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Entry for May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007 | 11:33 PM PST
Tags: peas , strawberries , back yard , weeding , dry

Got my peas and strawberries in today.  The strawberries were bare-root plants, not sure I liked the look of them when I took them out, looked pretty dead to me, all except 3 that were sprouting leaves.  Guess we'll see.  Did a little more weeding, gave all the veggies a good soaking.  It's been dry for a while now, and no rain in the forecast any time soon.

Had the night off last night, so actually got to go out in the morning and work, which was a nice change.  The quality of the light is different in mid-morning than it is at any other time of day.  Worked out there until it was too hot to get any more done, then took off on the motorcycle to go mow grass at my grandfather's.
 

Entry for May 14, 2007
May 14, 2007 | 11:01 PM PST
Tags: weeding , corsican mint , groundcover , mulch

Took the cultivator out and did some weeding around the veggies tonight after I mowed my grandfather's grass.  That's all I got done outside, but inside looks quite a bit tidier.

The Corsican Mint I bought the other day is for an experiment with live mulch.  Could've sworn the label at the greenhouse said it liked full sun, but the reading I've done online since says it prefers at least a little bit of shade.  I suppose we shall see.  I bought it to put in the veggie beds, so I could allow it to fill in and form a solid mat of "mulch", but the veggie beds are most certainly full sun.

Hopefully I'll have time to go put it in tomorrow.