Wonder Soil Review~ Dirt That Grows ~ Gardening With Arthritis

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 Gardening With Arthritis 

There is a lot about me that I don't put out on here, but as I write more I realize for people to truly understand how my homesteading is going maybe I need to enlighten you all a bit more on our situation.

See 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Lupus and Fibromyalgia. This is part of why we began homesteading. We realized my health was never going to be good enough to go back to a normal job. So I do what I can here to not only save us money, but make some money at home so that my husband doesn't have to get a second job.

I am fortunate. He has a great job with great benefits. Is he paid his worth? No, but who is these days? So here I am trying to deal with our horrible soil. I've been bringing in bags of soil and shoveling dirt from the back of the woods.

The lupus has impacted my joints horribly. I'm 33 and have been told I need bilateral knee replacements. I have refused, but that gives you an idea how bad my knees are. On top of that my shoulders and wrists are miserable on a regular basis.

Wonder Soil Makes Gardening With Arthritis Easy

I admit, when I got this product I was a bit unsure what to expect. The only experience I have with soil that grows are those awful small things that come in dollar general plants. They are dreadful, don't hold water, and have zero nutrition in them. 

So I was pleasantly surprised when I tried this out. My Wonder Soil was delivered in 5 or 6 inch by 12 inch sections. Each of these sections expand to 7 times their volume!

It breaks down into smaller sections pretty easily. I was using mine to plant into some grow bags so I broke it down into 3-4 inch sections.I inserted this into my grow bags, added water, and it really did exactly what we were hoping! It grew! It didn't only grow, but it turned into beautiful soil. Yes, I just called soil beautiful! It really is!

Wonder Soil Ingredients 

So the ability to grow makes my life much easier! It helps my arthritis greatly. I no longer have to lug around giant bags of soil. It's convenience is not the only benefit though. Unlike the horrible fake versions of this product that I find at my local dollar store this soil has amazing ingredients! 

• Coconut Fiber - Not only is coconut fiber great for helping to retain water it is also great for deterring insects and disease. 
• Worm Castings - Natural plant food!
• Humus - Decaying plant material improves drainage and releases beneficial nutrients. 
• Mycorrhizae - Reduces transplant shock and helps aid root growth. 
• Kelp - Helps growth, root stimulation, and better seed germination.  
• Azomite - Increases yield and helps roots

These aren't the only ingredients, but they are certainly great!  Nothing is better than organic soil.

All around this is a great product. It is not only good for helping those with arthritis. It is also good for those in drought impacted areas. Since Wonder Soil holds water so well it reduces the need for watering or rain. Wonder Soil can be used to grow your lawn, and helps keep it green during the rough summer months.

Where to Get Wonder Soil

If you want to get yourself some wonder soil just click here! You won't be disappointed. This is an amazing product! 

The Garden

So we have had our plants in the ground for about a month now. All I can say is disappointing! We simply have horrible soil, that even with a ton of good compost is still awful!

The things I have put in pots are doing well, but everything in the ground is doing poorly.

This corn was planted 2 months ago almost. It should be much bigger!

It looks sad right? The soil is sandy even though when we tilled it the soil appeared healthy. We also mixed a good bit of our compost into it which was growing plants better in it than in the ground.

The big pepper plant in the bag is a nice size, but it is not producing any flowers. It is sort of heartbreaking! We were so excited, but now I am just not happy at all with it.

The things that seem to be doing well:

• squash
• cucumbers
• okra

The beans, corn, tomatoes, and peppers are doing poorly.

Cherry Tomato plant is doing well

Tiny little cherry tomatoes!

The cherry tomato plant I have on my porch in a pot is 3 times the size of the ones in my garden, which were planted BEFORE this one! The one in the pot with soil from the local farm and compost is also producing fruit already.

Maybe next year is all I have left to hope for. Right now, what I thought would be a garden able to produce hundreds of pounds of food is looking like I will be lucky to get 25 pounds.

Compost Boxes, Garden boxes, BOXES Everywhere!

So my husband's job not only throws out pallets, but they also throw out these wooden boxes that can be used for thousands of things. I think I am falling in love! :)

They are awesome right??? Expect more posts about all the things they will be getting used for!

Just Moved into our new property!

 Just Moved!

So, I've moved in to my new place. Just over an acre of property, but I am excited even if it isn't much.

The goal here is to have a big garden, chickens or quail, and maybe eventually a goat. I really just wanted the space to be big enough for us to be able to grow the majority of our food, AND we wanted to have enough leftovers to be able to actually can them for the winter.

Sadly this place needs LOTS of work! The home is in rough shape. All of the carpet will need to be ripped out. The subflooring will need to dry for at least a few months before sealed and covered again. The doors need re framed. The list is long, but we can do it.

Thankfully the kids bedrooms are the best out of them. So it shouldn't take much to get them in their rooms. We already ripped their carpet out and began painting.

I just can't wait to start being more self sufficient. I am getting some cool greenhouses for free this week. That will help speed up the process!