and I sat out on the back deck to watch the birds and butterflies.AND this year I finally get my chicken coop and chickens!!!! Will post pictures later.It's going to an awesome year here!

New Plants are Here

I decided to go for the full thing this year.I ordered the tea plant and its amazing!

Its so pretty and the flower smells so good!

Planted 11 strawberries today.Couldn't put in the raised beds yet,RAIN, again.We're so wet here in the south.I'll be glad when we dry out.Ok an update about the dragon fruit.I had to cancel that order and reorder from another place.Something wasn't right about the them so....

I'm having an PH meter coming in because I did get blueberry bushes two of them.So this year will be different with plants.I guess that means I'm settling in finally.

New Plants this Year

I'm excited! Tomorrow expecting my tea plant to come in.If it does well I'll order another.It's called camellia sinesis if you want to look it up.My Dragonfruit however is on hold and I didn't know why til I figured out it would have to go thru some cold shipping distribution places to get here,a.k.a. Denver,Colorado and Fort Worth,Tx and Dallas.So,it's going to be awhile til I get it.That's ok for now.It was cold here this morning 30 degrees.The peas can take it but I covered the rest up.I brought in a couple of things I had planted in pots.We're going to have a few more days of cold then hopefully its out of here! By the way going to get the blueberry plants this weekend.If they have anymore(Walmart).Don't know if they will do good here. Down 63 pounds,21 more pounds to go.


I copied the top part from FB while I had this on my mind this morning.I have my boards to set up my raised beds for this week.It's suppose to rain and its making me mad because the weekend is the only time I can get help but am going to try to do this myself. Next month gonna get more to setup.6 boards was only 18.00 so that was for 2 beds.I want to set up two more and that should do it for now. I'm trying  so hard this year for a bigger garden!!!

Something New to try this Year

This year on the garden menu will be buttercrunch lettuce,basil,eggplants,two kinds of tomatoes,cherry tomatoes,and two different kinds of peppers. Planted carrots yesterday and this weekend planting peas and three kinds of leaf lettuce. I hope I got this right this year and everything doesn't get ate or get blight like it did last year. In the meantime,believe it not I still have broccoli plants I overwintered that are still putting out! And I have a small rosemary that is still trying to grow.I also have lavender that is going to go outside as soon as this weather warms up.

Now if this rain would stop for abit and let us dry out but I don't see that happening anytime soon. Since I wrote the top paragraphs my seeds have come up except the eggplants and some of the peppers.But hopefully they will soon.I got my peas going and carrots,yet to see some life from them. I planted the peas where I grew the loofhas last year.And I got both sides of the trellis covered.
This weekend (hopefully without rain but suppose to) going to put in vertical trellis for the yard long and green beans.I guess I'm gonna put in raised beds this year.I was going to try for hugelkultur beds but after much thought  and reading,they attract snakes and mice and thats two things I don't need.i really wanted to make one but....


My weight loss is coming along pretty good. 60 pounds gone so far. It has however slowed down to a turtle crawl,hadn't really lost any since January but was told that was normal because the more weight I lose they slower it comes off.Ok. Plus my age too so.


That's what's up right now,not much until the garden gets going.I'll try to get pictures on here on the progress if I can get a camera.Or I can get my phone camera working.Have a great day!