The Weekly Digs #198
Spring is just around the corner but definitely still feels like winter here! I’m ready for sun and heat but almost everyday this past week was cold and rainy. I can’t wait until we turn the corner 🙂
Homestead Projects
While it poured rain outside, we did tackle a few indoor projects, like the kitchen build that Cam is working on (sharing this coming Friday on Youtube), and organizing my new garden shelves that Cam built me in the garage. I’ll share pictures next week!
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I spent a little too long working the day I organized the garage because I came inside and almost every part of my body hurt. Then I started getting some Braxton Hicks contractions that felt like they were coming regularly, almost like real ones. Luckily, I remembered what my doctor had told me about sometimes contractions coming on from dehydration.
So I drank a bunch of water and laid down. About an hour later, the contractions suddenly stopped. Whew! Cam said to quit working so hard so the baby doesn’t come too early. Honestly, it was a little scary! I’m 26 weeks along now.
Unfortunately, slowing down is easier said than done, since my mental wellbeing is closely tied to my ability to get outside and accomplish tasks. I did take it easy today though, and filmed some of the kitchen project that Cam is doing the work on.
Another side project started by Cam is he is closing in the storage area he built for split wood outside. He picked up some rough wood bark ends for a great deal from a local saw mill. They will do the job, look pretty cool, and it’s nice they were so cheap. He got one side on, and will do two more in the next few weeks.
In the Garden
Aside from all the building and organizing, I planted a whole bunch of seeds earlier this week and will list them below.
- Tomatoes- Sunrise Bumblebee, Eva Purple Ball, Cherokee Purple, Black Cherry, Peacevine Cherry, and Bing Cherry
- Cabbage- Golden Acre, Tiara (this variety was gifted to me by my friends over at High Mowing Seeds)
- Lettuce- Albachiara (Gifted as well)
- Sweet Alyssum
Transplanted:
- Cilantro
- Lettuce
Last week we got some weeding in the garden done but this week was too wet! It’s frustrating because I can see the little weeds sprouting and yet the soil is too saturated to bring a hoe through.
We get some weeding in the caterpillar tunnel done because it’s protected from the rain. We have three dry days coming up and hopefully by the last day it will be dry enough to get caught up a bit on weeds.
In my pantry, I started to go through and clean up a bit. We had some soft garlic and onions, along with some rotten apples that got donated to the chickens. The garlic and onions go to the compost pile since the chickens won’t touch it! 🙂
