Thanks, Mel Moore, for coining the phrase and reminding us that this is the season to love on your soil. Now's a great time to mix in your aged poop because seeds like soil that has rested a couple of weeks. So if you want to plant some early things in March, mid-February is when you should be mixin' it up a little (lot). Mel, post your photos! On our end, we still have a decrepit camera so I can't post photos of my decrepit gardening stuff.
On another note, I found an inspiring
urban homestead video to post on the merit of
- its urban locale
- its apparent productivity.
But I'm not wild about the counterculture undertone. Still worth a watch even if you have the sound turned all the way down just to see how they pack all those plants in to the small space. It's not that I disagree with the things this guy is saying, but my take on this is about rehabbing everyone to grow stuff, including myself. Whenever you start to have a schtick (soapbox?), I think it gets a little unattractive. We all know by now (do we?) why it's good to grow your own food. Now the point is just to get to work, bit by bit.
The other problem is that it suggests that growing a garden is an all-or-nothing affair. If the food distribution system collapsed or something, sure we'd all be up a creek and we'd all be full-time farmers faster than fast. But otherwise, I think everyone's okay with a goods-and-services economy. I mean, it's good to make art if you love making art. It's good to be a nurse if you love nursing.
Now I'm rambling...but "Crappy Valentine's Day" will make me remember - because I often forget - that now's the time to get mixin'.
