I updated the countdown for the install of the rain barrel itself. That should be easy enough as long as we can get over there to pick it up on a day the center is open. Getting the guttering up in that corner, though…that’s a bit more iffy.
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Second rain barrel install
Woo! Unexpected progress…
My partner somehow didn’t get called in today, so we started building our first kitchen garden bed where there will be peas and corn and other things. It was hard to get an angle where you could see the rough width, length from the window, but it’s not finished yet anyhoo. We’re on break now, and about to head back out to finish digging a bit, then we’ll fill with wood and see how tired we are. It’s been a long day for us. Continue reading “Woo! Unexpected progress…”
17th of May, office window view
Speaking of regrading…
That is one of the reasons I have been so antsy now about the weather. The more spring showers we get, the more I realize what regrading I did manage to get to last year did help. At the same time, I want to finish what I started in other areas.
As can happen, although I had a clear plan in mind about how I would go about the regrade process, sometimes there’s that one thought or question in the back of your mind that just won’t die until it gets satisfied.
- A section of the old concrete splash guard slabs that were meant to prevent erosion since the house lacks gutters on three sides. This portion is in better shape than most of it.
Feeling a bit overwhelmed!
The office view I posted the other day now has twice the dandelions shown there.
Greenery is bursting out everywhere, some still smothering some plants I don’t want smothered. Continue reading “Feeling a bit overwhelmed!”
strawberries everywhere followup
I did recall one thing last year, confirmed recently by the emerging yellow flowers. What I thought were strawberry runners under the clothesline are not entirely just garden strawberries. There are also what’s known as mock strawberries aka Indian strawberries or false strawberries. There are lots of medicinal uses for them, and I also read that in India, they are often considered an offering to the gods. I definitely like them as a groundcover, so that’s a gift to me! Continue reading “strawberries everywhere followup”
green stink bugs and feather-legged flies
I recently found a green stink bug in our yard. These can be pesky for a garden.
- A pest to seeds and growing crops just hanging out on a berry cane today.
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