photo-post 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
photo-post 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? 😋
photo-post Planting #strawberries on a #hugelmound in #zone3 Planting #strawberries on a #hugelmound in #zone3
photo-post 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!
photo-post #zone3 cleanup continues #zone3 cleanup continues. It's possible to walk along the south fence again!
photo-post 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
photo-post Continued cleanup in #zone3 Continued cleanup in #zone3. The blackberries seems to really like the #hugelmounds
photo-post 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.
photo-post Cleaning up wild growth in #zone3 Cleaning up wild growth in #zone3. There are a couple areas where you can't walk anymore and quite a few trees swallowed by it 😐
photo-post Cleaning up wild blackberries that had taken over parts of #zone3 Cleaning up wild blackberries that had taken over parts of #zone3. They'll come back, but at least we can walk there again now... #brambles #wildblackberries #silvas
