BUT THEN,
the sun started
hiding behind
our big rainbow
eucalyptus
tree, and our
solar output
wasn't doing as
well as it
needed... SO,
we decided to
put in more
solar panals,
and cut back
the Rainbow
Eucalyptus tree
next to the
garden!! See
more pix onthe
2012 update
page, but that
meant all the
branches and
trunk were
going to land
in my
garden!
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Yard and Gardens
The view from above the garden
spot to the house, March
2013.
Vegetable Garden
seedlings
started
Early 2014
Finally looking
like a real
garden
again!
2013
I put the tiers
back in, and
some fence for
plants to
climb.
OK, so there's
a lot of
weeds.....
and my first
crop of corn,
which was moved
3 times didn't
really do
well....
But I planted
some more corn,
above picture,
on the left,
hopefully that
will do
better!
But peppers are
doing really
well!
Plus some
squash, chard,
cucumbers....
I used some of
the smaller
logs for
another
retaining
wall.
Banana trees
and a Nani cat
on the
right...
I also used
more logs to
frame the left
side of the
garden.
And a metal
trim around
some other
plants to let
the grass grow
up to that.
Fall 2012 and I
finally got
some tiers put
in for a
garden.
AND I got some
plants in!
yeaaaaa
You can see
some plants
growing.....
Swiss chard,
corn,
etc...
Thus, I pulled
out all my
plants, put
them in
buckets
I also had to
move all the
tiers and
everything, so
they wouldn't
get
crushed!
Here is my
garden full of
branches!
Early 2013 and
I got all the
branches
removed but the
big trunks
remained...
Shortly after
spending money
on cutting the
tree down,
several trees,
next to the
driveway,
tipped over
into the
stream, which
made our
driveway
weaker. We had
to then hire an
excavator to
build up a
retaining wall,
to prevent the
driveway from
collapsing into
the stream
too!
So while he was
here, I had him
move the trunks
from where they
lay in the
garden, left,
to help be a
retaining wall
in the garden
AND also be
benches!
Our $2000
Custom Rainbow
Eucalyptus
Benches!
Picture from
2013 for
comparison
Spring 2012 and
I still haven't
had time to
plant or even
just get the
garden
ready!
2011 from
garden hill to
house
Notice the
branch ,from
the Rainbow
Eucalyptus,
with my swing
on it is
missing.. I am
trying to
decide where to
hang my swing
again...
Pineapples
planted on the
top of this
little
hill,
and on the
right side.
Compost barrels
on the
hill.
2011
I put in a
couple steps,
to the garden,
with some
recyled lumber
and metal rebar
I found...
I am keeping as
much of the
garden area
covered with
black plastic,
(mostly
leftovers from
when they were
building the
house) until I
actually can
plant. Weeds
grow so fast I
can't keep
up.
2010
Is that my mom
on my
swing?
2009
Starting to
excavate
A real
Artichoke!
Leeks!
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