baymule
Garden Master
Since we are putting up a good fence around the garden, I am going to utilize a stretch of it for grapes. The land has a slight downward grade, is dusty sand and rains bring erosion. So what better way to stop the water run off, erosion, and retain moisture than hugleculture?
I got started early this morning. The corner posts are set, but the wire is not up yet, so I wanted to get it done. I started digging a trench with Marigold. That pile of logs to the right in the picture is going in the trench. That oak tree was approximately 60 years old.
I used to get rattled when the front wheels rose off the ground, but I have learned to use that to really dig in and get a good scoop of dirt.
I dug a trench about 4' out from where the fence will be. My husband left for his physical therapy and stopped to take the picture of me on Marigold.
He knows I an happiest when I'm playing in the dirt. Our neighbor Robert came over to help with the fence. Instead of wire, we chained those logs to the front end bucket and dumped them in the trench.
While we were still putting logs in the trench, my husband came home. He was hurting in the knee that needs replacing and hurting in the shoulder that needs replacing. So, they work him out to restore his health after a triple bypass, but make the problems that started it all hurt more. But my sweetie brought Robert and I cold bottles of water and we took a break. We finished the logs in the trench and called it a day.
Later, this evening, I scooped dirt over the logs, then horse manure. I ran the disc where the fence will be (and the grapes will be planted). I scooped poop and dumped it, then ran the disc over it several times. I still have to put more poop on the logs and mulch it real good, but that can come later.
The fence will go up, the grapes will be planted, and the hugel bed will retain moisture, slowly break down, releasing nutrients, and make a perfect stop for holding mulch in place.
I got started early this morning. The corner posts are set, but the wire is not up yet, so I wanted to get it done. I started digging a trench with Marigold. That pile of logs to the right in the picture is going in the trench. That oak tree was approximately 60 years old.
I used to get rattled when the front wheels rose off the ground, but I have learned to use that to really dig in and get a good scoop of dirt.
I dug a trench about 4' out from where the fence will be. My husband left for his physical therapy and stopped to take the picture of me on Marigold.
He knows I an happiest when I'm playing in the dirt. Our neighbor Robert came over to help with the fence. Instead of wire, we chained those logs to the front end bucket and dumped them in the trench.While we were still putting logs in the trench, my husband came home. He was hurting in the knee that needs replacing and hurting in the shoulder that needs replacing. So, they work him out to restore his health after a triple bypass, but make the problems that started it all hurt more. But my sweetie brought Robert and I cold bottles of water and we took a break. We finished the logs in the trench and called it a day.
Later, this evening, I scooped dirt over the logs, then horse manure. I ran the disc where the fence will be (and the grapes will be planted). I scooped poop and dumped it, then ran the disc over it several times. I still have to put more poop on the logs and mulch it real good, but that can come later.
The fence will go up, the grapes will be planted, and the hugel bed will retain moisture, slowly break down, releasing nutrients, and make a perfect stop for holding mulch in place.
