Hello!
I hiked 10kms with Jeff yesterday!! I rather felt that in my legs!!
I didn’t get any photos as I was just happy to get up to the top of all the hills!
We are still dithering about the timber for the proposed raised beds. Not a cheap affair so not rushing just yet.
Warrick, the Tree-Guy came back today and cut a lot more off our trees.
Sob.
Nah – its good to keep going with this. Will be happy to have it all done.
Not a lot of huge stuff came down this time. And the added bonus of not double handling it as its all on our property, not out on the highway needing to be moved in!
At least we have a bit of a system going now that we’ve done it once.
If the weather plays nicely we should get through it in a timely manner.
Its amazing the sheer volume of branches up there. Bringing down the last big ones will be a bit scary!
Still… thats for Future Lisa to worry about.
Happy to see all the purple garlic sitting up looking fabulous!
And check it out! Broccoli starting!
I am not sure I should have really done a winter veggie patch, but oh well… its here now.
The cabbage is looking rather nice too so I probably won’t have too many regrets.
I picked some beetroot too and pickled that today. I did it in little square chunks as I was given some home made goats milk feta cheese – and beetroot-feta-rocket salad is fabulous, so I am excited to make some up. (The rocket has reshot so it seems I have plenty of that!)
Pip continues his winter hibernation in stages of five warmed towels per day. Currently curled up under my windcheater because I was too lazy to get back up and re-wrap him in a fresh towel!!
Spoiled much??
Hope your day was wonderful!
Cheers!
Could you use any of that tree for your raised bed? Seems a shame not to use it. Would wattle fencing be strong enough? Of course you’d have to line it if you use it for the beds
Hi Linda!
We probably could use the timber from the tree… but thats not going to happen for a while and I reckon we need to finish the garden a lot sooner. Plus I suspect any milled timber needs to age for a bit first. I think we might be heading to the hardware shop tomorrow to make final choices!! Fingers crossed!! 🙂
You know, people who settled uncharted territories used what was at hand. I’m sure uncured wood was one of them. 😀
Hi Linda!! I reckon you are totally correct! No time to sit about waiting for wood to cure! I think I am impatient haha. Well, by the time we actually get to milling the timber I think spring would have sprung… but I am rather keen to use some of the timber around the place for various projects. Its apparently very durable.