Monthly Archives: June 2011

It starts here, in your yard. Collect your prunings, vines, leaves, grass clippings.

Posted on June 23, 2011 by leo

Take them here. Empty your load of yard waste. gpark as close to the pile as possible. Watch out. While you load your trailer you might get your feet dirty. Compost: The stuff of dreams You’ll find the compost deeper … Continue reading →

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1/3″ of rain

Posted on June 20, 2011 by leo

It looks like the new rain gauge placement is shaping up to be good.  Last night the gauge read 2/3″ and this evening (we were out overnight) it read 1″. My youngest son and I both have a rudimentary fascination … Continue reading →

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Real rain for our new gauge

Posted on June 19, 2011 by leo

Check it out! We were quite satisfied with it’s amazing performance! Last night we got about 2/3″ of rain. Good stuff. If you compare the background of the rain gauge pics in my previous posts you’ll see a change. We … Continue reading →

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Rain report: not much

Posted on June 16, 2011 by leo

It seems that the rain storm only amounted to about 1/16th of an inch. Ohh well, good thing I watered the plants yesterday.

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Rain is coming!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by leo

It’s been a week since we had any rain and it looks like today is the day! My youngest sone came up to me a couple of weeks ago with the idea from a crafts book to make a rain … Continue reading →

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Garden Progress

Posted on June 15, 2011 by leo

The garden is coming along nicely.  For my first serious try at growing a bunch of things.  Here’s the rundown: I found lots of rasberries and blackberries.  I cleared the weeds around them, mulched them, and made sure they have … Continue reading →

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