First, Nate turned the soil in the area we are making into the veggie garden. We pulled out as many of the old ground cover roots that we could, which was surprisingly easy in the spring soil after Nate got to it with the fork.
Then we lassoed the rosebush in the middle of the veggie garden plot in order to get a wire cage around it. We made the cage out of leftover wire fencing from our cherry tree's deer fence. Hopefully this setup will let us work around the thorns in peace while also enjoying the scent and sight of roses this summer. I gave the rosebush a little nitrogen-rich fertilizer to improve our chances of getting some blossoms.
Last weekend, Nate also used the leftover fence material to make a new compost pile. Some sort of animal has been visiting our old compost pile all winter, and I am tired of the compost being spread all over the place. Maybe this way we'll actually get some amended compost soil out of this exercise.
And I found a little surprise hiding next to the Farmhouse's foundation:
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| Our first spring flowers |
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