It’s planting season!
This weekend was the perfect planting weather, cooler with rain showers in sight! I planted tons of tomato plants, a few luffa gourds, cucumelons, popcorn and relocated a few tomatoes and pumpkin plants.
I also relocated the two pumpkin plants that didn’t succumb to a hard frost to a better area. They are going to grow around the popcorn plants! (Hopefully!)
The birdhouse gourds are coming up nicely! Once they get a good bit larger, they are going out to grow some more birdhouses. We sold almost all of the ones that we grew last year!
I’m shocked to see that the potatoes are blooming already. They still have at least another month before harvesting them, but they are liking the weather so far this growing season.
I also took some time during this dreary day to get around to sewing! I made my itty bitty niece a sun bonnet. The first is 6-12 months and the next one is 12-18 months. Oh, and yes I had to use a stuffed pup as a model!
I might just have to add some bonnets to the Etsy store! They would fit in well with the homestead theme.
Today we also ran up to a native plant sale for a school project. Lots of work ahead in the next week!
And we also had to finally throw out our 3rd bag of trash of the year this weekend.
So, still a slow season here! But, we have lots of great ideas and work ahead for us! And yes, garden work makes me excited for the week! I hope that you all have a lot of fun ahead of you!
llewellynhomestead 
Gorgeous baby bonnets – they’re absolutely adorable! And way to go on the trash – we’re not there yet, but are trying to get the amount we throw out down each week. We’re down to one large bag every second week. (With two huge bags of recycling in the same time period.) Not had for a start for a family of 5.
– Christine
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Thank you so much! I got to see the bonnet on itty bitty’s head and it melted my heart! So freaking cute! And your trash sounds pretty amazing for a family of 5! It’s only 3 of us here! We are going to try to step up our game this summer and cut out packaged food. We will see how that goes!!
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I love those bonnets! So proud of the trash and the garden is looking great!
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