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A Pool one wheelbarrow at a time!!!


Off to work again....It has started to rain which is good on 2 fronts and horrible on another.  First it is cooler and I can work a little easier, plus everything is getting very green and growing new shoots everywhere.

But the mosquitos.....whack,whack,whack...ouch.

I have added some new herbs to the garden and planted some nasturtium and chive seeds.  I had some squash and watermelon plants but something kept eating them...nothing seems to eat the herbs though.


I have recently added a stone path through my yard...connecting the whole thing nicely....

It is funny here....I can grow almost nothing from a seed, however,  if you break a piece of a plant and put it in the ground there is an 80% chance it will grow....so I am collecting plants and shoots off plants especially if they are edible to increase the offerings in my garden.  I did manage to start corn from a seed but it is now in my depression and I do not believe I planted it there.






Some updated pictures of the rest of the place.   I did a super clean up in preparation.......for what you ask???

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