Happy Valentine's Day to Me!

Every year I ask for 20 bags of composted manure for Valentine's Day. I'm not a jewelry every year kinda girl! I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that, it's just that it's not what works for me! So the hubs got me my 20 bags x 40lbs = happy wife, a new chicken feed, onion sets (red & white), 2 shop lights w/bulbs, 2 seedling mats, organic seed starting mats, and organic all purpose vegetable fertilizer. Oh and two fig trees! Super STOKED about these! Happy Valentines Day to ME! But first things first, the girls are dropping eggs like hot cakes again. Those sneak peaks of spring are in there sights and pearl seems like her molt is over, so she's back open for business too!

Normally I am practically standing out there to get the eggs; however, I realize now that since Savannah was sick I didn't get out there for two days. Total of 8 today!

Those 8 eggs I harvested today along with the + 4 eggs we had from 3 days ago = 1 dozen eggs we didn't have to buy! Praise the Lord!

Got my grow lights up and running! Since I didn't want to purchase another shelving unit this weekend, I do have 6 inches of wasted light space that hangs outside of the shelving unit on each side! But I just used what I had for the moment! And also need a timer, so it will automatically shut off after 12 hours. Even seedlings need sleep.

Got my seedling mats down: spinach is waking up on the left, ripbor curley leaf kale is on the right

I started more broccoli, dinosaur kale, redina red lettuce and stuck them right under those lights. I need 4 more grow mats and 4 more grow lights and then I'm SET going forward!

My leeks & onions are straightening back up to a stand up position now under the lights.

A bunch of Romain lettuces. I didn't know they'd ALL germinate since they were older seed! Who knew? Hopefully they're not too leggy since they literally just popped up in the last 24 hours!

It's all a learning experience, but you can learn. You really will get what you put into it most times. I appreciate ALL of the wisdom other organic farmers, friends, and perfect strangers I run across at the feed stores/gardening forums/blogs/facebook/  etc.

I learned today that my local feed store gets baby rhode island reds, Americana, Wing Dots, and bard rocks in this week! WHOO HOO!

We rejoice in all of these blessings and are excited to continue to learn and share what we learn!

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