More House Guests
A few days ago, the caterpillar we found began its chrysalis stage. He’s still clinging to the side, and seems to be doing well.
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Liz Joins the Accidental Zucchini Club Club
Yesterday, Liz also discovered that she had missed a zucchini that was in the first garden box.
The Inattentive Gardener
While Liz was away in Paris, it was my job to tend to the garden boxes out back. In addition to making sure everyone had enough water, I also was to check on the spaghetti squash, the zucchini, the yellow squash, the beans, and to use as much of the lettuce as I could.
Garden Box Explosion, Box 2
What’s crazy is that for the last four or five days, we’ve been able to feed the rabbits 100% with things from the garden boxes (and from a few herbs planted along the fence). They’re getting a bit less that they used to get, but the quality is definitely much higher.
Harvesting the First Spaghetti Squash
Gently removing the squash and sling. Liz mentioned that you wanted to leave part of the stem on, as the squash would continue to draw nutrients from it, even after being taken off the vine.
Garden Box Timelapse (Animated GIF)
After we finished building and setting up the garden boxes… and after we filled it with soil and Liz put in all her plants, I started taking pictures.
Garden Box Explosion
It’s funny that, once upon a time, the entire backyard was essentially a jungle. Which we then cleared. And then built garden boxes. Which we are now turning into into mini-jungles.
Beautifying the Backyard, Continued
After work on Tuesday, Liz and I decided to roll up our sleeves for some time in the backyard. Though we were sluggish after the long weekend off, today was going to be cooler than the rest of the week… so we decided to work.
An Unwanted House Guest
While working on the yard after work today, we spotted this little guy. Just hanging out, clinging on to a bit of parsley.
Garden Box Construction, Part 12 (Plus a Full Day Working the Backyard)
With coffee in hand, Liz and I started off the day by going into the backyard and completing the final garden box. We began things in March, and what was supposed to be a weekend project has taken us… more like two months, versus two days.
Garden Box Construction, Part 11
“Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.”
Garden Box Construction, Part 10
Wow, we’ve hit the double digits now. Well… after a brief hiatus, Liz and I were finally able to head out in the backyard after work today. Though we had a full weekend, we felt we needed to get this moving again, and began work on filling the back garden box (which has sat, somewhat empty, since we got the drain tubes installed).
Garden Box Construction, Part 9
Stapling in the pond liner was easier this time (though it was a lot hotter, due to the sun). All in all, it was a really beautiful and warm day out – and pretty ideal, for what we were doing.
Garden Box Construction, Part 8
After work on Friday, Liz and I decided to take advantage of the nicer weather and put in a little time in on the garden box. I got a coffee on my way home (I needed a second wind), and we got to work doing what we could, in the bit of light before evening.
Garden Box Construction, Part 7
I was definitely nervous about getting the hole placement wrong. And doubly nervous about cutting into the pond liner. I wante to make sure the hole wasn’t too large, because otherwise… we’ve just punched a hole into a very large swath of very expensive material, and made ourselves a custom water leak.