The protracted struggle to clear the brush pile has ended. Today I put in a good five to six hours and cleared out the rest of the brush. I trimmed […]

I tended to the front yard today, where bushes and plants were slightly overgrown. I pulled out a lot of vines and stuffed them at the bottom of the grass […]

When I came home, I turned on the watering system, and found that one of the soaker hoses, where I had cinched it off, had broken open. I was able […]

Today was exciting. Last week I saw a commercial modular watering system where the hoses only watered on the beds and used regular hose to bring water to the beds. […]

Spent all day (peacefully) attacking the brush pile. I made several barrels of good homemade mulch and sorted branches for use later. In the middle of the day, I pulled […]

At Home Depot today I went to pick up a spray bottle and an extension cord, and of course could not help but pass by their garden offerings. What should […]

I finally put the apricot tree in the ground today. When I came home, it started to rain, but I started digging any way. I chose a spot next to […]

Rained well tonight. I am glad. I am stressing a bit about having an automated watering system set up in time for the hot season. These days it’s already as […]

I didn’t take a photo of it, because I didn’t think it would have any flavor, or be worth mentioning, but I collected a single raspberry from the plant, perfectly […]