Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Glad you are getting some help Barb. We are starting some winter prep here, and finishing last minute projects. Husband has a very large buck caught on one of his game cameras and he'd like some time to sit out back and see if he can get him.

My garden is done, manure and leaves and grass topped off on the beds. They can go to sleep now.

I don't eat meat either Barb. I personally don't like eating other peoples food so I'd bring my own too. Hopefully figuring out what to feed people isn't too difficult.

 

[jvls1942]

i imagine the pine cones have to line up the long way parallel to the pick up wires. a pull behind lawn sweeper might work.
Annie lucked out today. we were just getting the first tub planter lined up to move to it's winter quarters, bro Dave drove into the driveway. She hugged him and gave up her job. actually he was a great helper. we got all the tubs moved and treated ourselves to a couple of home brews.
i put the strawberries directly on the ground in their tub. i think I will cover them with straw or something. if they die, they die.
bro Dave crossed four leaf clovers with
poison ivy. he broke out with a rash of good luck.
he was just itching to tell me about it.

 

[Callender Girl]

Congrats on putting your garden to bed, Lisa! Mine still needs a few more buckets of goat manure -- of which I have plenty.

Hope your strawberries survive winter, Jim. The short fence my sister and I built around my strawberry bed still needs a cover to keep critters from climbing inside and feasting. And, that's on the to-do list for my helper-guests.

I forgot when mentioning menu planning that one guest won't eat mushrooms (which I learned when I caught her picking out all the very expensive, previously dried mushrooms, revived for a meal that I thought was elegant) and will only eat cooked onions, not raw -- unless they're in potato salad (no idea why that makes them palatable).

Keep in mind that these folks are historical re-enactors, which means they've eaten countless outdoor meals made with unwashed hands, cooked in semi-clean pans, seasoned with campfire ashes that blow in on food that has been kept at least lukewarm for days in coolers filled with melting ice. I'd like to think my meals are at least that good!!

However, balancing everyone's dietary needs is a small price to pay for all the volunteer labor. And, one of the guests is a phenomenal baker who always brings great fruit pies.