by Texas Homesteader

Spring is one of the busiest times of the year here at the homestead. Our world is just waking up from a long winter’s nap and much must be done to prepare for the rest of the year.  After the disastrous ice storms we’ve endured this year we’ve been very busy clearing downed limbs and repairing fences. But as spring arrives my thoughts turn to my veggie garden. This year we tore down my old raised beds and built new raised beds with a more efficient design for irrigation and less wasted walk space.

Any time you’re tearing out and building new it certainly adds to the chore list time for these tasks but there is still much to be done before the garden is actually planted, there’s no time to sit back on my heels!

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