I dug like a gopher and scrubbed like a washerwoman on Friday and Saturday. I decided to work on a feel good project, the 2 beds to the north of the garage. I discovered some burdock growing there, there were still strawberry plants and runners, and PLENTY of weeds. My big Rose of Sharon died there last winter, and I dug and sawed out the stump. I discovered 2 baby Rose of Sharon, one I removed and the other I will take out this Fall where I divide the lemon lily and hosta sitting in front of it.
I took a look at the siding and thought that my "after picture" didn't deserve to look greenish.
Don't know about you, but I will buy stuff and not use it...for years. Hauled out the mold wash thingie, but mine is 5 years old and looks a little bit different.
https://www.amazon.com/Mold-Armor-F...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=C3Y7XCVQ83CDA82DRNDM
I also had years of mold on the north side of the garage. I knew that once I planted the clearance annuals I couldn't put my regular ladder up to hand scrub with this~
Took a bucket and put in car wash soap and took to the east 1/2 of the wall. GOOD job to do on a very hot day. It really does scrub off mold, but I wanted it white so I had to do the hard work.
I HAD planned to plant this bed on Sunday and move on the bed on the west side of the walkway to the garage, but the weather decided that we needed a downpour. ALL outside buckets had over 3 inches of rain in them and I totally disagree that we only got .74 inches of rain yesterday. Threw my planting plans out the window, but it Did water the plants waiting to go in. Had to go in the office today bc our car is getting new brakepads. I might be able to get some of the annuals in today. I had already tilled up the chicken run 2x so I could use some in these beds.
I had wanted to dig up the brick border, but decided to use my spade along the borders of the bed and then seriously till it. I tilled from 7:45PM until there wasn't much light at 9PM. Eva either laid down and guarded with Pyg, or came running around the corner every time I called for her, so she is learning to "Guard the Duck at dusk/dark" game, and that is a plus.
we have wires in this place that stopped working and i really hated that too. one time i had an electrician come and try to find what was going on but we didn't have enough luck since he could not see inside the walls without starting to remove plaster. he did resolve a few things though so that was good. everything except the most annoying one. lol
