I finished the path a few days ago, all the gravel is in there now and I just have to add some more river stones and pebbles and it will
look great. I found some nice smooth ones amongst the rubble in the front
garden so I have been using those to get it started. Once I have completely
covered it with the stones not only will it look lovely but it will be great
not to have to walk across a soggy lawn again. The future garden bed next to
the new path that I sprayed has died off, so I will dig it over this week and
see what is left of the couch grass. Even though it looks dead there will still
be much that hasn’t died yet.
Though I try not to use sprays (especially now I
have the chooks) this time I needed something to help me get a head start, it
is just so invasive. Even when it seems lifeless, it is still hard to pull out.
Once I have got the bed dug over I may put some edging around it so that all
the goodies I put on stay where they are supposed to...we get a tad breezy here
on the coast at times. I have lots of the chooks bedding hay to put on it when
the digging is done and hopefully some good compost from the bin soon. There is
a lovely stone wall that surrounds part of the garden that I am hoping to
reclaim, the couch has grown over it to the extent it can hardly be seen...when
I strip it all off it will make a lovely feature, especially with the stone
path and railway sleepers.
The original vegetable garden has had a huge growth spurt in
the last week so I may have to pull some plants out and thin it out a little. I
was thinking of moving the compost bin which will give me a little bit more
room in the garden (seeing as it is doing so well) and also give me a chance to
turn the compost over and see how well it has been breaking down. I am going to
start some of my tomato seeds this week, the problem is going to be deciding
which ones because I must have at least fifteen different types...the thought
of having colourful salads and salsa, jars of pasta sauces and relishes lining
my pantry and interesting sandwich fillings just tickles my taste buds!
The treat hangers I made for the girls worked fantastically,
they stripped them within two days and now I put fresh vegetables on them daily
because they seem to enjoy them so much. Guess I can consider that a very
successful mission!
