After facing trying circumstances over the past year, including repressed traumatic memories, the author recalibrates her garden and homesteading capacity.
This weekend is when I need to start planting my tomatoes and so many other things in the polytunnels and get the summer beans going. Lots to do. I do love peas though so my first sowing is also being planted tomorrow. I am just hoping the forecast temperature drop next week will not be too severe! Gardening has always been my solace when I was working horrible jobs. Now I work for myself and it's not as bad, but it is still valuae quiet time.
Thanks for sharing your story about your family - this political climate is insane and no one should be fired for their views.
Would love to learn more about the move and adjustment from city to rural town. We’re considering doing something similar. If you’ve written about it before as well, would love to read about it.
What an excellent update. I'm glad you've got back into your garden after so much hardship. I'm trying to keep things simple in mine this year, because I don't want to add to my list of apparent failures. I've got some little tomato, cucumber, lettuce, and pea seedlings that I've grown from seed. I still need to build a raised bed for some of it to go in. The rest is pots. We have very claggy soil.
Where are you with gardening—and homesteading—and life—this spring?
This weekend is when I need to start planting my tomatoes and so many other things in the polytunnels and get the summer beans going. Lots to do. I do love peas though so my first sowing is also being planted tomorrow. I am just hoping the forecast temperature drop next week will not be too severe! Gardening has always been my solace when I was working horrible jobs. Now I work for myself and it's not as bad, but it is still valuae quiet time.
Me, too. Gardening helped me survive the stress of COVID. Good luck with the tomatoes and peas.
Thanks for sharing your story about your family - this political climate is insane and no one should be fired for their views.
Would love to learn more about the move and adjustment from city to rural town. We’re considering doing something similar. If you’ve written about it before as well, would love to read about it.
You’re welcome, and thank you for the commiseration.
No regrets about moving except that we didn’t do it sooner.
We actually tried this once before, bit of a circuitous route, which you can read about here. I’ll get you some links.
https://brunettegardens.substack.com/p/city-mouse-gets-a-country-house?r=1n113r&utm_medium=ios
https://brunettegardens.substack.com/p/once-more-to-a-small-town?r=1n113r&utm_medium=ios
What an excellent update. I'm glad you've got back into your garden after so much hardship. I'm trying to keep things simple in mine this year, because I don't want to add to my list of apparent failures. I've got some little tomato, cucumber, lettuce, and pea seedlings that I've grown from seed. I still need to build a raised bed for some of it to go in. The rest is pots. We have very claggy soil.
Thank you so much, and best of luck. Failure is built into gardening, but so is surprising success.
Keep going, and keep growing. What you sow, you will reap. Nourishment for the spirit.