Relocating to Puna

[pslamont]

Having a great week with the land. Alex, my wonderful worker, has finished his part in the garden and is doing the second clearing under the fruit trees. Now that the tender roots are a little more mature I figure they can take some stress, so we retilled, removed new grass, used some weed & feed then mulched with about 6 inches of mulch and finally sprayed the new surface with grass killer. The trees are looking great. Some have flowers on them. The citrus area smells of a sweet lemon. It is the smell of success!!!

More seelings are getting ready to be put in the garden soon. First they are sprouted in a table top greenhouse indoors, then acclamated to the outdoors, then to nights and after about a week of acclamation they get to be transplanted. So far the newest pea plants and squash are doing fine in the garden, standing right up and seeking sunshine.

On the down side, the excessive rain has made a mud bog out of the fields. Even the 4 wheel drives are getting stuck so we are parking on my lovely road and walking in unless we are hauling equipment or mulch. Then we struggle and make a muddy mess and hope... so far we have gotten through.... but I am sure glad I invested in a pair of those cheap $15 rubber boots at Ace Hardware!

May you live in interesting times.