Not a pic of my columar apple tree, but with a little luck...
What a week! I had to work this weekend so didn't get much done on the challenge front. I did however get some neat plants! And I got some things planted!Sharon's Independence Days Challenge-
Plant Something: Sprouts, Planted some “Walla Walla Sweets” onions, My artichoke. My columnar apple trees are in and they need to get planted as well as an elderberry bush and strawberries. I will plant them Monday as I have some free time.
Harvest something: some sprouts
Preserve something: nope
Store something: Nope
Manage Reserves: In the process of building some new raised beds.
Cook Something New: Not this week
Prep Something: Got busy in the compost bin- added chicken manure and turned the compost.
Reduce Waste (Reduce,Re-Use, ReCycle,Repair) : Got some steel truck wheels off Free-cycle- which I plan on turning into Foot stools;
Learn a New Skill: Learned the GrowVeg.com thing
MELINDA'S BUY SUSTAINABLY CHALLENGE: got my columnar fruit trees, an elderberry bush, and strawberries from Raintree Nursery which I got using a gift certificate, bought some topsoil and some chicken manure. The topsoil goes in the garden; the chicken manure goes in the compost bin
Melinda’s Growing Challenge- tomato starts are still not dead- got my columnar fruit trees, an elderberry bush, and strawberries from raintree nursery
Crunchy’s sustainable food budget challenge: Okay so far- my budget is $283 after figuring out that I am 1.5 people. So far, we have lived out of the freezer, I am guessing about $10 – I did have breakfast out yesterday- So add another $8.50 to the total
2 comments:
So how did the apple tree planting go?
And why are you 1.5 people? I'd like to be 1.5 people!!!
LOL Apple tree planting went fine- it looks like three sticks in the ground. I am 1.5 people as I cook dinner for martin nightly. I figured that was a fair way for means the spirit of the challenge. I didn't want to post as two
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