2018 Homesteading Goal #4 Update

If you remember from our Homestead Goals 2018 post, goal #4 was edible landscaping. We wanted to at least put in the trees and bushes which included, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, loganberry, goji berry, elderberry, pineapple and banana. We’ve had to adjust that a little bit. There was no way we were going to get all those bushes to fit in the front flower beds so the blackberries and blueberries are being moved to the side of the house. While we still want to plant them they are no longer part of our edible landscaping goal.

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It’s only January 8th and we have already made some progress on this goal! We have ordered 2 goji berry plants, 2 dwarf banana plants, 2 pineapple plants and 2 raspberry plants, all from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. They won’t ship until March at the earliest but it feels nice to know that they are paid for. It’s progress!

(we also got some luffa seeds and I'm very excited to see what the free varieties are this time!)

In order to plant in March we have to prepare the outside of the house. At the very least we will be painting it but we would also like to add new shutters and window boxes. Our house simply has no curb appeal. The outside is this horribly ugly 80s brick and someone decided green was the perfect color to compliment it.

We will be painting the brick gray and putting in cedar shutters and window boxes. The one porch post will also be clad in cedar once we cover the concrete porch with old Chicago brick. Right now though our focus is on getting the brick painted. I wanted to make sure this was completed before we planted in front. It will be much easier to paint without plants in the way. So far we have removed the old shutters and pressure washed the whole house. Next step will be caulking any seems, then priming the surface and finally paint. I can’t wait to show it off once we’re done!

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