~I will endeavour to learn something new in our little homestead this coming season. Broad beans were the winter learning curve, and I am thinking of improving my cheese making skills. I have only ever made cream cheese but am keen to try ricotta and mozarella.
~I will endeavour to help my granadilla vine become a healthier plant. Today, if I don't get blown away, I need to go and prune it. I also need to by shelf brackets and once these are mounted, extend wire between them so that the vine can grow outwards from the wall.
~I will endeavour to get back to soaking my own beans and chickpeas. Cans are so unnecessary, but oh so convenient.
~I will endeavour to get back into growing sprouts. These little powerhouses are so good for you and delicious on salads and in sandwiches. I have been reading "Food From Small Spaces" and it struck a chord with me (again). There is a nifty sprouter that I think will make a big difference in my kitchen at kitchen gardens.
~I will endeavour to perfect my crochet skills. After my first square, I kind of gave up. Knitting is so much easier for me.
~I will endeavour to make a permanent home for my asparagus plants which need a home now. They are tired of living in a trailer park :-) So my next point is...
~I will endeavour to convince Superman to put his woodwork skills to use and build me a raised box for them.
~I will lastly endeavour to find more growing spaces for small veggies like lettuces and other leafy veggies and am considering buying a couple of these growing stacks for my paved areas. This frees up my beds for this summer for long growing crops like tomatoes, corn, beans and squashes.
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Wendy, Check out this amazing idea for extending your garden. A girlfriend and I have built two movable sets of these. But, I plan on doing one directly to the house.
Gutter gardening. http://ooooby.ning.com/profiles/blogs/gutter-gardens-grow-produce
Melissa
Wendy - I've got one of these and can tell you it works brilliantly (see http://ecofootprintsa.blogspot.com/2010/04/biding-time.html )
We are already harvesting baby spinach, peas, parsley, sweet basil from it. My husband LOVES peas-in-the-pod which I couldn't find anywhere, so growing my own - logical conclusion. But I tried it in our beach sand of a garden with no success. In the Stack-a-Tub - brilliant. I'm going to harvest at least 80 pods in the next week.
I can highly recommend the stack-a-Tub.
Dani
I'm new to your blog, interesting list of endeavors, looks like my wish list more than my to do's. Perhaps I should write them and make them to do's instead of wishful thinking then maybe they'll have more of a chance.
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