I’m excited that my little homsteading dream is coming together. The dehydrator arrived yesterday with the other canning supplies. The extra fruit trays and herb trays came a couple of days ago. I’m very egar to get going and start practicing how to preserve food in various ways.
I’ve been watching a lot of videos and learning so much. I can tell Grandma & Grandpa are with me. There’s no way my garden would be doing as good as it has been without him. I’ve been successfully able to grow various herbs, kale and spinach. The zucchini plant is growing but isn’t producing yet. I think my soil might need amending. Time for a trip to Arizona Worm Farm! It’s my favorite place for compost and other soil ammendments.
I’m excited to see how the bunching onions and carrots will turn out. The last time I tried to grow carrots, which was during my first gardening attempt in over 10 years during the pandemic, they weren’t even baby carrots. I called them micro carrots because they were litterally line 1 inch long. I learned the soil was too compacted and that stunted their growth.
On a happier note, the chamomile is flowering! It’s still a bit thin and lanky but there are flowers. I look forward to drying those out to make my own chamomile tea.
