Not all is lost

I guess I can take what I have learned and try to do it better next year. As far as starting up a business goes, $200 into cost is not too bad. 

Even if I had no vegg coming from my garden, it would still be ok. “I am not starving and people sink way more in to a business then 200 bucks” I think. I’m still not happy about it, but change is on the way: I am starting to see a small bit of orange on the leaves of a maple in my yard.

September is getting close, and that will mean plenty of work for me until the snows takes over the yard. All I can hope for is not to mess up too badly. “I am doing ok. I have and can keep eating the vegetables I have grown. I might even have enough to put some up for the winter.”

Not a total loss. Also, I have learned so much! My husband keeps telling me that this is the first year, and most of it will be learning things to do differently for next year. If i look at it like that, that means that every years will be a bit easier than the last, because I’ll be better at it. I want to be good enough at gardening that I can share it with my town and my family. That is what is driving me even when I feel like I blew it.

For me, the three things I can take away from this year are:
1. I did grow things, some people can’t do that so that is important as the base.

2. I did get a small harvest of organic and pesticide free vegg for my family.

3. I learned a lot and am excited for next years kick butt garden.

For now I am waiting for the harvest, the cold, to rip out the dead plants give them to my chickens, to mow over the rest, and till it all up then fertilize. You know, just a couple small things before the long winter comes. I have to start thinking of next years garden already, and I am making mental notes for when I write it down.

I have been slowly clearing my garden and giving the weeds and over ripe veggies I find to the chickens. They are eating so well, practically five star dining. Once I am done with collecting what I can from my weed patch, I will let the chickens run loose all over it. They will not only work up the soil, but will leave white gold to fertilize the soil for the next year after it decomposes a bit under the snow.

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