2019 HOPES

What can a person accomplish on a farm, single, and with a pain filled life?

What I will probably not do is much, on the farm. I have planted pecan seeds, hazelnut seeds, goji berry seeds, and lettuce. If the trees thrive they will be transferred to cloth bags and then to the ground.

I have a bag of brand new seeds and onion sets. I think my goal this year is just the herbs myself and my grand son love for tea. And home grown and home dried onions to powder.

The Goji Berry seeds I have planted have sprouted. The lettuce is up! I will water everything with compost tea.

I will plant the Goji Berry plants, if they survive around the outside of the chicken pen.

I have taken cuttings from the fig tree and Kiowa Blackberries. If these are successful I will plant those around the farm.

I must have a plumber dig up a leaking field hydrant and change it out. $$$

I will keep the field fire ant free and mowed. I will use my amazing Stihl weed eater with a blade to fight back the wild.

My live stock guardians will fight to protect my flock.

I will try very hard to clean one room every day since that is the most I can do.

Although home cooked is best and cheapest, I may have to go back to frozen dinners. That will keep down the work I have to do in the kitchen.

I will sell all the eggs I can and I will buy more chickens so I can sell more.

I will use the winter chicken pen to grow everything I can. Green beans and cucumbers are a huge goal. To eat fresh and to freeze. I hope to grow winter squash, water melons, spinach.

I need a heavy duty garden fork to break up the hard soil.

I plan to buy one roll of woven garden fabric to see if it will kill Johnson grass and Bermuda grass. I am doubtful. But if it will then I will use it to protect one area for a garden. I will plant tomato plants but not until next year.

I must find out what the Texas laws are about selling seed starts online and at the farmers market.

I have discovered how much I like to paint with acrylics. I have many completed that make me smile. I will give any away to friends and family that want them and I will hang the rest. When I run out of room I may actually try to sell some. Would that not be a kicker?

Considering my condition these are lofty goals. Wish me luck.

Are any of you struggling to accomplish your hopes this year?