We had quite an interesting day here on Flip Flop Farm yesterday. We tend to get crazy ideas and jump in feet first. We had been talking about getting rid of all of the underbrush and tree limbs that we have collected over the past two years that were piling up in the woods behind the chicken coop. The result: a massive bonfire. I (Madi) must admit that it was the first true bonfire I have experienced. It got quite scary at times when I thought that we might possibly burn our entire woods down, but it was a success! The reason for having the bonfire was two fold. One, we wanted to clean up our woods and make it look pretty (Madi's reasoning) and two, because the ash that we got from the fire is wonderful for the garden. We are going to spread it over the bed and till it under. Ash helps balance the pH of the soil so that the soil is not too acidic (not good for the plants... especially the tomatoes). Even if did nothing for the garden, it was fun having a massive fire!
Sorry we didn't get any pictures, we were (again) trying hard not to burn down the woods!
We'll see you in the (new, non-acidic) dirt...
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