Afternoon high: 81F
Tonight's projected low: 45F
Humidity: 38%
Moon: Waxing, 20%
Wind: N at 0 mph
Overall: sunny, clear skies, cool so far, though getting warmer as June approaches. We've had a very mild May
This Morning.
1. I'm off to water the Garden & photograph the BBG Netting, among other things.
2. Helen enjoying both sun & shade lounging.
The BlueBerry Grove (BBG).
1. Three different views of the BBG "screen house", as M calls it.
2. Prior to hanging the netting, we connected each of the 4 X 4 posts with white-painted, spruce stripping (roughly 1/4" X 1" X 9' pieces). Because of the distances between posts, in places we had to bridge multiple sections together (evident in the photo on the lower right). We also criss-crossed inexpensive cotten line between posts, giving the netting something to hang upon out in the middle of the BBG (see photo on lower left).
3. We made sure to leave an extra foot of netting at the bottom, making it difficult for tenacious Robbins to scratch their way in by going beneath the netting
4. We finished by tying a sprung strip to the end of the netting, making a "door" for easier access. If the netting is able to get caught up in your feet or arms or legs or clothing or hat, it will.
5. One of the larger bushes a bit closer up. It's grown considerably with regular worm-tea and water!
The Garden Fence.
1. Two fence sections in the making.
2. The larger section up and secured. I hope to get the smaller up this afternoon. I've run off to get more nails, both 2" and 3" varities. Also, if you do this, purchase a really well-made hammer, the kind with criss-crossing groves on the head, which makes nail bending much less likely. Also, seriously consider pre-drilling your nail holes.
3. My next cuttings for fence materials will come from way back in the yard, where a thick patch of privet has grown up around a brick pile. As you can see, the pile is nearly completely overgrown (it's amazing what 25 years of growing will accomplish).
