So we have a lot of garden/yard projects to do, especially since our front yard is torn up from the sewer hook up. We want to build a veggie garden, put in fruit trees, re-do the grass in the front and back, re-edge the back yard, do some edging and grass features in the front, re-do the front yard irrigation... and so on and so forth. Discussing where to start and what is first and how much work it really all is? Oh man... so everything mentioned there... will get done over a few years. I decided to start with the fruit trees as I want to get those in this year so that we get fruit in upcoming years. I am going to put in 4... and have to admit, getting the garden bed ready for it was a lot more work than I thought. I put in time on this both days this weekend and I am sore now!
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| This poor tree has looked the same since we moved in... last spring it sprouted maybe 4 green leaves but otherwise has looked like this... dead... time to go! |
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| I started clipping away all the branches to keep things neat... Kona is surveying the damage... |
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| Ok, time to dig it out! |
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| Amazingly it was pretty easy to get out, the roots just needed to be snipped |
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| Now that the tree is out, I pulled up all the landscaping fabric and dug out a trench for new edging to be installed |
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| Oh I made a mess... |
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| And now, here it is all cleaned up! I had to remove 3 dead shrubs from against the fence too... what a lot of work! |
Now I am ready for putting in my fruit trees... I am thinking Peach, Nectarine, Golden Plum and Apricot! I just have to wait for the local nurseries to bring in stock.
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