60 bar falls 29.93 3mph S dewpoint 33 Beltane sunny and windy
First Quarter of the Hare Moon
The new bed for corn has a bag of composted manure mixed into the soil. Debarked elm trunks went around three sides to bolster rotting logs from the creation of this bed 10 or so years ago. The only plants remaining are a few stray Siberian Iris. I like them and I don’t think the corn will mind having them there.
Kate and I went into the woods and settled on a place to put the playhouse for the grandkids. It will face the firepit, midden heap park that I’m currently constructing. I’ll have to clear buckthorn. A few smaller oaks need to come out anyhow for thinning. After that we’ll level the site and begin putting the structure together. We plan to add a small deck and a fence. I’ll plant a shade garden and native understory shrubs around it to blend it into the woods. Kate also wants to string lights in the trees, a magical spot.
Black landscape cloth now covers a large arc of ground underneath the three oaks that stand beside the near garden shed. The idea is to kill off the nettles underneath, which will prepare the way for a hosta, fern, and other shade lovers garden there. It’s not too visible, but I like the idea of hidden, pocket gardens around the landscape.
All this outdoor work wears me out. Off to a nap, then perhaps some more work outside.
