April 13 So far I have started 500 onions and 250 Shallots from seeds last month. That is considered late but I 
      do not have a green house or even a hot box yet. I started them in my basement. The picture was taken 1st week
      of April. There is also a Japanese Salad pepper I kept alive all winter. (it self pollinates) Lemon Grass and 
      a red geranium I used for starting more red geraniums. Geraniums are super easy to propogate. 
      Just cut the stalk so it has at least 3 sections and put them in dirt.

      I started my tomatoes and peppers April 6. Once again considered late but as long as I have them planted by the 
      end of May they will produce just fine. June July and August is 92 days, plus they want soil tempatures in the 
      55-60 degrees. As of April 13 the soil is 50 degrees but 4 days ago it was 45 degrees. (5cm depth) 
      
      My compost bins are full. One bin is finished, just waiting on some dill seed to stop sprouting. 
      The other bin I made the last 3 days.
      Picture of the dozen grow bags
      Picture of onions, geraniums, Japaneese Pepper
      Picture of Pepper plants, well just the seeds
      The seeds are started under 2 100 watt led grow lights, the onions and last fall items are under a 300 watt grow light.

      Other then mowing the garden lot nothing has been done. Ground is still soaked from the 6 inches of rain we had last week.
    

      February 5 2025 Planning;
      Due to the drought of last year I need to re establish the grass/ground cover.
      The creale rye I planted last fall did not germinate. I did manage to get chewings
      fescue to establish in 2 of the walkways I had sterlized. The begative is creeping
      charlie is also well established. Until soil tempatures reach 50 degrees (usually in April)
      I can not plant any grass. I will start off by frost seeding red (10%) and white clover (90%)
      between the garden rows excluding where the creeping charlie is rampant. 
      Those areas will be sprayed with 2-4-D to burn down the creeping charlie so 
      the grass can smother it out.
      Onions will be started indoors by late february.
      I normally do not plant warm weather crops until May so I will stat those indoors
      middle of March.
      I am planning on ordering 2 plums, 2 centennial crab apples 2 service berry and possibly
      2 Persimmons trees. All dwarf species this fall. I'll spend this year getting those
      spots ready for trees by growing annual rye grass, clovers, buckwheat with a fall cowpeas
      and oats soil building plants.
      

      January 2025
      The lot measures 113 x 50 feet. Has a blacktop drive that is way past its life.

      I used 4x6 presure treated wood for the corner H bracing they are 42 inches deep. 
      On the north and south ends, the 3 other fence posts are also 4x6 fence posts.
      The east and west sides I used 8 foot T posts between the corners. 
      I used 3 strands of high tension wire. The bottom strand was 9 gauge, the middle and top wires
      were 12 gauge. All of them have 100lbs of pull on them using springs.
      We attached 4x2 inch 16 guage vinyl coated "critter fence" to the posts and zip tied to the wire. 
      It was the most econominal 6 foot fence I could build.
      The back fence was 4' off the rear of the property line.
      The fenced in area measures 84 feet long 48 feet wide. There are 2 gates on the west side. 

                                    Inside the fence layout.
      I have a 8 feet of grass around the garden perimiter on the east north and west sides. 
      The south end has 12 feet wide path. This area is where the compost is made and storage.
      No buildings No Water No Power at this time.
      Gardens are numbered 1-5 in a south to north pattern. Gardens are 4 feet wide 30 feet long.
      At the north end is a 16x30 foot area I plan on using for Plums, strawberries, and blueberries.
      
      Only thing I have growing right now is Garlic. The berry lot has Cereal Rye on it.
      I am working on pictures.