Sunday was another productive, although shorter, day at the farm. Jacob and I managed to stack bales along the lowest of the swales behind the greenhouse. They should form a good wall to catch any topsoil that tries to wash down the hill before the grass we planted comes in. I have to say that after all the work we did on Saturday, we were moving pretty slow! Catherine joined in by starting to spread hay on the area behind the greenhouse. Have I mentioned how much I love my kids?
The bales and mulch behind the greenhouse.
When Jeremy arrived, he and I put in the 8' T-posts that complete the post part of the garden fence. It's really starting to look fence-like now!
Its starting to look like a fence...and Daisy got a photo op. :D
While we did that, the kids continued spreading straw where we had planted grass. The plan was for them to continue that while Jeremy and I strung wire for the fence. Unfortunately, we realized that the fence staples were still at home. So much for that idea! So instead, we all spread straw out on the slopes around the garden spot. We really don't want to leave this ground bare any longer than we have to because of the risk of erosion. We're hoping that with the straw shading the soil and the moist week we're looking to have, the grass will go ahead and come up. There are some small spots where we can already see some blades poking through and the clover in the garden is coming up in several places. With a little luck (and rain), the area will look lush and green before the heat of summer kicks in.
The west slope around the garden covered in straw.
The rest of Sunday was spent resting and taking care of things at home (laundry still doesn't do itself, I'm sad to report). A wonderful end to a wonderful weekend!
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