Thursday, May 20, 2010

Stinky and Pretty.

This is what my garden looks like now. I decided not to plant this summer and to improve the soil. My friend Kellie gave me a truck load of cow poop. I went to her house and her kid and hubby loaded the back of the truck up and then we all came to my house and the men unloaded it on to the garden. Then Colton, her son, started to clean out my goat pen. (I paid him) He said that it was the worst he has ever done. It is small and cramped quarters and there was a lot of "stuff". It took him about two hours to get it all done. The goats are happy now. They have nice new bedding. Bad thing, the wind is from the south today and it's blowing all that "stink" into my bedroom! It will dry soon and not be smelly. But until then? Yuck! I'm not sure what kind of bush/tree this is but it had pretty flowers on it. Right now they are a pale green, but soon, they will be the size of a softball and white. They don't last long nor do they have any scent. But they are pretty.


I got my grades back from school. In my Written Communication class, I have a A+ and in my Introduction into Psychology class I recived an A.







12 comments:

  1. WOW! You are an amazing woman. You are smart, creative, a great cook, a gardner, an animal keeper, a lover of books and learnig, my friend and most of all - a lover of Our Lord God and His Son, Jesus!!!!!

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  2. I just want to know if you are "improving your garden soil" so that you don't have to weed this year? Just think, all the little seeds in the cow poop will now sprout in your garden. Lots of weeds next year!

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  3. Hydrangea flower I think.. WAY to GO with the grades!!! Great job Kris !

    S dot

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  4. Good job Kris!

    I thought that was a hydrangea tree the other night, but wasn't sure.

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  5. Congrats on those excellent grades!! And I agree that shrub is a hydrangea....they are beautiful dried flowers too.

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  6. Good job "A" student!

    I think those look like some kind of hydrangeas. Some varieties make great dried flowers, when cut at the right time and hung upside down. Do they turn color at all?

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  7. Great grades! And Caleb is going to be soooo jealous of your poop!

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  8. Smooth out the "stuff", cover with newspapers about 4-6 sheets deep and cover with something to hold down. The heat should kill the seeds.

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  9. Are you going to market today? May you sell out of your soap and your eggs!

    Blessings,

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  10. Yes, that's a hydrangea. They're one of my favorites. The interesting thing about hydrangeas is that the flower color changes depending on the acidity or alkalinity of the soil. If it's acidic, then blue. If alkaline, then pink. White is neutral soil pH. Sometimes, if you've got acidic or alkaline and amend the soil around the bush, you'll get bluish-purple-pink flowers for a bit. However, I think they've developed some strains in the last few years that aren't color dependent on the pH of the soil any more. Which is too bad. My grandmother had these lovely soft blue hydrangeas when I was growing up. Some were ever so slightly tinged white.

    The more types of manure and compost you use, the healthier your garden will be. I have some horse poo for you if you want to come get it before we move. ;)

    Also, read a book called "Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew. It'll help out a lot. The latest installment is prefixed with "All New" if you don't find it under "square foot gardening". Good read and you should find it pretty useful!

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  11. Congrats on the grades! You should be proud of your hard work.

    That bush is actually a viburnum, commonly called a snowball bush. "Viburnum Opulus", European cranberry Viburnum.

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  12. good job on the grades Krissy! thats great for not being in school for many years!!
    Rose

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