by Stephanie on May 21, 2010
Achieving something always feels so good, doesn’t it? Even a child can appreciate the feeling of working hard and meeting a goal!
My son has been working for 3 months to earn his first colored belt in karate. And he has been working hard. On Tuesday, he achieved his goal. I haven’t seen a smile on his face THIS big in a while.
As we left the studio, he told everyone that walk passed him “I’m a red belt now!”.
I am glad he was doing, it saved me from having to do it for him 
by Stephanie on May 20, 2010
We are still holding off a week or two on planting but I am doing the most important part: getting my soil ready.
If I could only give two gardening tips to any gardener, it would be:
- Take the time and spend the money to build up your soil AND
- Get to know your local cooperative extension office
Garden soil is such a science, and honestly I don’t have the time or brain capacity to figure it all out. For years we have been doing the Square Foot Gardening method, and I have learned the hard way that you can’t skimp on the soil.
Secondly, your Cooperative Extension office can help you learn more about gardening in your area, usually even offering very inexpensive classes, are a great resource for information on their website and most have a loaner library for books, and are also a great resource in finding inexpensive gardening items and plants. Last year mine got me all the worms I needed for worm composting for free. You can find a list here of US Cooperative Extensions.
If you are like me and waiting on planting until the danger of frost has past, maybe you can share your favorite gardening tips. What would you tell a new gardener if you could? I am sure I will learn something here too!
To participate, link up your gardening related post below. Please be sure to link back here and share this meme so others can learn an join in too!
