Thursday saw me trying to invent an internal irrigation system for the strawberry planters.

June 4, 2015 - Thursday
54 degrees/light rain/calm
Pentoga Road

We received another quarter of an inch of rain overnight... perfect. I like this new weather pattern that seems to have developed; rain two or three times a week, enough to keep the garden and lawn watered and looking nice and green.

Ug, I just picked a tick off the top of my foot. Seems this is a banner wood tick year, but then, isn't it that way every year? I don't mind sharing a bit of blood, but I do mind when the area becomes itchy and I end up scratching that area for the next week. Brutus takes a once-a-month oral Gummy Bear tick and flea repellant that works really well. I wish they'd develop the same for humans. I'd try his, but I'm fearful that I'd have the urge to lift my leg on trees and bushes.

I went fishing Wednesday morning, but came home after an hour. The wind picked up while I was on the lake and I couldn't hold the boat in any one spot long enough to have much success. 



Other than one undersized bass, I came up empty-handed.



Most the day was spent attempting to put some sort of irrigation system into one strawberry planter. It works, but I'm not completely happy with the entire thing. The pipes are too long (easily fixed) and I drilled holes too big so the water runs rather than seeps out of the PVC pipe washing some dirt over the sides of the shelves.



I was shocked to see how much of the soil had settled inside the planters. In some instances, there are huge holes leaving the strawberry roots dangling in mid air. That could explain why I've lost a few plants.



Overall, the planters seem to be a success, but they need some definite modifications. Those will happen this winter in the shop.



I spent quite a while in the garden, weeding, and also beginning to clean in the greenhouse. It becomes quite the catch-all of garden tools and goodies.

I wanted to bring up the daily load of fill to the side yard, but after filling the truck with dirt, discovered the battery was dead. I'm not sure the alternator works on the old truck, so after starting and stopping it several times, the battery runs down. I need to charge it at least once every couple of weeks. Since I only use the truck to haul dirt or wood here on the property, I'm not overly concerned. I took the battery from the truck yesterday afternoon and it's been charging in the shop all night. Maybe I'll stop at the junk yard in town and see if they have a used one.

Sargie was home early and finished planting her flowers. I watered and fertilized everything, so with this rain we've received overnight, they should adjust to their new environment without a problem

The Navy beans are beginning to appear

Sargie works early today. I'm going to finish cleaning the greenhouse and depending on the wind and weather, might go fishing later. Otherwise, there are assignments to grade and wood to haul.

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

The giant pumpkin is growing and thriving despite last week's below freezing temperatures.