WEEDS..........grrrrrrrrrrr!

Here I go again to cull the weeds in the herb gardens and the pation garden. As you can see in the photos, there is a lot of overdue work to due there. Most of it will be done today and finished up by tomorrow hopefully.

Tried some squash today for the sunday meal. It was very flavorful, but a little premature with the skins being a little chewy. But I mixed it with some of our Roma tomatoes, fresh Coriander and Basil and it was excellent. Probably be another few weeks before it is ready.

All the herbs are in flower mode, so the harvest and drying of those will be soon. I try to get enough to give to the neighbors and the wives in our social group for my multi spice seasoning mix. I dry Basil, Oregano, and Sage in a paperbag in th fridge. Then grind the dried herbs together in a Braun coffee mill. Put it in a shaker and it is perfect for Italian cooking, and time saving also.

Time to clean up the dinner dishes. Have a good one!

Sod Transfering from Driveway

When I began the driveway project, I thought of how watesful it was to simply throw the sod and grass diggings into the woods. Some of the strips of sod were perfect "mini lawns" that I thought could be useful. As you can see, Maddy thinks so also.

The sod was not really a problem because I still had garden foundation and drainage gravel exposed in one main area. So I began laying the sod strips up against the open areas so the entire corner was covered in sod. After watering it every day, it is showing good signs of rooting and it should produce a nice soft green elevation to that area in the spring.

The diggings and clippings I was able to use in the areas of the "swamp" to continue to build up the low land for water control. Over the years I have added 2-3 inches in that area, but this amount should really help raise it for better drainage.

Feeling under the weather since Friday, so there won't be a lot happening outside. But hopefully in a day or so I will be back to normal.

Driveway Project Progress

YEAAAAAAAAAA!......the north side of the driveway anti encroachment project is almost finished. I am about 15 feet from the road and have added approx. 2 feet to the width on that side. I am saving money on gravel by raking the excess gravel from the "turn in" and dumping it on the new exposed driveway. A little more labor, but a lot of money saved on the cost of fill gravel. I will begin the south side Tuesday and see how long that side takes. We are now looking for ideas to border the driveway so I don't have to do this every year.
The rest of my projects will be on hold until the fence gets up. We've already changed the design and the material choice 3 times so........we'll see how that goes during the next day or so. We want it up ASAP. But we don't want to rush into a costly or unattractive project that we may regret later or find less expensive to do.
Also getting ready to replant the Mexican Petunias from the starters to large clay pots for better growth and space. The Lamb's Ear is about 2 inches high now and looking great.
Not much else for now, have a good one!

New Plans

Our newest project is now to build a fence in a section of our yard to prevent the babies from apporaching the road. We had a BAD scare recently involving our littlest one and a Chevy Tahoe and the decision was made to go the fence route. All is well with her, but that was all we needed to do the right thing for them now, and the future. Should have been done years ago, but lesson learned and now it is being done. My good friend and neighbor Dan Slotman, owner of Slotman's Landscaping is going to help me with the erecting of the fence and making it asthetically attractive to keep the yard from NOT looking like a prison. We will begin this week after the materials are delivered. I will get some photos up of the project when we start. Not what I was planning on doing the next couple weeks, but well worth the security and the peace of mind. Hope all are enjoying this excellent weather....cya!