35 degrees overnight.
Mid sixties yesterday and a bit of gusty wind. Not bad.
Should be in the sixties again today.
Peas are up and dong fine.
We got the 50 gal pond out of the backyard yesterday and into the front "rocky stream bed". Today I have to put the spirea back in that we had to move. I think I will remove a goldenrod and toss it. They aren't my favorite and they are trying to spread around the yard a bit.
I need to landscape the area with the dirt a bit height in the back towards the house and a pipe to direct overflowing pond water away from the house. I dug a low spot but I think a pipe wouldn't hurt. It will be covered in rocks.
I will be finishing the landscaping cloth and Hubby is going to haul some large rocks from where the pond was in the back to cover the pond area landscape cloth.
My plan for the pond is to get the milk crate back in there, set up the pump and use some flat rocks to build it up to a nice level for little birds to get a drink from and take baths.
Speaking of birds, I'm expecting our first hummingbirds around May 1st. We shall see.
Oh, I'm looking into getting Wiseguy a friend. I found an eligible bachelor through my mini horse website. Awaiting photos. He is an appaloosa gelding, 34 or maybe a bit more inches tall and nine years old. I can get him professionally started in harness before bringing him home. There is a great trainer that lives near by to the gal that owns the horse. The horse is in Utah and would be about an 8 hour drive to go and see.
Showing posts with label Rocks. Show all posts
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Rocks
Yep, I picked up some more rocks on the way home today. I cleaned a house. I tried to do a great job but now I am worried that I didn't wipe out the kitchen sink. Oh well, nobody is perfect I guess. They have dogs pooping and peeing everywhere so I don't think they should worry too much about the kitchen sink, frankly.
Nice day, about 82 degrees. The Purple Robe Locust is blooming. I got the drip on two plants I missed last week. Hope they lived through their ordeal. They are still flexible so there is hope. At least they were free, I grew them from cuttings.
Everyday I am amazed by just how much our yard is filling in. Years of hard work. Starting with not a single tree or shrub. Just the desert greasewood, purple smoke bushes and antelope salt bushes.
Picked lettuce, rads, mitchelli cabbage and had salad for lunch plus sent a salad with Hubby. Also, managed to pick a few strawberries. I'll have to wait a few days to get more.
Fed the goats weeds morning and night today.
Weeded the garden.
Watering fruit trees overnight.
Nice day, about 82 degrees. The Purple Robe Locust is blooming. I got the drip on two plants I missed last week. Hope they lived through their ordeal. They are still flexible so there is hope. At least they were free, I grew them from cuttings.
Everyday I am amazed by just how much our yard is filling in. Years of hard work. Starting with not a single tree or shrub. Just the desert greasewood, purple smoke bushes and antelope salt bushes.
Picked lettuce, rads, mitchelli cabbage and had salad for lunch plus sent a salad with Hubby. Also, managed to pick a few strawberries. I'll have to wait a few days to get more.
Fed the goats weeds morning and night today.
Weeded the garden.
Watering fruit trees overnight.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Rocks
I picked up some rocks on my way home from cleaning a house today. Hey, a little at a time I am filling up the front areas. Weeding, weeding and more weeding.
Threw the goats some hay this morning since I didn't want to be tired by the time I got to the house I cleaned. This evening I fed the goats weeds. Then, I pulled four barrels of Needle-and-Thread Grass. Nope, it isn't all gone and, yep, it is going to seed and will be dropping those horrible seed heads soon but... I have made a serious indentation into the sheer numbers of clumps out there. Tomorrow is trash day so they are sitting by the curb ready to be picked up.
I was noticing that the large fruited crab apples are getting much bigger this year. The pine trees are growing like crazy. Of course they are still quite small but it is gratifying to see my work paying off.
The large trumpet vine I put in last summer is looking good. The leaves are coming out along the vines, not just from the roots.
The Bittersweet vine is working it. I so want coverage for the west end of the breezeway.
It is wonderful to see my trees and shrubs really taking off this year. It has been discouraging to see plants die or languish. The Hackberries are also really trying this year. They have been about 8 inches tall for two or three years. The locusts are doing very sell.
I noticed the staghorn sumacs are leafing out. They are a key part of my wind break.
Watered front and back for an hour each. Fruit trees for about 3 hours.
Watering East windbreak overnight.
It was about 80 today but it cooled off fast when the clouds came over. Nice.
The corn is doing better than I originally thought. I will need to get some fertilizer on the veggie garden again soon.
Threw the goats some hay this morning since I didn't want to be tired by the time I got to the house I cleaned. This evening I fed the goats weeds. Then, I pulled four barrels of Needle-and-Thread Grass. Nope, it isn't all gone and, yep, it is going to seed and will be dropping those horrible seed heads soon but... I have made a serious indentation into the sheer numbers of clumps out there. Tomorrow is trash day so they are sitting by the curb ready to be picked up.
I was noticing that the large fruited crab apples are getting much bigger this year. The pine trees are growing like crazy. Of course they are still quite small but it is gratifying to see my work paying off.
The large trumpet vine I put in last summer is looking good. The leaves are coming out along the vines, not just from the roots.
The Bittersweet vine is working it. I so want coverage for the west end of the breezeway.
It is wonderful to see my trees and shrubs really taking off this year. It has been discouraging to see plants die or languish. The Hackberries are also really trying this year. They have been about 8 inches tall for two or three years. The locusts are doing very sell.
I noticed the staghorn sumacs are leafing out. They are a key part of my wind break.
Watered front and back for an hour each. Fruit trees for about 3 hours.
Watering East windbreak overnight.
It was about 80 today but it cooled off fast when the clouds came over. Nice.
The corn is doing better than I originally thought. I will need to get some fertilizer on the veggie garden again soon.
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