2023-04-10: The Best Path

Monday, April 10, 2023

High: 65.1

Low: 31.2

Sunny

Observations:

• Nero Caesar fig did not like getting transplanted
• First caterpillar sighting
• Lots of earthworms were found when clearing the path. They like cardboard and Bermuda grass roots.
• Forecast looks great (lows above 40)

Tasks

• Watered the beds, peas, asparagus
• Applied leaf mulch on top of the potatoes
• Went to the dirt pile by the thrift and got 7 bags of dirt. It appeared to be decomposed wood chips. I saw a few earthworms in there, so I think it's ok.
• Started creating the path in the orchard: raked out the path, applied the dirt, and spread some white clover seeds. I ran out of white clover and was going to use some crimson, but they are vastly different. I was lucky to start with white clover because that is going to be a better choice because it grows lower and expands horizontally rather than vertically.
• Replaced the Santa Rosa plum with the Summer Banana apple tree
• Took one of the Euclid figs outside (mostly in shade) today to harden it. I plan to put that one in the ground near the honeyberries.

Ideas/TODO:

• Get more dirt
• Get more white clover seeds from Reem's Creek
• Get some straw (from Lowe's, I think) to cover the clover seeds on the path
• Start taking out the bedroom figs into the shade during the day. Let's get them ready. Tulsi-devi, too!

The path begins

Free dirt

Somebody likes this environment

Summer Banana Apple tree -- Welcome to your new home

Not surprised to see such a small root system on the Santa Rosa plum

Getting ready to graduate to the great outdoors

Someone shed some fur

First caterpillar I've seen this year

Ok, so that's how currants are formed

Nero Caesar did not like me after going from 15G clay heavy -> 7G light

Beauty and mystery