Happy 2018! Today is the day to nail down all the accomplishments you wish to achieve so let’s see what is in store for Wild Rose Acres!
If you saw my previous New Year’s Update, you’ll know that I recently created a free website through Wix in order to better organize the projects going on at the homestead. If you check under the “Projects” tab, you’ll see some of our 2018 resolutions!
The main and most important goal is to complete my Grandmother’s Garden Restoration project - we began this last year by clearing out part of the old garden and planting some new perennials, but we have a LONG way to go. I would like to continue clearing out the overgrowth and any old junk like fencing. There is an old, rusted car frame in the plot of land that I think I will leave and grow some type of vine over! I plan to add a lot more plants including some of the seed donations from papa-pepper as well as the milkweed seeds I have stratifying in the fridge. I hope to have it cleared out and replanted by the end of summer.
The other three projects will be started this year but I am not going to stress about making a resolution to finish them yet. I will at least choose and clear out an area for compost and attempt to propagate the pear tree for the orchard. The wood pile redesign is going to be a beast so I’ll leave planning that for a later date!
Don’t forget, if you have a resolution for your homestead this year write an article about it and submit it to the most recent Homesteading Challenge! Please post it by 11:00 PM (CDT) [UTC offset: UTC -5] on Sunday, January 7, 2018! I look forward to reading about what you hope to accomplish in 2018!
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