farmerjan
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Great productive day for you.... wonderful....
fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread
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I had another productive day today, thanks to continued mild weather, and a gentle breeze that kept me from overheating.
North side of the house at 8:30:
After:
I found the rose and the Crepe Myrtle!
In this one overgrown area:
I identified the following:
Except for this, next to the house:
It's a Carolina sweetshrub, acceptable to keep.
I trimmed the other stuff around it.
Final tarp load:
All that work was done in about 4 hours with my long-handled pruners and my cordless reciprocating saw (for trunks & stumps).
North side of the house at 8:30:
After:
I found the rose and the Crepe Myrtle!
In this one overgrown area:
I identified the following:
Except for this, next to the house:
It's a Carolina sweetshrub, acceptable to keep.
I trimmed the other stuff around it.
Final tarp load:
All that work was done in about 4 hours with my long-handled pruners and my cordless reciprocating saw (for trunks & stumps).
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Mini Horses
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Great job!! 
SageHill
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Awesome!
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He is risen.
Baymule
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Great cleanup work, it looks so much nicer.
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Thanks for the feedback. I am SO glad that I made myself do that, yesterday. Today the sun is HOT, and just walking around the yard made me start sweating heavily. 
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You are amazing!I had another productive day today, thanks to continued mild weather, and a gentle breeze that kept me from overheating.
North side of the house at 8:30:
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After:
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I found the rose and the Crepe Myrtle!
In this one overgrown area:
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I identified the following:
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Except for this, next to the house:
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It's a Carolina sweetshrub, acceptable to keep.
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I trimmed the other stuff around it.
Final tarp load:View attachment 117170
All that work was done in about 4 hours with my long-handled pruners and my cordless reciprocating saw (for trunks & stumps).
Finnie
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I’m surprised nobody responded with “He is risen indeed.”
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I had an exhausting day at work, and yet, I found my second wind when I discovered that the elderberry plant I'd ordered had arrived!
I'd dug the hole already, so I just added more peat moss, filled it with water and let it settle.
It's a Sambucus canadensis, "Wild Elderberry"
I added pine straw, then clay pots to prevent digging around the plant.
And look who was living under the pine straw mulch!
I dug out a few more roots...look at the size of this one!
Then I planted my melons, and pumpkins! I don't think I have ever tried growing those before.
A couple years ago I used the produce box method, worked really well.
It looks messy right now, but I am happy that I got things planted before the rain arrives.
And it will improve, a little bit at a time.
I'd dug the hole already, so I just added more peat moss, filled it with water and let it settle.
It's a Sambucus canadensis, "Wild Elderberry"
I added pine straw, then clay pots to prevent digging around the plant.
And look who was living under the pine straw mulch!
I dug out a few more roots...look at the size of this one!
Then I planted my melons, and pumpkins! I don't think I have ever tried growing those before.
A couple years ago I used the produce box method, worked really well.
It looks messy right now, but I am happy that I got things planted before the rain arrives.
And it will improve, a little bit at a time.
