Mortgage free in Forever Home :-)

savingholmes

Hi KK - just caught up! 72 posts just from 21/12 to now. Hadn't realised it had been 'so long'! 

Anyway glad you had a good Xmas and did what you wanted. 

On the family thing I feel you. I'll PM you a couple of book suggestions that have helped me - although I too am still a work in progress.

Well done on the OP and the money to savings. Hope you manage to rest and go into 2024 refreshed.

savingholmes

Loved the crispmouse reference and cat photo too.

KajiKita

Thanks @savingholmes 😊
I have no idea why there are so many posts in such a short time! Perhaps I am waffling?!🤔😂😉

KK

redofromstart

I blame the visiting posters.

sounds like a busy day for you. 

I like reading your book tally in your signature. 

redofromstart

Merlin's_Beard said:

Are you trying to tell me that where I went wrong last year was staring at my designated veg patch and then not actually doing much about it?

What is the plan? Raised bed or dig down? Is it currently soil or grass?

if it is soil or grass then there is value in skimming off the turf/weeds and turning the soil so that winter frosts and birds/worms do some of the work for you between now and spring. Depends if it's still too saturated to dig though. 

KajiKita

redofromstart said:

Merlin's_Beard said:

Are you trying to tell me that where I went wrong last year was staring at my designated veg patch and then not actually doing much about it?

What is the plan? Raised bed or dig down? Is it currently soil or grass?

if it is soil or grass then there is value in skimming off the turf/weeds and turning the soil so that winter frosts and birds/worms do some of the work for you between now and spring. Depends if it's still too saturated to dig though. 

Or you can go the no dig route and lay cardboard down with a thick layer of compost over the top - Charles Dowding website and books are easy to follow. Redo is 100% right in saying if you start prepping now, whatever method you use, your ground will be ready to use come the spring 😊

KK

KajiKita

redofromstart said:

I blame the visiting posters.

sounds like a busy day for you. 

I like reading your book tally in your signature. 

I am unlikely to get it all done 😉
Lentil and peanut butter loaf is in the oven 😊
Mr KK has wrangled his chicken and I have put all the bones and scraps etc in the pressure cooker for stock. 

I love all the visiting posters 😊🤩

KK

CCW007

KajiKita said:

redofromstart said:

Merlin's_Beard said:

Are you trying to tell me that where I went wrong last year was staring at my designated veg patch and then not actually doing much about it?

What is the plan? Raised bed or dig down? Is it currently soil or grass?

if it is soil or grass then there is value in skimming off the turf/weeds and turning the soil so that winter frosts and birds/worms do some of the work for you between now and spring. Depends if it's still too saturated to dig though. 

Or you can go the no dig route and lay cardboard down with a thick layer of compost over the top - Charles Dowding website and books are easy to follow. Redo is 100% right in saying if you start prepping now, whatever method you use, your ground will be ready to use come the spring 😊

KK

I took my my dad to a talk Charles Fielding gave which was fascinating and made it sound really easy. I need to get planning for veggie growing next year, after the kitchen is sorted!

ETA should say Charles Dowding not Fielding 😁

redofromstart

I'd love to go and listen to someone inspiring on planting stuff @CCW007 the closest I get is my Christopher Lloyd books

@merlinsbeard if you are going for raised beds then you may get bargain frames, and then as @KajiKita says cardboard and compost on the grass and get ahead of yourself.

Hope you like the lentil loaf @KajiKita, it was a regular thing here for a while

beanielou

Lots of post as we all have things in our pasts & in our families  that have caused upset & continue to do so.
So it resonates with people~~including me.