As I was looking at the rest, I realized that I then needed to do the other end. If I didn't I was going to find myself trying to maneuver in a very tight fit space and over mulch I had just put down.
The mulch is going down in layers that are 9" to 12" deep. I don't really want to walk over it after they are down. I definitely don't want to maneuver the wheelbarrow over it because the wheelbarrow will either sink in the mulch or drag it all over.
I went back out this morning and spent the time to get the whole rest of the space covered in cardboard. Thanks to a donation from a friend I had just enough to cover the whole needed area. I'm now officially out of cardboard.
Anyways, I had to move a small pile of debris that had been raked up from the area. I was originally going to just put it back. But I don't know if it had gotten sprayed with the RoundUp and I didnt' want to risk my new plantings. So it went back to the smallest compost pile where nature will have plenty of time to make sure that it is safe.
Then I started moving mulch. At some point, I just started talking to folks upstairs. "Hey, guys, you've been helping me keep my energy up but something has happened. Did I miss something? Could I have some guidance, please?"
Why? Because I have been sliding back to old fatigue levels. And old fatigue levels means that chunks of the to do list go back to being a dream list. And I'm really liking having the to do list shrink and the improvements that are occurring as it does. I also really like feeling better, and the exercise from working in the yard has been going a long way to helping me feel better physically and mentally.
Did I get an answer? I don't know. But likely. Answers don't have to be words.
I just kept working. I kept convincing myself to "just get this far". I refuse to surrender easily to the fatigue.
At some point, I started sweating and then it was like everything broke open. I didn't need to keep convincing myself to keep going. I wanted to keep going and get it done. As crazy as it sounds, it actually felt good to be sweating. And I hadn't been working up much of a sweat lately because the weather is cooling off.
So instead of one more section, I finished off the mulching all the way around. Everything is deep mulched all the way around and it looks good.
Over the next few weeks, as the spine permits, in between other projects, I'll continue using the mattock to till up the area for the fall blooming crocus and asparagus. I think I've decided that one of the rosemary plants is going to go next to the garbage cans, in front of the camellia. I'm still debating on that because of the rain water stuff I want to do.
As far as what's next, well, while finishing and working up that sweat, the brain popped right back on track for the to do list. Next is setting up another garden bed. And, as more cardboard becomes available, start deep mulching alongside the the vegetable garden beds. The deep mulch "walkways" will, first, help keep some of the deep rooted, invasive grasses out of the vegetable garden beds. And second, make less area for me to mow. (You know I hate mowing right?)
There's a follow up to that garden bed. Which project on the list happens depends on whether I can get some feed bags or sand bags and soil. But one step at a time and we'll get there. Somewhere in all of this, maybe this weekend, is getting the bucket seat made so I can get my butt moving on planting things. And getting that pile of sewing stuff into its new homes in an organized manner, which may mean sewing some custom baskets for the shelves in the desk.
Over the next few weeks, as the spine permits, in between other projects, I'll continue using the mattock to till up the area for the fall blooming crocus and asparagus. I think I've decided that one of the rosemary plants is going to go next to the garbage cans, in front of the camellia. I'm still debating on that because of the rain water stuff I want to do.
As far as what's next, well, while finishing and working up that sweat, the brain popped right back on track for the to do list. Next is setting up another garden bed. And, as more cardboard becomes available, start deep mulching alongside the the vegetable garden beds. The deep mulch "walkways" will, first, help keep some of the deep rooted, invasive grasses out of the vegetable garden beds. And second, make less area for me to mow. (You know I hate mowing right?)
There's a follow up to that garden bed. Which project on the list happens depends on whether I can get some feed bags or sand bags and soil. But one step at a time and we'll get there. Somewhere in all of this, maybe this weekend, is getting the bucket seat made so I can get my butt moving on planting things. And getting that pile of sewing stuff into its new homes in an organized manner, which may mean sewing some custom baskets for the shelves in the desk.
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