Two Days in One

 I certainly didn't plan on doing two days worth of work in one day.  But the body wasn't really happy with the skipped day.  I started with the things planned for today.  First was cleaning up the random plant pots and other items that were scattered in the work area.  After that, I cleaned up newly fallen pears so that they won't cause problems with mowing tomorrow.  That actually took a good 45 minutes.

Then I decided to go ahead and get one more of the elderberry bushes in.  Well, the body decided that I needed to do two of them.  Neither was easy.  Both holes were dug with the mattock.  But now three elderberry bushes are in the ground. I have to do some more removal before I can put anymore in.  That's this weekend and next week.

I was going to stop there.  I really was.  I went and got the mail and was headed in.  And the body just stopped at the door, turned around, and decided that the last of the strawberry plants needed to be in pots. It was one of those things where you are mentally going one way, and the next thing you know, you are doing something completely different.

So the remaining strawberry plants, approximately 15, are now in plant pots until I can decide their further fate.  And thoroughly watered.

And that was it.  Tomorrow is mowing, as long as the weather and the body cooperate.  It will be somewhat more annoying than normal because the gas company came through and left a trail of yellow flags running across the front of my lawn and in the ditch.  I'm so sorely tempted to use that as a reason not to mow the ditch this week, but I won't.  I can't wait until mowing season is done.

Next week will likely be a mix of things.  I still have plants to remove.  And then new plants to put in.  But I also need to start getting carrots, rutabagas, turnips, beets, and greens planted.  And I'm waiting to see if the seeds for broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and cabbage sprout.  And somewhere in there, or this weekend, I'm hoping to get a garden seat made so that my back doesn't get quite so abused.  And get the cucumbers and peppers picked and canned.