Back in Action
After a brief hiatus during which I visited my family in Virginia, completed a lengthy work assignment, and played an inordinate amount of poker, I am back working on the farm. This weekend I prepared my fall garden, planting kale, lettuce, onions, carrots, peas, and onions. I also spread some buckwheat seeds around my nearly barren backyard, hoping to green it up and add some nitrogen to the soil. My plan is to let it grow to about a foot in height, then till it into the soil so that it acts as a “green manure.” I also planted a pomegranate tree on the south side of my house, which stays about ten degrees warmer than the rest of the yard during the winter.
Originally I had planned to start building my cob tool shed right about now, but the Man Cave has proved to be a far more difficult project than I had imagined, requiring the assistance of an electrician, a plumber, and a carpenter. I am hoping to “pay” for the carpenter using the Austin Time Exchange Network where I earned some credit last week editing somebody’s writing. Meanwhile, I am hoping to make a spiral herb garden in the next several days.
As you can see, things are getting busy around here. Luckily, the fall weather is starting to make working outside bearable once again.
Tags: Building with Cob, Garden