Saturday, February 17, 2018
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Valentines Day and springing forward...
So, Valentines Day is here! Northwest Arkansas has seen a few warm sunny days recently but over-all it has been pretty gray around here. Today is warm enough but is a bit gray and somewhat damp. It's hard to get ready for spring when I feel like following the groundhog back in that hole for a few more weeks! But on the sunny days that we have had we have been making tons of progress at Rowanwood!
We have all been working hard helping out our sister-store in Prairie Grove, High on the Hog Vintage Market, get ready for Valentines Day and spring. I call it our sister store because the owner has become like one of the family, and Rowanwood is all about family! There are some amazing floral arrangments, homemade candies and live plants for Valentine's gifts and for the unconventional sort, Rowanwood has some heart shaped Plaster Paint Gift sets and tiny little pots and seeds.
But tomorrow when the dust settles and the candy is gone, we start on Spring! In the store it means getting the seed packest and potting soil up front and at Rowanwood we start prepping the soil for spring planting. Last years sorghum experiment went well so this year we expand! More sorghum and flour corn and this year we are starting Purple Bamboo! I can't wait to see it! In addition to that, years of work on our compost heaps is finally paying off. We are bagging up our good rich compost for potting soil (we call it Holy Crap) and we have a lot to work back into our own fields.
We have had the great fortune to include two young men in our ever-growing farm operation. It started out with firewood delivery but they have been helping us by cutting our dead trees. That keeps us stocked with wood, gives them some to sell and it is really cleaning up our forest so we reduce the risk of fire! Extra wood-cutters have helped us get more wood for the palisade wall that is going up in the front of the property, so Rowanwood Castle is beginning to take shape!
I see the sun peeking out a little now! My thoughts are moving fast toward spring! I really can't wait to be outside again!
We have all been working hard helping out our sister-store in Prairie Grove, High on the Hog Vintage Market, get ready for Valentines Day and spring. I call it our sister store because the owner has become like one of the family, and Rowanwood is all about family! There are some amazing floral arrangments, homemade candies and live plants for Valentine's gifts and for the unconventional sort, Rowanwood has some heart shaped Plaster Paint Gift sets and tiny little pots and seeds.
But tomorrow when the dust settles and the candy is gone, we start on Spring! In the store it means getting the seed packest and potting soil up front and at Rowanwood we start prepping the soil for spring planting. Last years sorghum experiment went well so this year we expand! More sorghum and flour corn and this year we are starting Purple Bamboo! I can't wait to see it! In addition to that, years of work on our compost heaps is finally paying off. We are bagging up our good rich compost for potting soil (we call it Holy Crap) and we have a lot to work back into our own fields.
We have had the great fortune to include two young men in our ever-growing farm operation. It started out with firewood delivery but they have been helping us by cutting our dead trees. That keeps us stocked with wood, gives them some to sell and it is really cleaning up our forest so we reduce the risk of fire! Extra wood-cutters have helped us get more wood for the palisade wall that is going up in the front of the property, so Rowanwood Castle is beginning to take shape!
I see the sun peeking out a little now! My thoughts are moving fast toward spring! I really can't wait to be outside again!
Sunday, February 11, 2018
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