Happy Earth Day

Sunday, April 22 -  Happy Earth Day!1!

Dogwood

Earth Day - Aprll 22, 2012 - A day to think about what we all can do to help make our planet a better place to live. Living in my home for the last 4 years, I have made many attempts to live a "greener" life as well as to take care of my property and my environment.  Looking at the above logo, and the words surrounding the earth, these 5 "R's" are powerful words which I hope to install and remember daily. I hope all of you can make a difference and impact in improving the planet where we live. Your local Home Depot and Lowes offer FREE programs for you and your family to take advantage of several projects which can improve our environment.

We have finally started to get the much needed rain we desperately needed. Last evening, we started getting rain at 9pm. Now, it is cloudy but more rain predicted for today with the chance of receiving 1 - 2 inches by Monday morning.

It has been a great week for my vegetable garden. Thursday, my wife picked baby spinach for the first time and today, I noticed white blossoms forming on the peas, meaning pea pods will begin to form within the next few weeks.  

If we do get the rain they are calling for today, I hope to spend sometime working on making rain barrels and preparing my tools for planting. To save time when planting I am going to mark the tool handles with tape with 12 and 18 inch markings. This will help space my plants when  planting.

 Enjoy today everyone and also take a moment to think about what you can do to make our planet a better place to live and help to restore the earth.