Gardening, Prepping for Projects
May. 13th, 2020 03:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenCovered the peas again last night, with help from Lyle. We had some snow overnight but happily the sun melted it. Still windy, though. Peas are supposed to be frost hardy, but somehow I don't think they'd like a wind chill of -20F...
Uncovered the peas this morning, started trimming trees and shrubs to one side of the pea beds. And thorny stuff, which is probably going to be a thing in just about every place we're working in... Is it ironic that I planted blackberries and raspberries this year?
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Trying to figure out my silk flower arrangements for the library and think I've picked out which ones I want to use but it's taking too long to sort out so I've moved stuff out to the library in order to clear the dining room table enough to do cooking this week. I'd like to make another pie and the kitchen table doesn't have quite enough space.
While carrying things out to the barn, a chipmunk showed me it can get in while the doors are closed...
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Weeded next to the east side of the library so it's clear for me to move the pile of construction material from in front of the retaining wall to in front of the library. We're going to put some garden beds in the middle of the yard there so there needs to be working room.
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There's also digging to be done behind the solar panels, to lower the land there so water doesn't run down to the barn... has to be done before the blue shed on the old concrete floor can be moved... Not happening today of course :D
That shed and another will be moved so that we can park Z and V's trailer there instead. They managed down in the meadow this past winter but the wind can get pretty bad and does a good job of removing any existing heat envelope. The other shed may not survive being moved as it's a rather old plastic shed... but another shelter is in the queue to be built on the north side of the greenhouse.
Also have to finish cutting down anything growing next to the lower retaining wall so we can put up a privacy fence for them. It won't be beautiful but it should do the job. It'll be more sheltered, plus a shorter walk to the house ;)
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Not exciting, but this is a large part of my life these days -- planning projects and prepping things for those projects...
Uncovered the peas this morning, started trimming trees and shrubs to one side of the pea beds. And thorny stuff, which is probably going to be a thing in just about every place we're working in... Is it ironic that I planted blackberries and raspberries this year?
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Trying to figure out my silk flower arrangements for the library and think I've picked out which ones I want to use but it's taking too long to sort out so I've moved stuff out to the library in order to clear the dining room table enough to do cooking this week. I'd like to make another pie and the kitchen table doesn't have quite enough space.
While carrying things out to the barn, a chipmunk showed me it can get in while the doors are closed...
***
Weeded next to the east side of the library so it's clear for me to move the pile of construction material from in front of the retaining wall to in front of the library. We're going to put some garden beds in the middle of the yard there so there needs to be working room.
***
There's also digging to be done behind the solar panels, to lower the land there so water doesn't run down to the barn... has to be done before the blue shed on the old concrete floor can be moved... Not happening today of course :D
That shed and another will be moved so that we can park Z and V's trailer there instead. They managed down in the meadow this past winter but the wind can get pretty bad and does a good job of removing any existing heat envelope. The other shed may not survive being moved as it's a rather old plastic shed... but another shelter is in the queue to be built on the north side of the greenhouse.
Also have to finish cutting down anything growing next to the lower retaining wall so we can put up a privacy fence for them. It won't be beautiful but it should do the job. It'll be more sheltered, plus a shorter walk to the house ;)
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Not exciting, but this is a large part of my life these days -- planning projects and prepping things for those projects...
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Date: 2020-05-13 07:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-05-13 07:44 pm (UTC)And I think it's trying to take ownership of some area just outside the barn... not sure where yet, but we'll get it sorted out. Little do they know, everything's going to change this year!
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Date: 2020-05-14 09:23 pm (UTC)Do they do much damage? I've only ever seen them as wild animals in national parks, so I don't know how they interact with humans, except when cutely begging the tourists for snacks.
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Date: 2020-05-14 10:54 pm (UTC)And of course they yell at you for invading "their" space :D
The barn would be worse because we have books in there. Currently they're all in boxes and I've done what I can to discourage mice as well. Mice like any box that has insulation and a possible nesting space. So if I have books or magazines in a box it has to be chock full.
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