Live Burn

We spent a good part of our Easter completing some raking and cleaning up the yards. The weather finally cooperated and stayed dry. Thank you Nick for signing our burn permit on Easter Sunday! No way I wanted the Fire Chief doing a burn without a permit ~ that would not go over well.

So with rakes in handle, shovels nearby, two hoses ready, and barely any wind we began. While burning the top of the new garden area, we realized that some things were still wet underneath. It made it easy to control the burn but now will require a good drying out and another burn before we cover it with some tarps for a week or two to kill any roots.

I have Erika Kraus from Two Sisters Garden and Landscaping coming on Wednesday to review all of the planting borders with me. She is a young woman with a wealth of information. She has a similar garden mind set as me when it come to design, integration, flow, and naturalization. Many pictures from Littleton Garden Club members of how all of these borders looked in their prime will prove to be helpful in discerning what should stay, what should be clean out and what needs to be added.

I’m hoping it will stay dry until Wednesday at 5 so we can do the other burn before Thursday’s bad weather forecast. Also still awaiting the arrival of my new grow lights.