It's Me, ChristyB Lifestyle blog of a middle-aged mom of two

Earlier this spring I had the bright idea that I wanted a wildflower/sunflower/pumpkin patch on part of our 5 acres behind the barn because room for more raised garden beds in the backyard has run out. “It won’t be anything fancy”, I said to my husband. “We’ll just remove the grass, and I’ll scatter the seeds.” Sounds simple, right? Famous last words. Let’s just say, work on that small patch about killed me digging out bucket after bucket of rock as far down as I could, installing something inexpensive to hopefully keep the deer at bay, lining the bed to make weeding/mowing/trimming as simple as possible, deciding to add arches for the pumpkins to grow up to allow room for more varieties. Oh, and then figuring out how to water during the hot days of summer with no water source close. The patch will be a learning process this...