What Did You Do In The Garden?

[ducks4you]

DH used the tractor yesterday to push the post holding the stainless steel 13ft gate straight. He suggested that we use a HD ratchet tie down strap the hold it against the post just south of it.
NOW, the gate, with it's wheel, is sitting 8 inches above the ground Next to the gate, on the ground where I hook it to the garden fence post (there ONLY for securing the gate.)
We Crept with the tractor and managed to move the post straight without snapping off any brackets OR snapping the actual post (8 ft tall, 3 ft buried.)
DH said he could feel the pressure with the tractor, BUT it still moved. I am leaving the strap ON the fencepost. DD's had volunteered to cement it in place, but I told them where are out of time for this year, will revisit next year.
We have 4 more posts and gates to deal with. We Learned that I need to dig a lot more on the other side of the posts to make it easier next time.
Pictures to follow...

 

[heirloomgal]

I was able to turn over with a fork 1/2 the front yard garden. I didn't think I'd be able to mix in all the small animal bedding, it was sitting on top and I thought I had run out of time to get that done. Feeling pretty great that the soil micro organisms and worms can start breaking all the straw and wood shavings down now instead of spring. Much happiness, since that garden needs some fertility action.

 

[Dahlia]

I was able to turn over with a fork 1/2 the front yard garden. I didn't think I'd be able to mix in all the small animal bedding, it was sitting on top and I thought I had run out of time to get that done. Feeling pretty great that the soil micro organisms and worms can start breaking all the straw and wood shavings down now instead of spring. Much happiness, since that garden needs some fertility action.

That's funny you rototilled your front yard garden with just a fork! I used to use a scissors to "weed whack" the grassy areas by my front yard fence and anywhere the mower couldn't reach. I have operated a weed whacker before and I didn't like it - I ended up chopping and trimming things I didn't mean to! Lol!

 

[flowerbug]

That's funny you rototilled your front yard garden with just a fork! I used to use a scissors to "weed whack" the grassy areas by my front yard fence and anywhere the mower couldn't reach. I have operated a weed whacker before and I didn't like it - I ended up chopping and trimming things I didn't mean to! Lol!

i like quiet times. i also like not finding bits of plastic string from trimmers all over the place. i told my brother that if he could find an electric trimmer that has a metal blade that i could use that we might use something like that. i went and tried to find one myself but ran out of patience for that kind of shopping within a few minutes. i suppose i could go rent one maybe but also don't have much care for that at the moment either.

the season is winding down. the frosts are doing their thing. once this (or a) big plant gets knocked back far enough i can take it down with some pruning clippers in a few minutes. i prefer to wait until the leaves have all fallen and become mulch.

i'm not sure Mom will tolerate my tardyness, but she has been pretty busy herself so perhaps she'll say something next week, by then it may be denuded enough for it to be easier and lighter for me to take a tiny bundle (it took me eight times to get that word spelled right, oomph!) of sticks to a garden to bury them. or something...