zone3

A collection of 29 posts

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#weeding and #mulching in #zone3

#weeding and #mulching in #zone3

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Cleaning paths in #zone3

Cleaning paths in #zone3. The vegetation is getting so tall that it's hard to see where to walk. #cleaning

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#cleaning in #zone3

#cleaning in #zone3

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Cleaned an area in #zone3 to turn it into a pumpkin patch

Cleaned an area in #zone3 to turn it into a pumpkin patch. Planted with seedlings of zucchini (Costata Romanesca), winter squash (Sweet Meat Oregon homestead), and butternut squash (Waltham butternut). #planting #squash #zuchinni #pumpkin

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Finished planting potatoes, garlic, and onions in the two beds in #zone3

Finished planting potatoes, garlic, and onions in the two beds in #zone3 Meanwhile, some of the ones planted in the first batch have already started to grow. #planting #potato #garlic #onion

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Weeding and mulching in #zone3

Weeding and mulching in #zone3

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Weeding and mulching trees in #zone3

Weeding and mulching trees in #zone3 #weeding #mulching

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Cleaning wild blackberries in #zone3

Cleaning wild blackberries in #zone3 They keep creeping up, even in the dormant season... #blackberry #wildblackberries

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Started planting potatoes, onion, and garlic in two new beds in #zone3

Started planting potatoes, onion, and garlic in two new beds in #zone3 Other than loosely marking the borders and a pass with the brush cutter, there's no time to do any more preparation. Any harvest we get here will be nice, and meanwhile the soil hopefully develops more. #potato #onion

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Cleaning around plants in #zone3

Cleaning around plants in #zone3 This hazelnut tree is full of buds ready to burst. They haven't thrived also year with the drought, wind, and heat - let's see how they do now...

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Cleaning paths in #zone3

Cleaning paths in #zone3

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Cleaning in #zone3

Cleaning in #zone3

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With all the rain, we get to see and refine the water handling systems

With all the rain, we get to see and refine the water handling systems. Yesterday: dug out a new #spillway for the west #swale. Used the excavated material to fill in the "natural" spillway it had formed where a tractor crossed it after the earthworks last year. This morning: water

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Planting #physalis seedlings around #zone3

Planting #physalis seedlings around #zone3. The bush next to the house has been spawning these all over #zone1, so there's a constant supply. The plant feels borderline invasive, but what's not to like about a "weed" that gives tasty fruit? 😋

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Cleaning in #zone3

Cleaning in #zone3

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Planting #strawberries on a #hugelmound in #zone3

Planting #strawberries on a #hugelmound in #zone3

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#mowing in #zone3

#mowing in #zone3

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Cleaning the "worst" (from the perspective of wild blackberry and other growth) part of #zone3

Cleaning the "worst" (from the perspective of wild blackberry and other growth) part of #zone3. It's walkable once again, and most of the trees we planted there are doing well. The chopped  biomass will decompose and build soil - free fertility!

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Cleaning and inventorying trees in #zone3

Cleaning and inventorying trees in #zone3

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#zone3 cleanup continues

#zone3 cleanup continues. It's possible to walk along the south fence again!

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Planting different kinds of lavender and dune plants in bare sandy spots from #zone3

Planting different kinds of lavender and dune plants in bare sandy spots from #zone3

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Cleaning in #zone3

Cleaning in #zone3

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#mowing in #zone3

#mowing in #zone3

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Continued cleanup in #zone3

Continued cleanup in #zone3. The blackberries seems to really like the #hugelmounds

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Cleaned a plant line in #zone3

Cleaned a plant line in #zone3. Many of the trees were completely swallowed by the wild blackberries, but they all managed to stay alive.