Too many things have happened to allow for a “Week in Review” post. And now it’s almost time for another. So, I’m breaking form and posting everything in smaller chunks. That way, you can skip right to whatever (if anything) interests you.
If you recall from my post “The day I vacuumed the garden”, there have been some changes around here. I have been on the lookout for an attractive, organic and (more importantly) free mulch solution to replace the limestone.
Now, keep in mind, I’m not bragging about how great my idea was. In reality it was very time consuming, and hard on the blender. However, it works great and looks nice.
Here’s what I did:
I had gathered dried ficus leaves from my neighbor’s yard and used them to temporarily mulch my beds. They were too big and messy, and had soon blown all over the place. Last weekend I finally found enough time to work out a solution. Again, the neighbors must think I’m bonkers; as I set up a workstation in the garden and began running leaves through the blender. That’s right, I spent the better part of two whole days making batches of chopped leaves to mulch my garden.
Yes, I am aware that nature would do this for me, if I were to compost said leaves. However, I wanted the mulch now, so I had to kick nature into high gear.
Mulcharitas, anyone?
In addition to the mulching project, I also pulled out the old lettuce and cantaloupe plants and cut back the tomatoes. I planted a cactus and some baby papaya trees on The Back 40 and did my weekly application of Atomic Grow™. By Sunday night I was sunburned and exhausted. But the results were worth the pain I felt on Monday morning.
Closeup of new mulch in O2
O2, with new mulch
Closeup of the Oasis
The Oasis
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