Gardening

Here’s some sobering images of the refugees from the Devastation of Smaug. See how they huddle together for protection.

It’s coming into Summer soon, and that means it’s time to get planting again. Since the two small gardens by the house have done well I’ve decided to spend a bit of cash and get a little fenced off area started as a garden. The chicken wire will keep out the chickens, and hopefully the turkey. I’m not sure if it will stop the possums, and there’s no way it will stop a determined kangaroo.

It’s been a tough week, but the first planting is completed for the orchard I am starting at the front of our house.

The trees are all still quite small. They have been kept in containers until now and are no doubt keen to spread their roots in the good soil.

The trees are spaced far enough apart for when they are full grown. In between I am placing shrubs and other small plants that I have on hand.

The area immediately outside of my place isn’t that great. Actually, it’s pretty shit. No-one ever sat down and thought about how it should work. I can tell you for a fact no-one ever thought about how water should flow around the doors. It doesn’t. It just pours right into my flat every time it rains hard. There’s only one way to fix a problem like that and it involves either hiring some expensive equipment or back breaking labour. Thanks to poverty; I opted for option two.

“It was one time…” (Fart in a Jar Martin)

…what exactly do I have in this jar?