Now that the year really feels like it’s in-gear, I have steeled myself to write a new ‘to do’ list which I am hoping will be achievable in a year (though previous experience laughs in my face!).
Here is my list so far, obviously it doesn’t even include the most essential jobs such as ‘plant vegetables’ nor any of the things I’ll have to do in relation to the set-up of Projet Capucine… it could be that I’m going to go completely mad this year and end up in a nice padded cell. Watch this space…
- Get materials for compost loo; make
- Get tyres
- Buy electric fencing and lambs
- Water butts and guttering installed
- Collect old windows and bottles
- Buy wood for raised beds
- Plant fruit trees
- Clear flower beds of couch grass
- Plant willow bower
- Paint dog house and install
- Plant fedge for new chicken yard
- Plant more hedging
- Plant next 2 rows of willow coppice
- Plant woodland
- Plant orchard
- Plant wild flowers
- Make beehive area
- Order bee equipment
- Paint shutters
- Make ‘windows’ for chicken shed
- Fix leaking roof – potting shed and chicken shed
- Paint inside chicken shed and woodwork
- Renovate attic above cottage
- Build greenhouse
- Apply for grant/funding for polytunnel
- Lay out paths in Plot 1
- Take out couch grass from new soft fruit bed
- Transplant raspberries
- Order comfrey and plant out
- Plant grove
- Build gazebo
- Make outdoor shower
- Prune thuya hedge
- Sheet mulch all veg plots
- Install filter for B&B, start layouts of greywater system
- Dig over and plant clover bed
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!!!
Deborah said
Like you, I’ve started my list – It’s already so long I’m frightened to look at it so I’m going to extract a smaller list and then add on stuff when I’ve dealt with the little list. I know that it’s still the same number of things to do but looking at the long list makes me exhausted before I start!
Thank you so much for your e-mail to me about registering as organic. It is greatly appreciated.