10 - October 02

2005

2006

2007

2010

2005

The sweet gums [trees] are looking decidedly perky this morning. I was concerned that yesterday's dry winds would have been hard on them, but I guess the cooler temps and deep watering helped them. Of course, I took pictures yesterday. Need to add them to my database.

2006

• DONE - See how deep rain penetrated into the ground – not much; 6” only
• DONE – Buy dirt – 2006-10-21
• DONE – Take a nap
• DONE – Remove clothes pins from fruit trees – 2006-10-04 [used with string to keep young branches spread apart]
• How do I put diesel and oil in the tractor?
• [Plant] more peas, please
• Fall cleanup
• More soap making
• Remove Christmas décor from last year
• Wire fence fruit trees [I have no idea what that means now]
• Cut back viburnums
• DONE- Trees? 2006-10-07 none at HD [Home Depot, probably Carson City] [Black Austrian] pines

So much to do before D leave for trainin in South Carolina – and then a blink of an eye and he's of to Iraq.

Strange, but I think I won't have to water this week.

2007

[Accomplished]

• Watered all houseplantsHaven't been in the garden in 24 hours – miss that contact with the Earth
• Filled bird feeders
• Played with dogs
• Dreaming of Garlic
• Put dead lettuce in compost pile

One place I saw said 12 -15 bulbs of garlic per person per year – seems like our family could eat more than than
Garlic Use – Crush, add to butter, put in molds, freeze, pop out of molds, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze. Instant garlic butter for cooking. I love it!

I am taking a class on jumpstarting your creativity by studying Leonardo da Vinci – It's been a year or more since I've kept a non-garden journal. I wonder if now is the time to start one again?
A year ago D was contemplating spending a year in Iraq – and now, now what are his plans? I am so blessed to have him home. He planted a tree this weekend.

2010

Big fat drops of rain accompanied by the usual winds. Cooled things down nicely. Still, one should not mistake this little rain as actually watering anything. It has barely wet the surface [of the ground]. Had to run to put dog food and chicken food out of the rain, but other than that, not a big deal. Even when there is lots of it, I've always loved the rain.

07 – July 30 - Journal Entry

2006

2006

Can't believe we've been here [in Nevada] nearly a year. So much accomplished, a few disappointments and so much more to look forward to.

• Watered
• Front trees
• Fruit trees
• Veggie Bed
• Little Lilacs
• Bird Bath
• Ficus
• Kitchen Window Plants

While watering pines out front, I noticed that each has its own resident lizard. They looked like some sort of anole Eat bugs, eat bugs and go forth and multiply.

Smooshed a grasshopper.

• DONE – mulch hybrid poplars (2006-07-30 – ½ done; 2006-08-13 Front done)
• DONE – Get rid of dead indoor plants
• Pot up houseplants into dirt
• Clean bird feeders
• DONE – Pick up trash [along fence line] – 2006-07-30
• Put away tree pots
• Build bird houses
• DONE – Make soap [glycerin; not home made, but I did combine the ingredients and set it up in molds]
• Concrete [plant] markers
• Suet pinecones
• kiddie pool to burry for bog garden [at some point I realized I lived in the desert and gave up on the idea of a bog garden]
• Order [driveway] gravel – 2006-08-24 delivered 12 tons $265 [12 tons is nothing; could have used 3 times as much]
• DONE – sow clover and winter rye – clover done 2006-9-3
• [Buy] thick plastic from Wal-Mart
• DONE – Take more photos – 2006-08-06
• Make map
• DONE – Order Garlic – 2006-08-06 due to arr mid September
• Order small river rock
• Dig a compost pit
• Inventory seeds – 2006-09-08 started
• Plant out lilacs
• Russian Sage Cuttings
• Sweet potato cuttings – 2006-08-11 – it's dead
• DONE – Clean bird fountain
• Raspberries for fall planting
• Get site ready for bulbs – 2006-08-20 will use old day lily site [chipmunks and/or mice ate them all]

The list goes on and on. I am currious to see if the daffs survived our brutal summer and if they will return [in] Spring. I hope, I hope