tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12111205756405371572024-02-21T07:37:51.136-08:00Mr. B NaturalMr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.comBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-30615535190457590232021-10-14T01:32:00.004-07:002021-10-14T01:32:53.244-07:00Cutting grass<p>Waited out the summer heat, as well as some time after getting my Corona vaccines, so I could do some labor. Headed for the forest, and it was again overgrown with weeds</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtiYItcADWJ3wqTY58FYAuCDsAEO2Ign0veUN9XuzUpA7dKUkGz_iz7R8m6FeCSNd3K644-kDp8Eovytm_nSN98Y-CicPQO13DYCIgivu5fNiw6wAjO8hYbuRu2LzqmqIO6VDZgorpdY/s2048/BeforeAgain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtiYItcADWJ3wqTY58FYAuCDsAEO2Ign0veUN9XuzUpA7dKUkGz_iz7R8m6FeCSNd3K644-kDp8Eovytm_nSN98Y-CicPQO13DYCIgivu5fNiw6wAjO8hYbuRu2LzqmqIO6VDZgorpdY/s320/BeforeAgain.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I seriously have to think up a way to stop the weeds</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>After an hour of cutting, it looked better, again.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpq9Y-RTegqoQSOHwDCwE2-m9arRfyVlBcO6eq0YndHqZtvjQVQSC0wHgk7XS58YjylsNcJtXj4FEUTEbeeT6LYHxWn9AlrZ3pJ6sVX_ItuSRj-w0xKZLZPWlnWZfCCYTKoGffG4h3IE/s2048/AfterAgain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpq9Y-RTegqoQSOHwDCwE2-m9arRfyVlBcO6eq0YndHqZtvjQVQSC0wHgk7XS58YjylsNcJtXj4FEUTEbeeT6LYHxWn9AlrZ3pJ6sVX_ItuSRj-w0xKZLZPWlnWZfCCYTKoGffG4h3IE/s320/AfterAgain.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At least you can spot the saplings and so on</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of the mikan saplings (Setoka) had died, but at least the rest seemed more or less alive. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBZVVpGdTpY-hksK2rv9llbzL3sx_8O5gLMKfVBwQiWZDapxHbfNcSXGHFub1Tr5LoeOjYjPXXKouNeJqgHtnAFUONLlvtypqD4MFlFHykrkq4MMi7USCh4xxQ_k9V-_YLoEfsOfKOiI/s2048/DeadAgain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBZVVpGdTpY-hksK2rv9llbzL3sx_8O5gLMKfVBwQiWZDapxHbfNcSXGHFub1Tr5LoeOjYjPXXKouNeJqgHtnAFUONLlvtypqD4MFlFHykrkq4MMi7USCh4xxQ_k9V-_YLoEfsOfKOiI/s320/DeadAgain.JPG" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I suppose some bug ate its leaves</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Also, some of the berries I put between the mikans are dead. Actually I killed 2 of them myself by accidentally cutting them along with the weeds earlier in spring.</div><div>So as of now, the status is like this, with the dead ones crossed over:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTWT_55kb8lBjNwYLqSYFJuyfy-2YijB59XsFTT5PL9bFOaQTyJQODKn7Avnm25Q_SAhgTXj7PbKhiow_GokdJC6xUthskSQmBXQqXNyiG0KQJFcrb1E4zx5LSIqQDdoB99IspMLD7so/s1061/row1-2+2021-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="1061" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTWT_55kb8lBjNwYLqSYFJuyfy-2YijB59XsFTT5PL9bFOaQTyJQODKn7Avnm25Q_SAhgTXj7PbKhiow_GokdJC6xUthskSQmBXQqXNyiG0KQJFcrb1E4zx5LSIqQDdoB99IspMLD7so/w640-h151/row1-2+2021-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seaberries are very fragile. One of them just kind of disappeared.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I guess I will plant new ones after winter.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-26683801007946179852021-08-22T16:37:00.000-07:002021-08-22T16:37:01.750-07:00Spot the mikan<p>Summer... hot as hell. Every single day. Of course, except the days when it just pours down worse than a shower. So, I didn't get out and go to the forest plot at all for 2 months. As it happened, I also had pretty severe post-concussion syndrome from the time the bamboo fell and hit me on the head. It comes back from occasionally and renders me totally unable to function. Reminder of how being stupid for one split second can ruin your whole life. This wave I believe was triggered by stress. Now I am sloooowly recovering again. </p><p>Anyway, during those 2 months, the weeds had their chance, and they took it. For now let's not even think where they originated, despite me having removed all their roots and what not with my bare hands. Japanese Forest Magic I suppose. So this morning when it was cloudy and not raining for the first time in couple of months, I took a trip down to see what it looks like. This is what hit me.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOWbTn8WmiN__y3rhpy3K9wfgPaj3q7AGiQX_ycmmNAIi3Hrg5Q13HaXlxMht76ztpznvQpoVucFSrc3r9XeymwAOBiHKttCJjLh4xNwj-lubVg3dBodlrbOgV7deRShmLPUzZcaMrVM/s2048/DSC_0585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOWbTn8WmiN__y3rhpy3K9wfgPaj3q7AGiQX_ycmmNAIi3Hrg5Q13HaXlxMht76ztpznvQpoVucFSrc3r9XeymwAOBiHKttCJjLh4xNwj-lubVg3dBodlrbOgV7deRShmLPUzZcaMrVM/s320/DSC_0585.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instant jungle<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>It is quite obvious what difference a couple times of cutting weeds can make, as is apparent from the picture taken from inside Mr. O's plot, looking at mine.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivErLv6dVYT4R06_7oEFnQ6D8rxsZTDGLFeIOwaY1S7VWEhQ_DXKZ_N8cshCCEFv9oxEBG3yiWuREH9Rxp0R3rPu6FRe2thu4OKbdBvsvwpU2WHr4AIHQvK0tT4zlaiwGjs_Ag5fXnJqo/s2048/DSC_0587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivErLv6dVYT4R06_7oEFnQ6D8rxsZTDGLFeIOwaY1S7VWEhQ_DXKZ_N8cshCCEFv9oxEBG3yiWuREH9Rxp0R3rPu6FRe2thu4OKbdBvsvwpU2WHr4AIHQvK0tT4zlaiwGjs_Ag5fXnJqo/s320/DSC_0587.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why! Won't! You! DIE!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The weeds have just poured in from all over. Go back and compare with the picture of 2 months ago from the same spot. The tatami path, most of the north wall, the mikans etc are all covered with wild crap. Below is a picture taken just from the middle of the tatami path.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14SlXnHDfM9HU_4dq3xAFdpLVhrMu2G_3TFlpUZakd75RQ1HXyUMmkbR1ZZ483YgoMJw1MLFd4EIRahAqCceinhMPlGrrhTXy98qZd3fdwOFE3HwoQaxYrLmp9rhDZCWekQPe5AniFIQ/s2048/DSC_0588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14SlXnHDfM9HU_4dq3xAFdpLVhrMu2G_3TFlpUZakd75RQ1HXyUMmkbR1ZZ483YgoMJw1MLFd4EIRahAqCceinhMPlGrrhTXy98qZd3fdwOFE3HwoQaxYrLmp9rhDZCWekQPe5AniFIQ/s320/DSC_0588.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where is the mikan?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>If you look real hard you might be able to distinguish the mikan sapling on the left side. But no worries, the mikan on the right is also there. Here, I take a closer pic.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqhC9DDNfEmBMS4RPZadpGTHpHrHSvhh7a9YkKHGA2HlcNYybYVNIt1H_B_PJZ60lqhSvmDDsPjBEEuWbweXW-67pQYS3oK8aLhMcybWRhJZiQ_wETFJHS9JoHXkWKv_5NvyPOYOAbH8/s2048/DSC_0589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqhC9DDNfEmBMS4RPZadpGTHpHrHSvhh7a9YkKHGA2HlcNYybYVNIt1H_B_PJZ60lqhSvmDDsPjBEEuWbweXW-67pQYS3oK8aLhMcybWRhJZiQ_wETFJHS9JoHXkWKv_5NvyPOYOAbH8/s320/DSC_0589.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Of course I couldn't just leave the struggling mikan like this. So I cleared out a little bit around each of them. My arms are all itchy afterwards cause I was in T-shirt and didn't have gloves. Some of the saplings were really hidden under the vegetation and I had to spend minutes just looking for them although I knew the spot where they are planted. Hopefully they will manage somehow until a couple months later when it will be cool enough for me to go there with my weed cutter and get serious.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyjMhdAgeRIwCD022yoxAKspKP7XdbpNAH9c3wChzAt9ZKoYoZMB7Q_qAmpV677jFMqM0i5X7lEaCgBSAMuufvRnVamW-cR3ggGOakCPFQ2bPZLdXazUIbzE292fBp4GSIpU9HZM9Gz8/s2048/DSC_0590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyjMhdAgeRIwCD022yoxAKspKP7XdbpNAH9c3wChzAt9ZKoYoZMB7Q_qAmpV677jFMqM0i5X7lEaCgBSAMuufvRnVamW-cR3ggGOakCPFQ2bPZLdXazUIbzE292fBp4GSIpU9HZM9Gz8/s320/DSC_0590.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breath little buddy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>So I end this post with a couple more pictures of the other saplings that I freed from beneath the heaps of weed.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtpSxS5Fz7eDA3Losa3Mm3g9595zN_orMGfur9KiH29c-YHPufDZOAs4hxgjcqzg1mDCPjuNW-20kdMLLpACKz9CMNUHKDpEISkr6RKO5keW4Fr5wcbAorXwYuba2rHR7ju6WawMPgRs/s2048/DSC_0591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtpSxS5Fz7eDA3Losa3Mm3g9595zN_orMGfur9KiH29c-YHPufDZOAs4hxgjcqzg1mDCPjuNW-20kdMLLpACKz9CMNUHKDpEISkr6RKO5keW4Fr5wcbAorXwYuba2rHR7ju6WawMPgRs/s320/DSC_0591.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There there... grow a little stronger will ya</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gpoyxv8GnPZdhXXNJTBqBNFkzUphEESSjvgpJjpOXbEKyno-8ZP4wM_qkbARArBQdx92wfUUFMT5gopWZ_BfcF50r5Mru1yDT8j4tzTTCSNh7Yh8os8d06U4D6blY7IjR2HItM0RpYM/s2048/DSC_0592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gpoyxv8GnPZdhXXNJTBqBNFkzUphEESSjvgpJjpOXbEKyno-8ZP4wM_qkbARArBQdx92wfUUFMT5gopWZ_BfcF50r5Mru1yDT8j4tzTTCSNh7Yh8os8d06U4D6blY7IjR2HItM0RpYM/s320/DSC_0592.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double shot looking toward west</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7GEG9zebOTB99B7NeqEWiNlMdYWIkvISq8x3qtVgHqt-4kvffpoq5NXh1Y0fvoHlv0otvlBC79mKDqS84r5w5hOthPUB9UPHVKOT-7loQw4IL2WRbVyEQwsfpCnMSDk01WiKScAjZ2Y/s2048/DSC_0593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7GEG9zebOTB99B7NeqEWiNlMdYWIkvISq8x3qtVgHqt-4kvffpoq5NXh1Y0fvoHlv0otvlBC79mKDqS84r5w5hOthPUB9UPHVKOT-7loQw4IL2WRbVyEQwsfpCnMSDk01WiKScAjZ2Y/s320/DSC_0593.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucky for me there was just one nettle</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-79058993811187963712021-06-23T00:25:00.007-07:002021-06-23T00:25:53.786-07:00Row 3 Tatami 5<p>Only 1 week left of June, and by month`s end I need to have finished 6 tatami lengths of the 3rd row to be on track with my original schedule.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlh0EZWG1li31sg0LPQ_4YV0JzcV28MaJYd-LHxf1q_K90GVhrP6QTgqFiR7IYF1tp9yjIVm48UbUA5IWeuRB8aunKoCuFBp_E-rbt4mBSAWsiFka-hFvgvmjeqh58kT9SbuFIzl4s-iw/s2048/DSC_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlh0EZWG1li31sg0LPQ_4YV0JzcV28MaJYd-LHxf1q_K90GVhrP6QTgqFiR7IYF1tp9yjIVm48UbUA5IWeuRB8aunKoCuFBp_E-rbt4mBSAWsiFka-hFvgvmjeqh58kT9SbuFIzl4s-iw/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some progress.. better than no progress at least</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I did cut the grass in the rows. And finished the 5th tatami (it is the only clean looking one in the picture), and prepared the ground for the 6th tatami too. My progress will be slower from now, because except for the heat and the wasps and all that, I am starting to run into the hill I made when I dug around with the backhoe last year. In the picture you can see the cross section of the hill, which is right in the middle of the 3rd row. It continues almost all the way to the end. That all has to be de-weeded by hand, flattened, the extra soil moved further south and it takes quite some time. In the end, all that extra soil is supposed to even itself out when I reach the 5th or so row. </p>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-85611962874451299822021-06-23T00:17:00.004-07:002021-06-23T00:17:26.530-07:00Falling behind a bit<p>I was well ahead of schedule with the 3rd row in May, but then came June and with it, the real hot hot weather. Every year I completely forget the intensity of Japanese summer. After moving about only a couple shovels of soil I am out of breath and sweating like a fountain.</p><p>Even if I try to avoid the sun by getting there real early or late, I bump into the local wildlife who have had the same idea and get active when it is cooler. Except the occasional boar and non-leashed dog, the worst things are the giant hornets that have picked a nearby spot (not sure where exactly but it is in the woods to the north) to nest, and without fail, every time I go there, there is at least one huge hornet flying around real nearby looking for something. Other than that, there are also countless long legged hornets which are supposed to be pretty nasty if they decide they don`t like you. Last year I accidentally disturbed one of them when cutting some weed, and it chased me away from the plot all the way to the main road.</p><p>So I started wearing this big net-hat as protection, but with that and my surgical mask I almost suffocate if I try to do any digging.</p><p>So my progress has seriously slowed down. Anyway, here is a shot of what the plot looks like in June.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Pns7Je6d3g96Ua_f45N6H1KPQRaBZmV5Wxa6kta5fz3srdN2h-8tlb2yESR381Z4AjhL6T0Cak4vVy_ZQ1HZNWk9bBDcGiTTJCVbnPqAPPJ2joZiztxbfCpN__pDsUUJVtK-YVQ4sDk/s2048/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Pns7Je6d3g96Ua_f45N6H1KPQRaBZmV5Wxa6kta5fz3srdN2h-8tlb2yESR381Z4AjhL6T0Cak4vVy_ZQ1HZNWk9bBDcGiTTJCVbnPqAPPJ2joZiztxbfCpN__pDsUUJVtK-YVQ4sDk/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They sure love to grow...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The ground cover of my first two rows keep coming back and are almost taller than the saplings again, so it is time to give them a trim. Also, the clover-only groundcover of my 3rd row has somehow become hidden by normal grass that has gotten super active probably because I mixed some fertilizer with the top soil when spreading clover seeds. You can see the square with real thick and tall grass, next to the square with only short clover. I think there is only a month difference between them. I hope the grass goes dormant so it doesn`t keep happening again.</p><p>For now, I will try to rescue the first square`s clovers by cutting the grass and exposing them to the sun. Let`s see if it works.</p>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-72252926188351160532021-05-24T00:51:00.001-07:002021-05-24T00:51:12.187-07:00Row 3 tatami 4<p>It has been raining almost constantly for over a week now so there hasn't been much digging and progress on the row-making front. But I am still ahead of schedule, as it is still May and I finished the forth tatami mat.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6bepebblSQOFjjZffpwFHk21go49N6wa7JostbzmK-5pNfde07aLzEWusEVLSbmnlKEbO1hYo6vgFhBKD8ZZNpVXNAsG4OqMSn7TI0oVhQqAHOHMOv7SdqhNFQstrKOzx1Y9_ALENII/s2048/DSC_0541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6bepebblSQOFjjZffpwFHk21go49N6wa7JostbzmK-5pNfde07aLzEWusEVLSbmnlKEbO1hYo6vgFhBKD8ZZNpVXNAsG4OqMSn7TI0oVhQqAHOHMOv7SdqhNFQstrKOzx1Y9_ALENII/s320/DSC_0541.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">also the first 2 mat lengths of clover have germinated</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A couple days ago when I was digging away while listening to music, for an instant I happened to straighten up and stretch and look around, and saw a young boar who just had entered Mr.K's land. The boar seemed equally surprised to see me, and not sure what to do, so I moved very very slowly to the side and looking for a high place to run to in case it got aggressive. Alas, I didn't find any suitable place as I have chopped down all trees nearby. Lucky for me it was not in the mood and just ran along and hid in the woods. But for a moment there my heart was racing like crazy. After that I don't listen to music while digging... and keep an ear open for any wild animals that may come near.<div><p>The mikan saplings are doing so so, I go over them a couple times a week and remove any spider webs or flowers or bugs that may be munching on the leafs. I have spotted 2-3 tiny white flies which I killed. And 2 of the saplings had mealybugs that I got rid of, one of them had borrowed quite deep into the main branch of the sapling. I hope it recovers. I will order some neem oil to spray the saplings, since I saw it really helped with the trees at home.</p></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-29075743971673333702021-05-05T23:13:00.004-07:002021-05-05T23:13:23.883-07:00Oh hi garden<p>Just touching upon what is going on in the garden... some of the veggies from last year still remain in the beds. Found this weird looking carrot the other day... (It's not its color that is weird. It's a yellow carrot so that is the normal color.)</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkmeypMTF4mG4trWOAFciM8oFo8hwF-auEynH-jS1fe02znCtuxMdkbO2C9uNBYtiQ3CryC78btiNA4V29JTt-sPoZBrZZ_0FZjKp6WrKCeVXddmmxHwMZocQ3ns0d23UJgtoKQoSPdE/s2048/4a+carrot.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkmeypMTF4mG4trWOAFciM8oFo8hwF-auEynH-jS1fe02znCtuxMdkbO2C9uNBYtiQ3CryC78btiNA4V29JTt-sPoZBrZZ_0FZjKp6WrKCeVXddmmxHwMZocQ3ns0d23UJgtoKQoSPdE/s320/4a+carrot.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knot a carrot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>After years of waiting, the yuzu tree finally decided to grace us with its first flowers. 2 whole flowers, one of which blew away after just a couple of days. So I hurried up and took a pic of the remaining one. Maybe next year we would even get some fruit.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsL8QlIlmAGkxiEGQT5X_mDaMM1sAPpVq1P_p3A4crJwLx1nCFeHYWuQpYUd21opudhe3BPhggKWdsmgvE8zTKBd0ufPSdEfuC3kLT5JoHtrhNriHrtNkH2lixTjVWAtT0le-vHQ2LoM/s2048/4b+yuzu.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsL8QlIlmAGkxiEGQT5X_mDaMM1sAPpVq1P_p3A4crJwLx1nCFeHYWuQpYUd21opudhe3BPhggKWdsmgvE8zTKBd0ufPSdEfuC3kLT5JoHtrhNriHrtNkH2lixTjVWAtT0le-vHQ2LoM/s320/4b+yuzu.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soo many leaves, just 1 flower.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The plum tree has been living dangerously with its pocket disease. I sprayed neem oil on it 2 winters ago, but didn't see any improvement. So last winter I sprayed it again, promising myself to cut the tree down if it keeps up with its disease. This spring I saw a couple of plum pocket fruits that I picked and tossed away. But after that, it seems like it is getting better. Just look at all these healthy fruits. For comparison, last year it only yielded 2-3 fruits in total, and maybe a couple hundred sick pockety ones.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_y4AOLmXOCwDEYylFxlaMMeyRG6NoiCqQXQ992pcIbKTaJ0ErzXejXZ53cU82DRF-gYlOGcn3XVYbS3zzmOBIfD1PThQKBvQde6FTJAFzg5HDuc7VJjBgeaK0nxFBYcEBQX0_c-RZOw/s2048/4c+plum1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_y4AOLmXOCwDEYylFxlaMMeyRG6NoiCqQXQ992pcIbKTaJ0ErzXejXZ53cU82DRF-gYlOGcn3XVYbS3zzmOBIfD1PThQKBvQde6FTJAFzg5HDuc7VJjBgeaK0nxFBYcEBQX0_c-RZOw/s320/4c+plum1.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmm.. hurry up and ripen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7_HXZlAPBbciMfVIWNaDJ4LcYS9a8JkyNPQOOwdj2FTJ7Wetq_Bw1wBbvTwWYzA7TbpkQiut0Qy14Rsw_Fc7MYpo-ivaKYpDeFVP3JKvN4oavkn4ny79oojhVxchSq232JRQefdKMYg/s2048/4d+plum2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7_HXZlAPBbciMfVIWNaDJ4LcYS9a8JkyNPQOOwdj2FTJ7Wetq_Bw1wBbvTwWYzA7TbpkQiut0Qy14Rsw_Fc7MYpo-ivaKYpDeFVP3JKvN4oavkn4ny79oojhVxchSq232JRQefdKMYg/s320/4d+plum2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another branch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I have been pruning and trying to train the mulberry tree to be less bushy and more like a tree. This year it is exploding with berries.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbVf-zjY2shNKB9JtPsI1aYYEfh_vVTg9gFVU34SK2wFuQScavMK0waPwo91hOhmoRBOr7W_7p9ZrxJb_k0pJs3r70qfu0yGa1s1fL739NWRcd-HJaGV53GV6O2u3crYtKmKTWJzrAgQ/s2048/4e+mulberries.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbVf-zjY2shNKB9JtPsI1aYYEfh_vVTg9gFVU34SK2wFuQScavMK0waPwo91hOhmoRBOr7W_7p9ZrxJb_k0pJs3r70qfu0yGa1s1fL739NWRcd-HJaGV53GV6O2u3crYtKmKTWJzrAgQ/s320/4e+mulberries.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I will make lotsa jam<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>What else... the kiwi that has been through so much is showing vigor now and is climbing all over the place. No flowers yet though.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3BV6WvCLPeHTi7SxzIsr4B2TCgirzOQgsvkU2haf5k50NhF4iq6Z0mEUOYL0xKVhXIoLJKipqoP3nSFAy-fcUEFC17YQ0zeHlgiUMiuEEWzHD9CfsorbNzXRIq3qXLzzn0SuUp7Abxw/s2048/4f+kiwi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3BV6WvCLPeHTi7SxzIsr4B2TCgirzOQgsvkU2haf5k50NhF4iq6Z0mEUOYL0xKVhXIoLJKipqoP3nSFAy-fcUEFC17YQ0zeHlgiUMiuEEWzHD9CfsorbNzXRIq3qXLzzn0SuUp7Abxw/s320/4f+kiwi.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fig tree is in the middle, with kiwi clinging to it</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The two cherry trees are also growing nicely so far.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvHU8lPR3dQh6NVTZyJPa7s51sZNZqFGBu0RIJgqvwusdalx8dJiiAtambE3WnQUvq57JcgNQrklcXCAPqBVKqlQcrjkfDeNknMJV31KC0WkqDOt0MLARAMsI86bEoR6uw2R2Ct3fhTs/s2048/4g+cherries.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvHU8lPR3dQh6NVTZyJPa7s51sZNZqFGBu0RIJgqvwusdalx8dJiiAtambE3WnQUvq57JcgNQrklcXCAPqBVKqlQcrjkfDeNknMJV31KC0WkqDOt0MLARAMsI86bEoR6uw2R2Ct3fhTs/s320/4g+cherries.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blueberries on the left</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So are the walnut trees. They are now 2-3 meters tall, and I have pruned them into a kind of shape that I think might be a typical tree... The one on the right was V-shaped and neither of the trunks were straight, so I tied the both trunks together into a straight one. Hopefully they will grow together or something... just an experiment. I will remove the rope later on.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMbHHd6waZiFYpC5PMCRkwGSxRD0xebXizzSmuSEiPs6ps3ByhXhprN1p5izDpNGOutlmxHQ1XIDlyCN7qQH4rcT6SgpSWLAaVrQ6Gvce4MR5ofb2xmO4KnVCDVAYJzlQeMjMIRsoqEE/s2048/4h+walnuts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMbHHd6waZiFYpC5PMCRkwGSxRD0xebXizzSmuSEiPs6ps3ByhXhprN1p5izDpNGOutlmxHQ1XIDlyCN7qQH4rcT6SgpSWLAaVrQ6Gvce4MR5ofb2xmO4KnVCDVAYJzlQeMjMIRsoqEE/s320/4h+walnuts.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walnut. I think these will need the most waiting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Yepp, I think veggies are not my strongest point, what with all the weed and bugs and stuff killing them. Fruits in the garden it is. Plus a couple of beds to play around with veggies from time to time.</div><div>The dying mikan which I put into net is coming back to life now without bugs munching on it. New leaves and everything.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv55vvZIH16vsOQzeer1EZgoZ_IdNLX9006OIQlmvs9G_1BZ7RoMt12QrrsBnKcisWHGNMRdjV_wu8iIDf7WDChM2oUDWnvByyEHoh8G6hASaBRqT2_ShzexiY26zhZ0WZ6uF32BaOyJU/s2048/4i+mikan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv55vvZIH16vsOQzeer1EZgoZ_IdNLX9006OIQlmvs9G_1BZ7RoMt12QrrsBnKcisWHGNMRdjV_wu8iIDf7WDChM2oUDWnvByyEHoh8G6hASaBRqT2_ShzexiY26zhZ0WZ6uF32BaOyJU/s320/4i+mikan.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intensive care pays off</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-33537345015597824872021-05-05T22:48:00.003-07:002021-05-05T22:48:31.905-07:00Row 3 Tatami 3<p>The gasoline grass cutter seems to be broken, so I bought a battery driven one. It is very quite and lighter too. A full charge was enough to almost cut all the grass in the two rows.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXWGcM7FOILtF0iwADnNXmsqjr23iUeUwwZb8An3hCCkB83VhsGlIpCcaSlRFiAUVDZSIVvGEZiP6d0opSK1FVl1f006T8oPe4wcruWPb1EKoKeK5KSsmV89wKe7LbDBZMVRDFFRsr9A/s2048/1-cut+grass.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXWGcM7FOILtF0iwADnNXmsqjr23iUeUwwZb8An3hCCkB83VhsGlIpCcaSlRFiAUVDZSIVvGEZiP6d0opSK1FVl1f006T8oPe4wcruWPb1EKoKeK5KSsmV89wKe7LbDBZMVRDFFRsr9A/s320/1-cut+grass.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First cut</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This week I cut down some of the bamboo shoots on the north, until I was interrupted by a giant hornet, so I legged it down to my plot where I couldn`t see the hornet anymore. Every time I am in the plot doing anything, I spend a few minutes checking the saplings and removing any spider webs from their leaf etc. This time I saw a new resident in one of the berry saplings...</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKZg-EL4yvfQJufO6NeAhYjMaUOnm9k2GHxSoXTrItBznLDsaa6LTSKP7mRlM53AI5fxEmKDqnkir_CnXYm_oQH2vCSYSd8iTgj6vB2JkBVBoZfcnNiC2ABsFbxEHvGycbSyXEmjLYWc/s2048/2-froggy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKZg-EL4yvfQJufO6NeAhYjMaUOnm9k2GHxSoXTrItBznLDsaa6LTSKP7mRlM53AI5fxEmKDqnkir_CnXYm_oQH2vCSYSd8iTgj6vB2JkBVBoZfcnNiC2ABsFbxEHvGycbSyXEmjLYWc/s320/2-froggy.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Energy frog recharging his solar batteries</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Anyway... this week I also finished the 3rd tatami, so I am a little bit ahead of schedule.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrDFAwft0Q-J0JpUXDzZrUZGH5091ME-v9hQFH9KXvcYjAePzk6Eg79639FaFv9GcdPLFvIl-MrKTyYD_Q7ryd4SWWIsK55Qp13lwy4J4S4W9am7WAYoclepLBalbW-t3z18LENmbnRc/s2048/3-+tatami.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrDFAwft0Q-J0JpUXDzZrUZGH5091ME-v9hQFH9KXvcYjAePzk6Eg79639FaFv9GcdPLFvIl-MrKTyYD_Q7ryd4SWWIsK55Qp13lwy4J4S4W9am7WAYoclepLBalbW-t3z18LENmbnRc/s320/3-+tatami.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe I can spend a little time on my garden too now<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-87301295451686210182021-04-27T01:23:00.001-07:002021-04-27T01:23:49.077-07:00Satellite update<p>There is this old senile fart that lives a couple hundred meters away who seems to think the forest is his backyard. Every once in a while he comes to Mr. O`s plot and digs away looking for bamboo shoots. I asked Mr. O about him and he said although he knows who it is, he hasn`t given him any permission or so. He said it was sad that some people acted like his land was their own. But he didn`t tell them anything cause he thinks it will be more bother than just to let them be. In addition I learned that specific old fart doesn`t hear well, and whenever he comes out looking for shoots he doesn`t wear his hearing aid so there is no point in trying to talk to him anyway. He just ignores whoever approaches him. Add to that me being a "scary" foreigner, and it explains why he doesn`t even answer my hellos when he crosses over my property to get between Mr. O`s and Mr. K`s plots.</p><p>Anyway I got fed up with having to think about him, and as a gesture that he is not welcome I made a small fence where he shouldn`t cross. At least that way if I see him climb into my plot I can tell him to fuck off without him pretending not to know anything. It`s actually pretty nice, so I probably will make similar fence around the whole thing.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sR3ZBgHUSVyvEwHs-0Qk70GBJ6dJ1fAO1ARVYEbsAy5diRpK5uZEpgJQ4-7cinYYPcqciB8vjoXu7wC-faMZOZvgtZlHXl-M-gBfwDVLXVw8oC5slLbPUoNHxgBI0j3pe5NO9iD5J-4/s2048/DSC_0453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sR3ZBgHUSVyvEwHs-0Qk70GBJ6dJ1fAO1ARVYEbsAy5diRpK5uZEpgJQ4-7cinYYPcqciB8vjoXu7wC-faMZOZvgtZlHXl-M-gBfwDVLXVw8oC5slLbPUoNHxgBI0j3pe5NO9iD5J-4/s320/DSC_0453.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">De fence</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>While working on the 3rd row, I can follow the progress of the first 2 rows. I figure that if I dig during weekends, I should be able to complete the 3rd row within this year easily. The ground cover in the second row is growing nicely. Clover, grass and vetch look healthy, almost covering the lower branches of the saplings so I clear those away.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi387cI3-Vfd8O87q83S4vgjRE3F59-PJ0BciVBrTgyLbJy02IOC3LWjqwL-akAER4bat8NDAjMj1fcwc5bi-Sq7VhMq1Vz38Z7sTf10mJUFxsHPJbC6GYYch81F41gaTiyFweSQtwvc0/s2048/DSC_0462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi387cI3-Vfd8O87q83S4vgjRE3F59-PJ0BciVBrTgyLbJy02IOC3LWjqwL-akAER4bat8NDAjMj1fcwc5bi-Sq7VhMq1Vz38Z7sTf10mJUFxsHPJbC6GYYch81F41gaTiyFweSQtwvc0/s320/DSC_0462.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still can see the mikan though</td></tr></tbody></table><br />On the first row the ground cover is not as dense, I suppose cause I didn`t broadcast as much seeds. It is now dry season, and a couple of weeks without rain. But thanks to the ground cover my rows keep their water. Another dry week after the above picture I took the below one. The mikan are still healthy, but gradually their leaves are turning yellow and dry out and fall off. I am not sure if it is normal because of them being transplanted or if it is too little water. Last time I saw mikan do that was because of too much water. For now I just observe, and keep spiders from spinning webs around the remaining leaves. New leaves are sprouting too so I guess that is a good sign. Hopefully the locusts (yeah there are a lot of them around. Almost ate my mikan sapling in the backyard.) will munch on the grass instead of the new leaves.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p3yhJa5P4l_0WQy2Wt0SVBHEXpjlhivLd3mJQ5XGYviQkEJSTNWVAQ0IJ5xlR9KKKUEbYAOGoM9tSvmJF9UPHmNZ7e8piSHXHT1K-i0-2dL2k2HpivUYcbETOo4B_38qZ_KMjtThGbw/s2048/DSC_0470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p3yhJa5P4l_0WQy2Wt0SVBHEXpjlhivLd3mJQ5XGYviQkEJSTNWVAQ0IJ5xlR9KKKUEbYAOGoM9tSvmJF9UPHmNZ7e8piSHXHT1K-i0-2dL2k2HpivUYcbETOo4B_38qZ_KMjtThGbw/s320/DSC_0470.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grass as tall as the mikan now</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The bamboo attack of this year has subsided. I can keep them at bay by just going over the north side twice a week, and the shoots I kick over are fewer and fewer. I will start cutting the tall grass in the rows soon, but right now I think they are more beneficial if I leave them. Just have to make sure they don`t get in the way of the saplings.</p><p>Two days ago one of my chickens laid the biggest egg I have seen so far. Not even in stores when I used to buy LL size I saw this size. It must have hurt real bad when it came out. It`s easily twice the size of the rest...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG6eWqG2PsZsveau6p0FnUT2wnjb0NKI6hPRI__80qdSs0zA9VclkHEv5c7H_FroI9HkpmLVCf4v7fw08POpQAR7N3w78Bkn4duBfhtjSzBKDCu681orUrjb3YZM8rV3JYyvuz_eI9NI/s2048/DSC_0476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG6eWqG2PsZsveau6p0FnUT2wnjb0NKI6hPRI__80qdSs0zA9VclkHEv5c7H_FroI9HkpmLVCf4v7fw08POpQAR7N3w78Bkn4duBfhtjSzBKDCu681orUrjb3YZM8rV3JYyvuz_eI9NI/s320/DSC_0476.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eggzilla</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Oh, and I noticed that Google Earth has finally come out with a new version of the satellite image of my plots.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PM2jgogdfNzGCXMlzx61AA6ja8Gg7jykrMVCYscxQj9asAZwK_Y5bRTgpDa-opPz4gvfc8VNdjnGRCuBLg3eFuicQtnMXsh4yx3TE7Oh7RJUizG0YA4gxuHHbXRfLmM3b0h4yh5Ctx4/s1671/marked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1671" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PM2jgogdfNzGCXMlzx61AA6ja8Gg7jykrMVCYscxQj9asAZwK_Y5bRTgpDa-opPz4gvfc8VNdjnGRCuBLg3eFuicQtnMXsh4yx3TE7Oh7RJUizG0YA4gxuHHbXRfLmM3b0h4yh5Ctx4/s320/marked.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meh for the quality though</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p>It must have early in the morning in winter cause the sun is real low and trees in south are shading almost the whole plot. I can see by the two long piles of dirt on north east that the picture is taken just when I had started to dig the path between my rows. So, pretty recent. <a href="https://mrbnatural.blogspot.com/2017/05/history.html" target="_blank">The last image</a> was before I bought the land so... full of bamboo basically.<br /> </p>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-37242951588352167492021-03-31T21:33:00.005-07:002021-03-31T21:38:29.909-07:00Intensive care<p>I noticed that the mikan in my backyard has all its leaves eaten up by locusts last year... poor thing just sits there like a naked stick now.</p><p>So I made a little cage for it with netting, hoping that it keeps the hungry bugs out at least until it gets big enough to afford being chewed on.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q-TBoQWugX0tdDVdA2N5SA1QNd35RBMQ4-VtPd_HbMzPJKYsoKl6kuAESMBkmMt5ggg9XVzv48Ds2J77Q6uMkxTtcqaDz94mM1z0Rfy1DdAOwxKsxYvzGSO9q1vKDyv0-ackReit4hE/s2048/DSC_0449.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q-TBoQWugX0tdDVdA2N5SA1QNd35RBMQ4-VtPd_HbMzPJKYsoKl6kuAESMBkmMt5ggg9XVzv48Ds2J77Q6uMkxTtcqaDz94mM1z0Rfy1DdAOwxKsxYvzGSO9q1vKDyv0-ackReit4hE/s320/DSC_0449.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get well soon</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here is a picture of the mikan plot by the way. The ground cover is getting thicker now. Looks good at least for now.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3qQMBTEY8Y4qbijYioFIVq9C_htKwyEfL4FUT_Ce0DtuSFTcsinft7P5Pj3q3KQ8LBrOud3QQ0DkNct37iD5rihb4fApxnLx3v_wQln-IVVi6aUbrv-7lVB99N2JUZZ1Dx2he8BThyphenhyphen0/s2048/DSC_0448.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3qQMBTEY8Y4qbijYioFIVq9C_htKwyEfL4FUT_Ce0DtuSFTcsinft7P5Pj3q3KQ8LBrOud3QQ0DkNct37iD5rihb4fApxnLx3v_wQln-IVVi6aUbrv-7lVB99N2JUZZ1Dx2he8BThyphenhyphen0/s320/DSC_0448.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If this works ok, I will just have to copy it a couple more times</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Oh... and last night my black chicken died so I buried it this morning. It had been sick for 2-3 days. The other chicks noticed it was sick at the same time as I did, and they started attacking her real viciously. So I separated her from the others and kept her in a private cage with water and food in shade. I figured that even if she won't recover from illness, she doesn't have to be picked to death. She ate a little bit and tried moving around a little but those 2-3 days in her own cage she mostly sat and stared.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rest in peace. Thanks for all the eggs. I hope you had a nice life in my garden.</div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-24853198034508587612021-03-23T15:54:00.001-07:002021-03-23T15:54:24.358-07:00The dirty dozen<p>Finally the remaining mikan arrived, and with them the count of saplings in my first 2 rows is 12. Interestingly enough, only harumi mikan came with serial numbers and warning labels this time.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZTMgc9dOKVibNAqZWhPgoGJj4VUuAxtpLfqtfYJ2bSPlcJwqskweerrPY0qwKhSoCdBcge1hthQ8ySGmf00hn_I12qEXjcqhktuhK9hZz9IkGzaGBxwSFAdpoYp1Ukm4TeuLNz0Pfug/s2048/DSC_0453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZTMgc9dOKVibNAqZWhPgoGJj4VUuAxtpLfqtfYJ2bSPlcJwqskweerrPY0qwKhSoCdBcge1hthQ8ySGmf00hn_I12qEXjcqhktuhK9hZz9IkGzaGBxwSFAdpoYp1Ukm4TeuLNz0Pfug/s320/DSC_0453.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Does it mean I can use cuttings from the others?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I had my usual fun with the descriptions of the saplings and translator app.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOIawZB-Ds6VPMzzb6QfGPQfWModUh3sHUsVOsQoIOA3aBXPmwyCqTBeiOvbTuisEW1g7neBY1L6TXyKpE7ZQMetVShlMGaUcHE7YFuJhmN-p903DxI5Kgw_MPXU3o7HOtEIhaAnjRnw/s2048/DSC_0454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOIawZB-Ds6VPMzzb6QfGPQfWModUh3sHUsVOsQoIOA3aBXPmwyCqTBeiOvbTuisEW1g7neBY1L6TXyKpE7ZQMetVShlMGaUcHE7YFuJhmN-p903DxI5Kgw_MPXU3o7HOtEIhaAnjRnw/s320/DSC_0454.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harumi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJgx0I9aOWcSCV5S36jtfkVwiyfMB87kIDWMxqwsnUKO8vJhBarnhYuvLf_WjOLpm1OS1d9YJR8V_VTtDWnrKRN9YOXH-N5j6PrC20AaUI9yTcF_6AdsVVcwJuyRAzhKjwSN_8Y1eD8o/s2048/Screenshot_20210323-163926.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJgx0I9aOWcSCV5S36jtfkVwiyfMB87kIDWMxqwsnUKO8vJhBarnhYuvLf_WjOLpm1OS1d9YJR8V_VTtDWnrKRN9YOXH-N5j6PrC20AaUI9yTcF_6AdsVVcwJuyRAzhKjwSN_8Y1eD8o/s320/Screenshot_20210323-163926.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Engrish harumi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrmwXNByWl0CTay3sxAMlzZICDBNGO-ydIK0SvyzKO9J7J5x66aE9AE9JQWuQfPOZhitzgan3A0_f4wr9O06jJ0JMYOfMIF18yL74KvvuDyQMTbQ64sZ6RunXUfY1rxO_YzO_KcwdDBQ/s2048/DSC_0455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrmwXNByWl0CTay3sxAMlzZICDBNGO-ydIK0SvyzKO9J7J5x66aE9AE9JQWuQfPOZhitzgan3A0_f4wr9O06jJ0JMYOfMIF18yL74KvvuDyQMTbQ64sZ6RunXUfY1rxO_YzO_KcwdDBQ/s320/DSC_0455.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miyagawa wase</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjExfg6gMGg0babmPIc0sjZleqATHOa2ns34DBNtggeNzfzNX2KCdb3-RhK6AFifzk6RS7H11Io-hoB27_1PVwd5gKpfwA6jAx7H8eha1IERo9ZdffGoQOdWV8O5LtEdGfRdq9QcBPS0/s2048/Screenshot_20210323-164323.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjExfg6gMGg0babmPIc0sjZleqATHOa2ns34DBNtggeNzfzNX2KCdb3-RhK6AFifzk6RS7H11Io-hoB27_1PVwd5gKpfwA6jAx7H8eha1IERo9ZdffGoQOdWV8O5LtEdGfRdq9QcBPS0/s320/Screenshot_20210323-164323.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost identical to harumi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Right, with that out of the way, I headed to the forest to plant them. When I arrived there was an old couple (probably from nearby) with their hoe digging around in the grove north of my plot among the bamboo for shoots. I noticed they had a hard time getting into the area where I laid the chopped bamboo, so they mostly dug around the surrounding bits instead. I took a stroll in the area where they couldn't reach and kicked 6-7 shoots that I could find. I suppose the shoots are now coming out seriously for this year and I need to check and kick them on a daily basis for the coming 3 or so months.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNW0rkEPDh6IQ3WWHiSoyy5JpAVWlXbRRq4aaAyQMTIZAzGNkjc3svPt_d1ZifXowN9MuAgOiPLhXtjamwmJbpLmQAAeVsPuoETtuTvF6jNyVfyULI0tVe7FJ0PGhxBF-E1_oUPYN3B0/s2048/DSC_0448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNW0rkEPDh6IQ3WWHiSoyy5JpAVWlXbRRq4aaAyQMTIZAzGNkjc3svPt_d1ZifXowN9MuAgOiPLhXtjamwmJbpLmQAAeVsPuoETtuTvF6jNyVfyULI0tVe7FJ0PGhxBF-E1_oUPYN3B0/s320/DSC_0448.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">manure, water, lupines seeds and mikan saplings ready</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DZT6Lf1hoWQqBW3z5xMenGwMiMwJSX0hQj2pNe1uXANQ_zAZVZM34ykPI7KgsowZskiOmxz2xEhNXxgdB4kQZvEWVm0kDckHUjcMnNlfLmxb1Y_3BwSu6sPy-GF2My2TZmPkoJHzdZw/s2048/DSC_0449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DZT6Lf1hoWQqBW3z5xMenGwMiMwJSX0hQj2pNe1uXANQ_zAZVZM34ykPI7KgsowZskiOmxz2xEhNXxgdB4kQZvEWVm0kDckHUjcMnNlfLmxb1Y_3BwSu6sPy-GF2My2TZmPkoJHzdZw/s320/DSC_0449.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harumi in</td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIb_eUkX4B0KeQBwbZH-hnLRP-yQ0RS7_W-9vllFuj1Wyw7ywwoZau9H3fKcOxXuVaBImoeFkblko5kA3Qkco3A5AVjDHk9j9tHDdzRf348vj3-oulluFxOaTHpaa8Z9qiKDtoa7p8Jw/s2048/DSC_0450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIb_eUkX4B0KeQBwbZH-hnLRP-yQ0RS7_W-9vllFuj1Wyw7ywwoZau9H3fKcOxXuVaBImoeFkblko5kA3Qkco3A5AVjDHk9j9tHDdzRf348vj3-oulluFxOaTHpaa8Z9qiKDtoa7p8Jw/s320/DSC_0450.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miyagawa in</td></tr></tbody></table> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSpWO2SdkdehU_NW2NiXQVnD8c8JBZ1RBUYCZQQ4FrE2CCY9LLZZuK5i4phryYcA4xst393nDFtHi_IwzSVDuFLOhT8Ewxb-6lyrCenwPZJzirH-Aesd1qNVUBjrDTySIzqdqXrLlSe4/s2048/DSC_0452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSpWO2SdkdehU_NW2NiXQVnD8c8JBZ1RBUYCZQQ4FrE2CCY9LLZZuK5i4phryYcA4xst393nDFtHi_IwzSVDuFLOhT8Ewxb-6lyrCenwPZJzirH-Aesd1qNVUBjrDTySIzqdqXrLlSe4/s320/DSC_0452.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And rows 1 and 2 are finished! Yeay!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>So now I can spend all my time preparing row 3 and so on. Of course, I will need to cut weeds in the first 2 rows, depending on situation, as well as fight the bamboo in the north.</div><div>Here is a final picture showing what is where...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOoXJ8kUqx9XEay-6LE4mZZ6MgkLSXztnbN9cYtA7CFd8iI4ksuPrgQW1GPYP8UWojRmUmr9-6TZiHsphT3tsjCzPzAk878nsSHmNx44Y5thlfs2UfqXXGJVmJ3Mvi1tMIK_dYqgolfw/s1061/row1-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="1061" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOoXJ8kUqx9XEay-6LE4mZZ6MgkLSXztnbN9cYtA7CFd8iI4ksuPrgQW1GPYP8UWojRmUmr9-6TZiHsphT3tsjCzPzAk878nsSHmNx44Y5thlfs2UfqXXGJVmJ3Mvi1tMIK_dYqgolfw/s320/row1-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not bad eh?</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>As the goumi and seaberry get bigger I will have to prune them to keep their size at bay and let the mikans grow big. </div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-55485185149805754962021-03-19T02:30:00.000-07:002021-03-19T02:30:04.752-07:00False startThe shipping of the 2 remaining types of mikan is a bit delayed, so I already started on the 3rd row... Of course this time I made sure to take "before" pictures properly.<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTWb6noWKzP7YvM8HSMTT9V3e-MsTdgHqD5QUkOn2MxX0uiTU4L0ateGxDlsCAs76eZWmBwOj7fPoDwz6nipqTw0Or9ZDfZgN1disybujBSeH7z-reTK85cYGp6qNAOEMAEFSuYNJfqs/s2048/DSC_0460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTWb6noWKzP7YvM8HSMTT9V3e-MsTdgHqD5QUkOn2MxX0uiTU4L0ateGxDlsCAs76eZWmBwOj7fPoDwz6nipqTw0Or9ZDfZgN1disybujBSeH7z-reTK85cYGp6qNAOEMAEFSuYNJfqs/s320/DSC_0460.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a before picture.. just really proud of my first 2 rows</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Lots of branches and crap in the way that need to be cleared out. And as a first, there is also a tree stump that I need to dig or saw out...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2NncUDPb64Ue9fGl531pyNvMbVarFOpAgjeCV7GRTV4UoxJX7Sm0bOtlngp3zB8Yn5UFDbEhZ5YC1jf75mexQgi__VpTBGm6SYPcqNGMgRhhNhR_jNZ9TffIebMJR8SZmbRtFJzjyMc/s2048/DSC_0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2NncUDPb64Ue9fGl531pyNvMbVarFOpAgjeCV7GRTV4UoxJX7Sm0bOtlngp3zB8Yn5UFDbEhZ5YC1jf75mexQgi__VpTBGm6SYPcqNGMgRhhNhR_jNZ9TffIebMJR8SZmbRtFJzjyMc/s320/DSC_0461.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the tree stump is hidden here by the sun rays</td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mXQNUI1Ms8BXyfqVyCRpStbItqI7nD3q2X_OmjF3Ud-5cwB9CGM70QHZdyMdSu0qd1I7nDMG751LB7DVRoYLGO14OAKjGF-Qtjcws6QYb76qailwiPkyTP6V6w3NHx-v0gdyspd6yOg/s2048/DSC_0462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mXQNUI1Ms8BXyfqVyCRpStbItqI7nD3q2X_OmjF3Ud-5cwB9CGM70QHZdyMdSu0qd1I7nDMG751LB7DVRoYLGO14OAKjGF-Qtjcws6QYb76qailwiPkyTP6V6w3NHx-v0gdyspd6yOg/s320/DSC_0462.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more before-picture, from the side</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>And while I was taking pictures I had to take this "macro" from the local wildlife.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAg91jtTF9OQ0kZidQwqo8qNggHSxJOngYhnaOb04FgW1OgUEDbvc2gbCR1xnaBqS3nXS6fx64OubRODkeDiHCSquPTmXTMWHKnCnR25rPqXaNtitKEkb2JFBwJ-sivjHoUepwbr7tf_A/s2048/DSC_0464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAg91jtTF9OQ0kZidQwqo8qNggHSxJOngYhnaOb04FgW1OgUEDbvc2gbCR1xnaBqS3nXS6fx64OubRODkeDiHCSquPTmXTMWHKnCnR25rPqXaNtitKEkb2JFBwJ-sivjHoUepwbr7tf_A/s320/DSC_0464.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a little froggie in my row 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>OK, so after a bit of digging, I had marked the end of row 3 toward Mr. O's land</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEne6iyn4RjLkwMml32CI4-tqNlxGJW0bUebhbs1Oy212eyu1BQbKxjSJL8qy_KVDj_aAU-X7-vwFEKqY5NUyhwamFqcIVbarF83lPiWS9Cupp0F8ZP4n6QFzeqFYU8ksoZXgct2CNtw/s2048/DSC_0466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEne6iyn4RjLkwMml32CI4-tqNlxGJW0bUebhbs1Oy212eyu1BQbKxjSJL8qy_KVDj_aAU-X7-vwFEKqY5NUyhwamFqcIVbarF83lPiWS9Cupp0F8ZP4n6QFzeqFYU8ksoZXgct2CNtw/s320/DSC_0466.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's straight and narrow.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><div><span style="text-align: center;">So glad the stumps of the trees I fell before are on Mr.O's side so I don't have to dig them out. They do make nice chairs and tables when I need to rest or put my drink and stuff somewhere.</span><br /><div>And after a bit more digging, and hauling old logs, the row has officially started. The 19 remaining tatami are under the blue sheet in the background waiting to be used.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcsCOWeRBkn3Y-8Jkr5JZhDpC_VyuoZAyaQGHsk5N_hHTUB6JF7mxeepAsLRDa-0hwH_Go2yduh4io0rsMyFQgs13k2fOZxZrlhGXb-d-dz_tCFG1FI50PEgJf_DOo_wGiHxZKHPMHb8/s2048/DSC_0467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcsCOWeRBkn3Y-8Jkr5JZhDpC_VyuoZAyaQGHsk5N_hHTUB6JF7mxeepAsLRDa-0hwH_Go2yduh4io0rsMyFQgs13k2fOZxZrlhGXb-d-dz_tCFG1FI50PEgJf_DOo_wGiHxZKHPMHb8/s320/DSC_0467.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It will probably take me the whole year...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Another first with row 3 is that I have not used backhoe to dig out bamboo roots, so the progress will be much slower.</div><div>We will be having a couple more heavy rain days, and then the mikan will arrive so I can plant them. After that, it will be digging and digging of 3rd row most of the time.<br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-27549657308391614092021-03-15T00:50:00.004-07:002021-03-15T00:50:29.796-07:00Setoka in<p>First mikans to arrive were the setoka. Luckily the day they arrived was a nice and sunny day, with rain being forecasted 2 days later.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzhoK7IhdFppoPR_Hbmujk4MFoD6uFXNCXWr0MHMmpkrjnh7Ct-bCrh_9Bgn637l5YDXYkJuc1Dqwtu3Xkz_JU5Gl0FFM3qux9FhsS3lj_VZcCBwAPHxhXxQ-CY_YZ3raG0lhs-Nc3Cc/s2048/DSC_0449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzhoK7IhdFppoPR_Hbmujk4MFoD6uFXNCXWr0MHMmpkrjnh7Ct-bCrh_9Bgn637l5YDXYkJuc1Dqwtu3Xkz_JU5Gl0FFM3qux9FhsS3lj_VZcCBwAPHxhXxQ-CY_YZ3raG0lhs-Nc3Cc/s320/DSC_0449.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They came with the usual instructions</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhft3SJVIx4o_lrFtawQBZUCEiQCPQ5pnp3o3K8rgom6J1XkwUQbvhdwBfFI_GILBn6ZFwf2pp3tjNKJq8SHqVmU4Rh0FO5ejr9KSjeL9yzX3VViZepfTd4Eh73-t9XdHM4qP2t-knWx9Y/s2048/DSC_0450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhft3SJVIx4o_lrFtawQBZUCEiQCPQ5pnp3o3K8rgom6J1XkwUQbvhdwBfFI_GILBn6ZFwf2pp3tjNKJq8SHqVmU4Rh0FO5ejr9KSjeL9yzX3VViZepfTd4Eh73-t9XdHM4qP2t-knWx9Y/s320/DSC_0450.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also these tags with serial number and warnings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I tried to take a screen shot of the instructions but was not very successful to begin with.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3XsXf3CPnys1F21ktjmNl2VmDIRF6Oz7kKkrdwcc5Eq2LQ3YfLpk7kWlZk4jvmoVF_NJRf41FIQJ1VrAaBFLVvcXJLAzykElZ705wFU-TeBPgHmAGznMLx1Pc2c-02_jsDoB7Z5Qqd4/s2048/Screenshot_20210311-133956.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3XsXf3CPnys1F21ktjmNl2VmDIRF6Oz7kKkrdwcc5Eq2LQ3YfLpk7kWlZk4jvmoVF_NJRf41FIQJ1VrAaBFLVvcXJLAzykElZ705wFU-TeBPgHmAGznMLx1Pc2c-02_jsDoB7Z5Qqd4/s320/Screenshot_20210311-133956.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herro Engrish Googre</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSz3_VsEVEbg_AkAmthFuUiZLEA6zAMIYMGPe1uQZomvd16LVxva3-MKUIN0_c1P7IXfeeROtMD6qFbPpfvNQBonj9WnpGFVwfJ7ripYfdWLZLG62ocdzr2RIpQkl_A1SlKK9VENTk4JE/s2048/Screenshot_20210311-134233.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSz3_VsEVEbg_AkAmthFuUiZLEA6zAMIYMGPe1uQZomvd16LVxva3-MKUIN0_c1P7IXfeeROtMD6qFbPpfvNQBonj9WnpGFVwfJ7ripYfdWLZLG62ocdzr2RIpQkl_A1SlKK9VENTk4JE/s320/Screenshot_20210311-134233.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the least unsuccessful one</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Anyway... I took with me cow manure, pig manure and some chemical fertilizer that I mixed together into the soil where I planted the saplings, and watered a lot after I was done.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIrPdxDhen8ofNBzc_n_gFWUJUWmmiM9Y-KJZLHvORklOycZ5v14hneOugQa3w5Vyj_qD_FfnMmOEl0URF0g8lGAJdgJ0c61O5V89f9lpjc3SW7cOtAfKSQy-CW6p7G_ikGzoqJGO6mo/s2048/DSC_0447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIrPdxDhen8ofNBzc_n_gFWUJUWmmiM9Y-KJZLHvORklOycZ5v14hneOugQa3w5Vyj_qD_FfnMmOEl0URF0g8lGAJdgJ0c61O5V89f9lpjc3SW7cOtAfKSQy-CW6p7G_ikGzoqJGO6mo/s320/DSC_0447.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the result</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXOd_PxgrUeoUNhCsgPtMkt65EcsaJONqqRLpKpGuVzj7UjttYhOFTKUha7ZjjZk31JO9V9OpKIcatswznlisbQRoGIxhzvVe_8VjBA-ddgKvo7HrNu23_lMSKb-DatazodDSQgHops8/s2048/DSC_0448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXOd_PxgrUeoUNhCsgPtMkt65EcsaJONqqRLpKpGuVzj7UjttYhOFTKUha7ZjjZk31JO9V9OpKIcatswznlisbQRoGIxhzvVe_8VjBA-ddgKvo7HrNu23_lMSKb-DatazodDSQgHops8/s320/DSC_0448.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same thing viewed from the other end</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>After a couple days, just as promised, we had a whole day of pretty heavy to normal rain. I was quite worried how the newbies would fare... so in the weekend when the weather was sunny again I went and had a look. Oh, and I also brought with me 20 more tatami mats that I managed to get from the local tatami shop for free.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Fl3V8Tm-SJoq01nj3QIHxodW4jzaNXjIfOaBwHOgmy4IFE13wH_cmeDF7e2wLlp59drpeDpnfISmOVQ0VhpNElHG8spQRFgIssLUXq7zetHINC-05uZ0a_Tv2BrnUKUgUPM0Q8_0Es/s2048/DSC_0451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Fl3V8Tm-SJoq01nj3QIHxodW4jzaNXjIfOaBwHOgmy4IFE13wH_cmeDF7e2wLlp59drpeDpnfISmOVQ0VhpNElHG8spQRFgIssLUXq7zetHINC-05uZ0a_Tv2BrnUKUgUPM0Q8_0Es/s320/DSC_0451.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With these I will make the 3rd row</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Not sure if they are hurt or not, but knowing that I made their beds soft and fluffy and that the water should run through it easily without stopping, I assume they should have a chance.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMYhtE_Vxa2WOS9Zjw7rYOvVdTSS9Rjrthz250qsRdhoSB-GX_ofHwgY7HNlRe4OWLi0ziI54I0njfK8IrAUFLmgrUEJO3iuO1yFKOTvCY1KiolsjDo3YlQ4tOXomHGGr1lGL5-VDOtI/s2048/DSC_0454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMYhtE_Vxa2WOS9Zjw7rYOvVdTSS9Rjrthz250qsRdhoSB-GX_ofHwgY7HNlRe4OWLi0ziI54I0njfK8IrAUFLmgrUEJO3iuO1yFKOTvCY1KiolsjDo3YlQ4tOXomHGGr1lGL5-VDOtI/s320/DSC_0454.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The green cover in the beds is coming along nicely</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-54782824757385198962021-03-09T00:46:00.002-08:002021-03-09T00:46:29.409-08:00Seaberry in<p>Seaberry saplings arrived and after a couple of rainy days I headed to the plot to put them in as well.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0aBpvkHAMWsApaF84eAKq6SYYXXPNHOO23y5SS3hWmrR7A4pVKy2Rj7bVYKpyQFb3BANj5hkSyUD-RBxsGfMlr1ItxVvm7VPeolPG_vqd604pAyJ2GiWV6xSOpFJuZs28dkiNgfTHRY/s2048/DSC_0433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0aBpvkHAMWsApaF84eAKq6SYYXXPNHOO23y5SS3hWmrR7A4pVKy2Rj7bVYKpyQFb3BANj5hkSyUD-RBxsGfMlr1ItxVvm7VPeolPG_vqd604pAyJ2GiWV6xSOpFJuZs28dkiNgfTHRY/s320/DSC_0433.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmm... can almost not see any difference from last picture</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was also happy to see that my cover crops are all germinating and the rows are slowly turning green...</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVM_BXuP_ijOF7i4QONuek2B8QWmLqFupnbDU8T8hX4hxtVOUSqDbfY9UpD-dCeXwfh9IXfcvfqgmQZyZlmqCJnjeN9RgI0tBT9BfrdZJGvZBekuBPiqpt0x_Ajdevc5WRgKHQQ-QZAOk/s2048/DSC_0435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVM_BXuP_ijOF7i4QONuek2B8QWmLqFupnbDU8T8hX4hxtVOUSqDbfY9UpD-dCeXwfh9IXfcvfqgmQZyZlmqCJnjeN9RgI0tBT9BfrdZJGvZBekuBPiqpt0x_Ajdevc5WRgKHQQ-QZAOk/s320/DSC_0435.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All sorts of grass and nitrogen fixers</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt23M3fwVFrZ1scDfIVOkroVXPG67YFfZQPoo_ZY4ijXftqG1jRJG5-5nOwpEL7QvxwiLC5r8OG7RqLd3SBFez59pZE_-87gJRgzoUa_Cn5wMJ9YIXfGOIYdebqQoW_wR6p2tHPMhxFm4/s2048/DSC_0436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt23M3fwVFrZ1scDfIVOkroVXPG67YFfZQPoo_ZY4ijXftqG1jRJG5-5nOwpEL7QvxwiLC5r8OG7RqLd3SBFez59pZE_-87gJRgzoUa_Cn5wMJ9YIXfGOIYdebqQoW_wR6p2tHPMhxFm4/s320/DSC_0436.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thousands and thousands of tiny babies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>However, my cover crops are not the only things starting to wake up from their slumber...</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4jISoezu9yk-NFjbwuqgqeGHxhQgaQRgpREuzaURDLaj_h15ejT0usioOMWEzp3WO7oh4V5Ca57e26S13pIdQGmmXw3Xwkp6KO7OLkONI7IAtJrcwbelT-ku2K_Z_sHeyFkN00zKcjE/s2048/DSC_0438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4jISoezu9yk-NFjbwuqgqeGHxhQgaQRgpREuzaURDLaj_h15ejT0usioOMWEzp3WO7oh4V5Ca57e26S13pIdQGmmXw3Xwkp6KO7OLkONI7IAtJrcwbelT-ku2K_Z_sHeyFkN00zKcjE/s320/DSC_0438.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh no you don`t! I kick you to hell</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Back home, I ordered 2 types of mikan. One is Harumi which is supposed to be a relatively rare type with very sweet and tender fruit, a cross between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomi" target="_blank">kiyomi</a> and ponkan. The other one is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setoka" target="_blank">Setoka</a>. Its taste is "highly" sweet and the fruit size is bigger than others. It was also more expensive.</div><div>Later I will also order Miyagawa Wase which is more like normal mandarin I guess.</div><div>For now, these 3 types should be enough for my 2 rows. Next year when I have more rows ready I shall think about what to go with.</div><div>I also used my translator app on the tags that came with the Seaberry.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXH8xWHRB1d9Bym1rqre2e59ENfR2EOQWZBUJVDuptmRz_oNqZX4pQMTUdEaUoCCk7KVKNazJTzHTwWO519swBQ5aKgx6BUaB7RJak3ZYc_tcySomA77rL-BLw1J52lcE6Z5H9YfHTXBk/s2048/DSC_0439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXH8xWHRB1d9Bym1rqre2e59ENfR2EOQWZBUJVDuptmRz_oNqZX4pQMTUdEaUoCCk7KVKNazJTzHTwWO519swBQ5aKgx6BUaB7RJak3ZYc_tcySomA77rL-BLw1J52lcE6Z5H9YfHTXBk/s320/DSC_0439.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nitrogen fixer</td></tr></tbody></table>And all I got was this hilarious engrish:<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxFMn68FAPZgXVWypd99o5LxKPZAdnOlrLPoqsSCMhaBwfh1HWf1WO5CteqTQN17LHHRvc20oBmmSuhUk1OsBSta3nsKKCFSpv7az3wHkdJQbwvsZW_lp27BzodCXd0I4xgAcUdduN8E/s2048/Screenshot_20210309-133125.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxFMn68FAPZgXVWypd99o5LxKPZAdnOlrLPoqsSCMhaBwfh1HWf1WO5CteqTQN17LHHRvc20oBmmSuhUk1OsBSta3nsKKCFSpv7az3wHkdJQbwvsZW_lp27BzodCXd0I4xgAcUdduN8E/s320/Screenshot_20210309-133125.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently a good bush to ride</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>It is full of hearsay and boasts of amazing things which no other thing in the world can compare with. <br /><div><br /> </div></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-17183076455718130342021-03-07T18:12:00.003-08:002021-03-07T18:12:17.552-08:00Goumi in<p>I have put in 6 Goumi saplings. 3 in each row. And now I am waiting for Seaberries to arrive so I can put those in too. Yep, Seaberries is what I finally decided for my other nitrogen fixer bushes. </p><p>I also decided to not plant comfreys cause the natural ones (couldn't find russian ones) sound a bit too invasive for my taste. Instead I will just plant some lupines here and there.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2o3KI-FT86zwpzFsjTyEEgnjbg2mZJMrNdu0PVck7O67fb7xhtaYEdct1R8NSAJukAB0xoumRMUIfPXdN5XEpraEZUwIqXZpiERV1Bmxm5n0p4t6sSGegQeavMd16CD9QpYnw4krCJ0/s2048/DSC_0434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2o3KI-FT86zwpzFsjTyEEgnjbg2mZJMrNdu0PVck7O67fb7xhtaYEdct1R8NSAJukAB0xoumRMUIfPXdN5XEpraEZUwIqXZpiERV1Bmxm5n0p4t6sSGegQeavMd16CD9QpYnw4krCJ0/s320/DSC_0434.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You have to look real hard to see them...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKffI5-rXcTSXhnO_wyyrz5UrvOOcWOfmEAEsU7xW0FKcEKU2Wqg-XcF_qVFSOAN6tzYdxzuGER1g8tuB8wf4z4qamCQ6uDC9oVhaEQfjPXiopJ0IHTb5niEGcRGVogWE9S_HsqLA5Dzk/s2048/DSC_0435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKffI5-rXcTSXhnO_wyyrz5UrvOOcWOfmEAEsU7xW0FKcEKU2Wqg-XcF_qVFSOAN6tzYdxzuGER1g8tuB8wf4z4qamCQ6uDC9oVhaEQfjPXiopJ0IHTb5niEGcRGVogWE9S_HsqLA5Dzk/s320/DSC_0435.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of one of the goumi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-6520422783526536972021-03-02T17:36:00.003-08:002021-03-02T18:41:32.326-08:002 rows done<p>Finally the second row is also done, and I went ahead and put in the rest of the seeds and a little bit of fertilizer (About 10 kg that I mixed with lots of soil and spread on top of the seeds)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxLbKRYAw0pm3wKDi1XsjCjdlJ49hjdGl_SVtnkbDa7Ap-l0UO1_GJx7eIODknz8meso7-Unp3yxegLIMSu-D8Nb4IeKc57L8Ia_x5GIhz0tfEt8FwPl_D1loZ7_Ps5zf5CLIqY56Uoo/s2048/IMGP5915.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxLbKRYAw0pm3wKDi1XsjCjdlJ49hjdGl_SVtnkbDa7Ap-l0UO1_GJx7eIODknz8meso7-Unp3yxegLIMSu-D8Nb4IeKc57L8Ia_x5GIhz0tfEt8FwPl_D1loZ7_Ps5zf5CLIqY56Uoo/s320/IMGP5915.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Later I also removed the net...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The day after I put in the seeds it rained all day, and the day after that was sunny and nice. I guess it is a good start. It didn't seem like birds are interested in the seeds so I took away the netting too. We'll see how it goes.</div><div>Next step is to order my nitrogen fixer flowers and bushes and put in there, and after that, finally I can plant fruit saplings.</div><div>Based on my calculations, I should be able to fit in 6 trees in each row.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuK85oGU32CZsBp3FcZaLPXhn7dbTsxUr15DzX3pTY2fqM-LkFsDAMXArdRxlmSKqTrAmtAv4s1OyY5J8x9rGkxm8QOYABYNHSQFwOG1rxLOwKcWUBabZ9Lw11fodOpEDRL7xup61eH7A/s1061/1rowplan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="122" data-original-width="1061" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuK85oGU32CZsBp3FcZaLPXhn7dbTsxUr15DzX3pTY2fqM-LkFsDAMXArdRxlmSKqTrAmtAv4s1OyY5J8x9rGkxm8QOYABYNHSQFwOG1rxLOwKcWUBabZ9Lw11fodOpEDRL7xup61eH7A/s320/1rowplan.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The master painter strikes again</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The green pea icons are supposed to indicate nitrogen fixers. Goumi, something else, Comfrey and Lupines. I'm thinking 3 Goumi, 2 something else (I was gonna get Buffaloberries but cannot find them in Japan. Only one place sold them but it is sold out), and then fill in with Comfrey and Lupines in between.</div><div>Oh, and today I saw the year`s first bamboos (6 of them) coming out of the ground to the north of my north wall, which I happily kicked to oblivion. </div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-34546139354463937002021-02-25T16:07:00.003-08:002021-02-25T16:07:34.575-08:00Sowing the seeds<p> Almost finished the second row now... also broadcasted seeds in the first row and covered with a very thin layer of soil mixed with fertilizer. And just to be safe, put a net over the whole thing to keep safe from birds and stuff.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_A11KtbdZZcJKmcA-Y7brRY41xA0fPZDNwMXTZZ9tean3VreEK6ufq4OradZUD4dwt-VySXzUWf05svIpD2QXk2ozvdsABmj4o-MFSbj2efA4JcfDDyh2NffIjnFWnT0iL8qjSzaUGo/s2048/DSC_0421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_A11KtbdZZcJKmcA-Y7brRY41xA0fPZDNwMXTZZ9tean3VreEK6ufq4OradZUD4dwt-VySXzUWf05svIpD2QXk2ozvdsABmj4o-MFSbj2efA4JcfDDyh2NffIjnFWnT0iL8qjSzaUGo/s320/DSC_0421.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30 meters of net was not enough though</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The seeds are cover nitrogen fixers and some grass to act as mulch. Hairy vetch, white clover, italian rye grass and some barley grass.</p><p>All this digging in the sun has given my cap a very beautiful design in form of misty majestic mountains made of sweat.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xsrJUBP85qpbnJUbEoTRyofv0OC2bacI-omR2hyZUMGuUilt-4MF_ODpGSm4hud27b1gj3hnMPsgzJSt3NetPTEej5_Rr_cylW6wOLtr6TQvyjwKz-6l49-Oh2tG3F0RycgJnSmBUM0/s2048/DSC_0425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xsrJUBP85qpbnJUbEoTRyofv0OC2bacI-omR2hyZUMGuUilt-4MF_ODpGSm4hud27b1gj3hnMPsgzJSt3NetPTEej5_Rr_cylW6wOLtr6TQvyjwKz-6l49-Oh2tG3F0RycgJnSmBUM0/s320/DSC_0425.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design by nature</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Once I finish the second row, I will put in seeds there, and then get the saplings in place. After that, I will go and hunt down 20 more tatami mats and start digging my way through the 3rd row... </p>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-932941133872873322021-02-14T21:45:00.001-08:002021-02-14T21:45:11.679-08:00Halfway.... waiting for the weather<p>Line 2 is ongoing. I have come halfway, and it is pretty easy stuff. Checking the weather report it seems to get real cold again in a week, so I decided to wait just in case there is going to be more frost. After that I will plant the cover crop seeds in the first row.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCN9_H07EBqvxWD6z2_o0REPX94evPmcvuVfZMrUF0JqOMYFSXHCY3xnlatQPMNzV2QH-itIZURxmdQIntNIACOKEyWlMwhQe-YPWwtCJUQoRbi8-JXsyQhTPEJIFbzQecfG-_ezlc4w/s2048/DSC_0423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCN9_H07EBqvxWD6z2_o0REPX94evPmcvuVfZMrUF0JqOMYFSXHCY3xnlatQPMNzV2QH-itIZURxmdQIntNIACOKEyWlMwhQe-YPWwtCJUQoRbi8-JXsyQhTPEJIFbzQecfG-_ezlc4w/s320/DSC_0423.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is starting to look neat</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-858560199248857232021-02-10T00:21:00.001-08:002021-02-10T00:21:26.113-08:00Moving on...<p> So after cutting the leaning tree my pile of branches and stuff grew and I have more material to put under the tatamis. Also Mr. K came by and asked if I needed more tatami and gave me a dozen. They are pretty crappy compared to the ones I got from the tatami store for free but it's not like I'm gonna use them to sit on anyway.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkauYQlh0mMAUsNSiFsIVelXBzhh1TQO31QfCFa7bmjmOu7RFCwatrRr5GefaI8R5MmVgBUaJt3nJNnsAoFfOnZAb5CqBpuisZdlgw4CdDuqpMK-gc5kT2sEm3eGRw4_0ZppDRe5jPbNU/s2048/DSC_0433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkauYQlh0mMAUsNSiFsIVelXBzhh1TQO31QfCFa7bmjmOu7RFCwatrRr5GefaI8R5MmVgBUaJt3nJNnsAoFfOnZAb5CqBpuisZdlgw4CdDuqpMK-gc5kT2sEm3eGRw4_0ZppDRe5jPbNU/s320/DSC_0433.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ex-leaning tree<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Remember the first row had a <a href="https://mrbnatural.blogspot.com/2021/01/first-row-almost-finished.html" target="_blank">real narrow section</a> which bothered me? <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7Q-n5D9fSj8tBK0pUUMm9eThYbLzrKtsqDx3PmU9EW9Lt9z47WlrHDUGfSRda-8d6nbG_cj2CrWA5HUiu27rsHgl-6x7ocks-zJ2Ox9NJKNlF7u2duJDkPrM9vl0ijLd2OAyQPbHvCY/s2048/DSC_0434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7Q-n5D9fSj8tBK0pUUMm9eThYbLzrKtsqDx3PmU9EW9Lt9z47WlrHDUGfSRda-8d6nbG_cj2CrWA5HUiu27rsHgl-6x7ocks-zJ2Ox9NJKNlF7u2duJDkPrM9vl0ijLd2OAyQPbHvCY/s320/DSC_0434.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not good</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Well it bothered me so much that I got a 10 meter root barrier and put alongside it, and backfilled with soil. so now it is no longer so narrow. Yeay, I can plant trees all the way in the first row.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1Epc6B5GTkqKQiuYYEHEn-T53NsANlRLd6xQnCWaZmk9MAXrOY_7TY8Ao6SSWpQQghLxmuVG6VIv708jHE7HviOLQqEy0yh3xDfG_2gWHPAn_xXxQ6nJoalszSmE7aHI09K55t1w67Y/s2048/DSC_0436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1Epc6B5GTkqKQiuYYEHEn-T53NsANlRLd6xQnCWaZmk9MAXrOY_7TY8Ao6SSWpQQghLxmuVG6VIv708jHE7HviOLQqEy0yh3xDfG_2gWHPAn_xXxQ6nJoalszSmE7aHI09K55t1w67Y/s320/DSC_0436.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Widened</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I am now filling in with soil in the second row.... slowly. And adding tatamis as I progress.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz8p2Q8xvCXwfaPGhtq78A_ikvlahLyMHZjdYRQDtsxt5LX4UPs3iS8WFibo0fKx9OesNdoGetKS5LsGDKiZOMq95FKK2Q4uiZgpS5ZRth4OnFZAstnOtP0lkpgF44_O87FRFEFZxf60/s2048/DSC_0438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz8p2Q8xvCXwfaPGhtq78A_ikvlahLyMHZjdYRQDtsxt5LX4UPs3iS8WFibo0fKx9OesNdoGetKS5LsGDKiZOMq95FKK2Q4uiZgpS5ZRth4OnFZAstnOtP0lkpgF44_O87FRFEFZxf60/s320/DSC_0438.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost 25% in</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The nights are still cold and frosty. As soon as the weather starts getting a bit warmer, I will sow the ground cover seeds and order tree saplings to plant in the first row. And hopefully not long after that I will be finished with the second row too so I will do the same there.</div><div>My ground covers are vetch, ryegrass, wheatgrass and clover.</div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-36909584147843966792021-02-04T16:28:00.004-08:002021-02-04T16:28:35.404-08:00The leaning tree no more<p>I know, I know, I kept thinking that I would just leave the leaning tree and that it wasn't really such a bother, but the more I work on my fields the more I feel it would be a big shame if the tree some day fell on it. So one rainy day, I decided to go and buy myself the cheapest handsaw I could find with long handle, in order to cut the tree down while maintaining a safe distance in case it would barber chair.</p><p>I found a saw with 3 meter long handle but just doing a few minutes pretend-sawing with it in the store showed that the length makes the head really heavy and cumbersome to work with. It almost killed my arms. So I opted for the even cheaper, shorter 2 meter long one. I think it is mainly meant to be used for trimming high branches. The head is almost 30 cm long.</p><p>As I got back home the rain had stopped and the clouds had dispersed. It was just around noon, and I thought why not, let's do it right now.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7a_8GZeXsZJx4BDa_xPiWPTbsdejIiIvXrzpwcxmgDm6QRJDXuYAgvyakfADeDTTNc9VLIXr6zPzRP3necsPg2DGZb9Wikd6yczcxQkw8z6Jllh87gsh_ArWldtyB3M6vYiE7RUcTtlo/s2048/DSC_0422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7a_8GZeXsZJx4BDa_xPiWPTbsdejIiIvXrzpwcxmgDm6QRJDXuYAgvyakfADeDTTNc9VLIXr6zPzRP3necsPg2DGZb9Wikd6yczcxQkw8z6Jllh87gsh_ArWldtyB3M6vYiE7RUcTtlo/s320/DSC_0422.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I started sawing and sawing from a couple meters away. It was very tiresome to put any force behind the saw head from distance. But after half an hour I gradually got through the trunk. For the first time, I assumed that the lean will make the tree fall on its own, plus I didn't want to waste a lot of effort cutting through the trunk 3 times so I didn't make any notch cut at the front. Big mistake as it later turned out.<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LNmciSiqLrFQW09FhAK3zYLeuET54kxAFh3EomCwgbLUGn8usUGO6ch_jEM9rVP24StWqbGJjVYVhvXjjEVlRhyphenhyphenvyJKS3lIksFvFxnDE6mKCS7EgHN5cNroZYCFqgkXJmi0pMXDqSOI/s2048/DSC_0423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LNmciSiqLrFQW09FhAK3zYLeuET54kxAFh3EomCwgbLUGn8usUGO6ch_jEM9rVP24StWqbGJjVYVhvXjjEVlRhyphenhyphenvyJKS3lIksFvFxnDE6mKCS7EgHN5cNroZYCFqgkXJmi0pMXDqSOI/s320/DSC_0423.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost halfway through</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I had thought the tree would fall after I reached its middle, but noooo it didn't show any signs of even wanting to move. So I inserted a peg in there and hammered it in.</div><div>The trunk was thicker than the saw head so I kept cutting from 2 meters away on one side, then on the other side, and then checked from above (where the pictures are taken) if my cuts met. All the while being very very careful and keeping listening to any tiny noises the tree may make to indicate it is starting to break, and all the time ready to leg it.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQAcg-5JNIVpG_Y-i9ZiLEELOtYuD4Plc6g_3RLz-hcQshpjjNkaqDcab8dT_R2IMD2kEfWxbtMcT_scJPM5trrlNh0ZoCS_jDuKGwImN29FgxdCeBo_ny7Ei-TQ79HDtyn23-JYd_W4/s2048/DSC_0424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQAcg-5JNIVpG_Y-i9ZiLEELOtYuD4Plc6g_3RLz-hcQshpjjNkaqDcab8dT_R2IMD2kEfWxbtMcT_scJPM5trrlNh0ZoCS_jDuKGwImN29FgxdCeBo_ny7Ei-TQ79HDtyn23-JYd_W4/s320/DSC_0424.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peg inserted</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>With the peg, I managed to open the trunk a little, but despite the big lean it apparently wasn't heavy enough to want to break. So I had to keep cutting even deeper underneath the peg.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFtcf41OHrpcoewJ0stth_JkEzIB4fDe2e2qrcrgVmwe7oCwUeLUSs6uT95_2oaSkFHRh80OCTDWagLfobXg3mpBnrRtArkiEX_3manh6S6Ts45KjWbCe16rcs2zIz6OtARbWVjFDBWQ/s2048/DSC_0425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFtcf41OHrpcoewJ0stth_JkEzIB4fDe2e2qrcrgVmwe7oCwUeLUSs6uT95_2oaSkFHRh80OCTDWagLfobXg3mpBnrRtArkiEX_3manh6S6Ts45KjWbCe16rcs2zIz6OtARbWVjFDBWQ/s320/DSC_0425.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken from where I stood sawing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>By now my arms felt like jelly and full of pain. It took so much effort to add every few millimeters. But I kept taking breaks and kept sawing and hammering and hammering. there was absolutely no wind, so the tree had to fall on its own. I started to hear small crackling sounds when I was hammering but they would stop as soon as I stopped hammering. Finally I sawed so deep that the peg went all the way in. But still no sign of tree surrendering. I double checked both sides that there was nothing holding the tree up. Very strange. By now I had worked on the tree for almost 3 hours straight. I kept regretting that I hadn't made the usual front cut first.</div><div>Absolutely exhausted, I took a big big risk and used the chainsaw while hiding myself behind the thick bamboo trunks nearby, to just give the tree an extra centimeter of cut right next to the peg where it seemed impossible to get through by hand due to no energy. Plus right in the middle of the tree the wood was compressed, fresh and wet and very hard to cut trough.</div><div>I only had to brush the chainsaw against the middle part and it seemed to do the trick, the tree started to crackle, and I ran away as fast as I could, expecting the worst.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38_SxfetWUPQcyPKXjjwr1yjG2YqFJad251VU8dAIYRmzSO5hp5qfHmKM2UAbBF1a7l-0aNqGkqfhao6Tsw4VkJ_JvwInKgXQMejeT2tBvl5kRAPCaVlB7jZs7aGa1JMAqVPVdRgphdM/s2048/DSC_0426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38_SxfetWUPQcyPKXjjwr1yjG2YqFJad251VU8dAIYRmzSO5hp5qfHmKM2UAbBF1a7l-0aNqGkqfhao6Tsw4VkJ_JvwInKgXQMejeT2tBvl5kRAPCaVlB7jZs7aGa1JMAqVPVdRgphdM/s320/DSC_0426.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooray</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>No barber chair though. The tree just kind of tipped over, and it spared almost all the trees in Mr. O's land too. I cut it into pieces with the chainsaw and tidied up. While getting cleaned up it did fall over my tatamis so at least I saved myself that trouble in the future.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCeM-kYHrNq8B61BjkcJlm31YFxU3ishxW5jB6pGrw1VupfbVjP7YZGxbBx8IRSA3J3ikGu8fQwdUvFyXRAhfuZCOJ5_noGsL5_RIgaFpXGXhhVIzB5mYZykWsE2Mulj0_OeXO23-h0g/s2048/DSC_0427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCeM-kYHrNq8B61BjkcJlm31YFxU3ishxW5jB6pGrw1VupfbVjP7YZGxbBx8IRSA3J3ikGu8fQwdUvFyXRAhfuZCOJ5_noGsL5_RIgaFpXGXhhVIzB5mYZykWsE2Mulj0_OeXO23-h0g/s320/DSC_0427.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the side</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsTCRjweU6rRKl0KJqTLI2MU6HQd5fA68PLBwn8ZUGN_EQdPYPrp9HylieW2FvzweGA7M0nzO5fwlTFFXsBgg0shn-lxZkMVizTKN-JxfE7il2olSUz_OXfvQne2mzQruOBU3ykS-ROo/s2048/DSC_0428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsTCRjweU6rRKl0KJqTLI2MU6HQd5fA68PLBwn8ZUGN_EQdPYPrp9HylieW2FvzweGA7M0nzO5fwlTFFXsBgg0shn-lxZkMVizTKN-JxfE7il2olSUz_OXfvQne2mzQruOBU3ykS-ROo/s320/DSC_0428.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From below</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliyoyZn_Ituj7YpDyQVVPHXqAm19xulO-34uSmZnP5zQmYJR6NxBGZonxgImVrLtPZHP_y1aru2PC6-wmjQosoF5OlZ6pBBNAOHbTXLiOnxabYEknz6F36FG1uQq0PNH7GSKftJJDnIw/s2048/DSC_0429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliyoyZn_Ituj7YpDyQVVPHXqAm19xulO-34uSmZnP5zQmYJR6NxBGZonxgImVrLtPZHP_y1aru2PC6-wmjQosoF5OlZ6pBBNAOHbTXLiOnxabYEknz6F36FG1uQq0PNH7GSKftJJDnIw/s320/DSC_0429.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After cleanup</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>While heading home I used the remaining fuel in the chainsaw to cut down 3 of the smallest sugi trees in my other plot, just for fun.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6JnfnPnylORwSYBQsyGSUOqGfR6gy9w1-xoLNPuhGbTL8OTixJO5ulIhUIfC4Ugv8VcoSpCAA4nTyxfgVVp-UdAAHAVuLO5LOV1fhDf5Tc5LC3dsNYBMK2HgkJndYyeh6lPT1kCnDjg/s2048/DSC_0431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6JnfnPnylORwSYBQsyGSUOqGfR6gy9w1-xoLNPuhGbTL8OTixJO5ulIhUIfC4Ugv8VcoSpCAA4nTyxfgVVp-UdAAHAVuLO5LOV1fhDf5Tc5LC3dsNYBMK2HgkJndYyeh6lPT1kCnDjg/s320/DSC_0431.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My other plot. It's opening up</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-27604324970010618372021-02-04T15:45:00.003-08:002021-02-04T15:45:50.320-08:00My piles<p>Without actually having planned it, I have since before made separate piles with bamboo chops and tree branches. They now come very handy when I need material of different shapes and sizes to fill in under my tatami paths. So the piles are shrinking and shrinking.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbxqE0KdDHx4K-axtI_pQ1MA4px5dxbKYiyVGfqg0rsJ8PaTD2Akx0-q40phlrE7OXMzJ67SOlWBubzLhDE-pv_iYV97HC3RB8CzvtOZAU0qBcJqI88ZodwA0vurga-PtvOzAnJIXHAM/s2048/DSC_0418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbxqE0KdDHx4K-axtI_pQ1MA4px5dxbKYiyVGfqg0rsJ8PaTD2Akx0-q40phlrE7OXMzJ67SOlWBubzLhDE-pv_iYV97HC3RB8CzvtOZAU0qBcJqI88ZodwA0vurga-PtvOzAnJIXHAM/s320/DSC_0418.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Branches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGG6S8n6R5OhHhOu1MjnVvlws1FNR1Phyphenhyphen-POU5bLOXAqDk36mwn6Gzmot-IdtjKkXR1WfNH3OQxPGGl3gmPRv8iAP4QmaC0hHBT9jqKfBZLPTFkGyR3fsi6XO911Xrswq699_FauH3is/s2048/DSC_0419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGG6S8n6R5OhHhOu1MjnVvlws1FNR1Phyphenhyphen-POU5bLOXAqDk36mwn6Gzmot-IdtjKkXR1WfNH3OQxPGGl3gmPRv8iAP4QmaC0hHBT9jqKfBZLPTFkGyR3fsi6XO911Xrswq699_FauH3is/s320/DSC_0419.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bamboo</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwECEVaNz6S3BeH6sfLH77gdNFUsU6m0tAK0ZhfDyRwWdQS7CRoYRbN66TxMUnWyAffiaK99lt-ngaHrPSnbQoUpnFuAB5GjUjNu5JeTg1R6tvLK9WV_W-RylW9851XgGOLv1TIwUs9c/s2048/DSC_0420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwECEVaNz6S3BeH6sfLH77gdNFUsU6m0tAK0ZhfDyRwWdQS7CRoYRbN66TxMUnWyAffiaK99lt-ngaHrPSnbQoUpnFuAB5GjUjNu5JeTg1R6tvLK9WV_W-RylW9851XgGOLv1TIwUs9c/s320/DSC_0420.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">U-turn</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-6786609710276577252021-01-24T14:54:00.001-08:002021-01-24T14:54:05.339-08:00First row almost finished<p>It is starting to actually look like a row, finally. I walked along the row and estimated that with 3 meters distance between trees I could fit in 9 trees in each row. However, there is a section of the row where the plot border angles inwards, making the straight row as narrow as only 1 meter. I don't think it would be a good idea to plant a tree in that section. Maybe a shrub or a nitrogen fixer or something. I even though back about putting a couple of beehives there, but I think it would be too much hassle.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eOwZ6kmY7CnUYXo86JZD1JNFXIWf-7VSESFJ1EvnKs-xCxq0ad3cva6uL1yUKBkj-GQMmF5E1FYTRMCmyZ9y1MHePzOejEeqihzxrqNSwVvZ4gBcvxAW1sc1M5-tzta8SbnkjPLiClQ/s1000/drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eOwZ6kmY7CnUYXo86JZD1JNFXIWf-7VSESFJ1EvnKs-xCxq0ad3cva6uL1yUKBkj-GQMmF5E1FYTRMCmyZ9y1MHePzOejEeqihzxrqNSwVvZ4gBcvxAW1sc1M5-tzta8SbnkjPLiClQ/s320/drawing.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I use my superior drawing skills again</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Anyway I will skip planting trees in the section where it gets real narrow, so in the first row I should get 6 or 7 trees only. I also bought some cover seeds, like vetch and wheat which I plan to put on there as soon as it feels like there won't be any more frost. In between the fruit trees I shall plant nitrogen fixing trees , what sort I still have not decided.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF0uI7JjW0effEHG1ESDywx01JZ81ZaIq6AsYKKvKzbsOW_zG_t-dhJW2ZAjX9YLgf64hjR8OLPDsRaEW_bgEsFl0ZskqcPlx7DMXjBlcGf5rn5Spg_6p-Vr2cujLzz6pBu0T_fCbF2o/s2048/DSC_0416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF0uI7JjW0effEHG1ESDywx01JZ81ZaIq6AsYKKvKzbsOW_zG_t-dhJW2ZAjX9YLgf64hjR8OLPDsRaEW_bgEsFl0ZskqcPlx7DMXjBlcGf5rn5Spg_6p-Vr2cujLzz6pBu0T_fCbF2o/s320/DSC_0416.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Row 1 on the right side</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>While waiting for winter to end, I will finish row 2 and its tatami path as well.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8YiRH7QGMqOgCkxZhNe_ao8AQlO4twHNQmoMCGAweRox-eUYS5jtFYre75m7LgX5E6sKQX6MN-zP9ckjXapzmD6e7S7Ob-lQ78IrbQeI7jeEEs_zCVZAuVHb0uBc1AXj_8J_4-QiWgI/s2048/DSC_0417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8YiRH7QGMqOgCkxZhNe_ao8AQlO4twHNQmoMCGAweRox-eUYS5jtFYre75m7LgX5E6sKQX6MN-zP9ckjXapzmD6e7S7Ob-lQ78IrbQeI7jeEEs_zCVZAuVHb0uBc1AXj_8J_4-QiWgI/s320/DSC_0417.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under construction</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I got a bit lazy and instead of pulling out the big dead bamboo butt I just left it there and dug around it, making sure there are no surviving roots. I can balance a tatami mat on top of it. </div><div><br /></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-72051633900103004882021-01-11T22:47:00.002-08:002021-01-11T22:47:23.532-08:00Making tree rows<p>So... finally it is time to make the first row, and then start actually planting things. What a long wait it has been.</p><p>While making the row, and any additional soil I need I will take from the little hill I made after digging with the backhoe.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iSNd5x781R0v4s2BrZzi0I9W5v2zgNBd_Y-zSm8wVhvwEWoPdsa1k-yOTuuxhCeE2Lfewe-YpvujH7s0GdE5K17hYErsCaH5Z5xOYwK4FY81EnbsEJMBR9OGwh25sGPglZhBZaKIzWM/s2048/DSC_0495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iSNd5x781R0v4s2BrZzi0I9W5v2zgNBd_Y-zSm8wVhvwEWoPdsa1k-yOTuuxhCeE2Lfewe-YpvujH7s0GdE5K17hYErsCaH5Z5xOYwK4FY81EnbsEJMBR9OGwh25sGPglZhBZaKIzWM/s320/DSC_0495.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ug6dThU-nLGp2Me57sGuiPTLGrDyUTJPTBOirP0lW3uDzY9Vr_E04ZWm0QgVuV_gSdMUOAz_9Xnx27N1sj60sY95poyZdvThGaJrRockOl1w7rYWxHOVRirrUQbv20NhlY-K7skoXsc/s2048/DSC_0496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ug6dThU-nLGp2Me57sGuiPTLGrDyUTJPTBOirP0lW3uDzY9Vr_E04ZWm0QgVuV_gSdMUOAz_9Xnx27N1sj60sY95poyZdvThGaJrRockOl1w7rYWxHOVRirrUQbv20NhlY-K7skoXsc/s320/DSC_0496.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought I should have a "before" picture</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>After a day and a half of moving dirt, I had finished more than half the length. Of course, I will make some final adjustments and tidying up once the whole row is done. After that I will start making tree row nr 2, as well as drive row nr 2, and start digging into tree row nr 3 while waiting for winter to fade out so that I can do some planting.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_Q6E1kY0ayLt4Exc5rejn-Mzh9MiKhwLxxg9AlTmow0JUct5jH6HPP819b-hwE7f9OrRlx8fHVbGjO92BaGRj06RwPKKKmFuAZ1p3wYq6-STbXXGS5KCPQMlqTirM-pdmJt4XwMikxA/s2048/DSC_0499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_Q6E1kY0ayLt4Exc5rejn-Mzh9MiKhwLxxg9AlTmow0JUct5jH6HPP819b-hwE7f9OrRlx8fHVbGjO92BaGRj06RwPKKKmFuAZ1p3wYq6-STbXXGS5KCPQMlqTirM-pdmJt4XwMikxA/s320/DSC_0499.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halfway done</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-5704878934085324072021-01-07T23:43:00.004-08:002021-01-07T23:43:50.724-08:00Persistent and deep roots<p>My tatami row finally neared the other end of the plot. Back when I dug out all the bamboo roots, on that side I didn't go all the way to the very edge and had left a meter wide strip untouched. Now was the time to take care of that too since the tatami needed to go over it.</p><p>So I marked the border with a plastic string tied between a couple of perfectly positioned trees and started digging and removing roots. I had forgotten how big and hardy those roots are. Anyway, it took some hard digging and now I have a nice and clean border to west as well. I don't have any plastic root barriers to put there though, so I decided to just put a couple of logs which hopefully will serve as barriers.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPe0EEZEtqhHqJJlzJ-sJ7AIY3ay3TVvXJ7sS7cNYVajRpxLPL1kdkA84XwmEMzfHbvquTN0eRhk5L6KRs94cwJ-gffhH3kGZbKfb3JEyZd0F25X3DRCdmVuRJ7lXMpE2H60d2u3wZijI/s2048/DSC_0479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPe0EEZEtqhHqJJlzJ-sJ7AIY3ay3TVvXJ7sS7cNYVajRpxLPL1kdkA84XwmEMzfHbvquTN0eRhk5L6KRs94cwJ-gffhH3kGZbKfb3JEyZd0F25X3DRCdmVuRJ7lXMpE2H60d2u3wZijI/s320/DSC_0479.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is that a root I see?</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_-d5XWPVr3xqtn03O8MOit_86D7r0U8TIt8SXXhRKgeOgHYqmNWLlA8t6tK9FMgwPIBsGecRjog3csRtweT073R3nnOfcGNhA1TPqzTIKitK-Iawgai2SWruXwszM0eHxRlHHLF_DDQ/s2048/DSC_0481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_-d5XWPVr3xqtn03O8MOit_86D7r0U8TIt8SXXhRKgeOgHYqmNWLlA8t6tK9FMgwPIBsGecRjog3csRtweT073R3nnOfcGNhA1TPqzTIKitK-Iawgai2SWruXwszM0eHxRlHHLF_DDQ/s320/DSC_0481.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dig a bit more to see where it's heading</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzaO6cW4xm4ETs2AMgHA6jQ7OUERh8YJOpE6a5csV98TzGLox0xHoK5RIYMMUtp9eiyZuMTcHdtJ_2lG7vW0p-y_8dZP7MK6TvweTk9vqSZ7lx7fLH3oRAS2KGVcbXdQd8QU4PscpuFw/s2048/DSC_0482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzaO6cW4xm4ETs2AMgHA6jQ7OUERh8YJOpE6a5csV98TzGLox0xHoK5RIYMMUtp9eiyZuMTcHdtJ_2lG7vW0p-y_8dZP7MK6TvweTk9vqSZ7lx7fLH3oRAS2KGVcbXdQd8QU4PscpuFw/s320/DSC_0482.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hacked out some of it...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Anyway, it took some heavy lifting and the logs were in position.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6ppmOh-BueAC8M16VjlkEdCocWWRn5DGE5h4TPwXRMkxci1IXCPqWP-DAQzZl1P1WjkKUeGlpnIq7dYOGprCJo1-RSnKdMldANBU0ER8Ze5C5kzTWDlv5VqcHTZyAtZpQvAVawULhyk/s2048/DSC_0484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6ppmOh-BueAC8M16VjlkEdCocWWRn5DGE5h4TPwXRMkxci1IXCPqWP-DAQzZl1P1WjkKUeGlpnIq7dYOGprCJo1-RSnKdMldANBU0ER8Ze5C5kzTWDlv5VqcHTZyAtZpQvAVawULhyk/s320/DSC_0484.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, some of the "Art" had to go in there too</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Now I figure my "hills" where saplings are planted will be as wide as a tatami length, and it just so happens that my tatami path between the hills reach almost exactly to the "barrier" logs I just put there.</div><div>And since all the tatami rows are supposed to be connected, I will make a tatami path alongside the west border, by connecting my tatami rows together using an additional tatami mat between each couple of rows. So basically seen from above my 3 first tatami rows will form an "E" shape.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB41yB_qLICKwe5cqO8yAhMLbvvNC1C2Mh5v5hLsWku37bfc4K2dOrybVw89dCtUfgQWdIF20ype493XMcGEY3cbhsYJD5ULAEgYrxpr8l663cngUtF7dwKfbR0fbLthi-ZKKZlZ-7W8/s2048/DSC_0486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB41yB_qLICKwe5cqO8yAhMLbvvNC1C2Mh5v5hLsWku37bfc4K2dOrybVw89dCtUfgQWdIF20ype493XMcGEY3cbhsYJD5ULAEgYrxpr8l663cngUtF7dwKfbR0fbLthi-ZKKZlZ-7W8/s320/DSC_0486.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The purple string hangs exactly where my plot's border is</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>It feels a bit wasteful to dump good soil under the tatami where I am supposed to walk, so I backfill as much as I can with logs and bamboo chips before I top it with dirt. You can start to see where my paths will be by looking at how the logs are positioned. A bit more digging and hauling, and I had my first "left turn" defined.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VqGPRYqSBIxs96rpQb3ck-DpG7iUVFihEVcd_VeznJEyAQAJbbcWihm35kYnlvdIJiP19BypqWh5ooGNzV-iJqgHZxHyP-EPc2W-ImXQ-za4IqlXYE4S9US_0DX4MrOB2dwyIwlExEw/s2048/DSC_0489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VqGPRYqSBIxs96rpQb3ck-DpG7iUVFihEVcd_VeznJEyAQAJbbcWihm35kYnlvdIJiP19BypqWh5ooGNzV-iJqgHZxHyP-EPc2W-ImXQ-za4IqlXYE4S9US_0DX4MrOB2dwyIwlExEw/s320/DSC_0489.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am so tired at this point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Now back when I dug out these parts with the backhoe, I dumped a lot of the soil in tiny hills further toward the middle of the plot. After I have finished placing the tatamis on top of the logs, I will be returning the soil from those hills back where it belongs, to both sides of my tatami rows.</div><div>I want to put back soil starting from east to west, so that I will not be trampling it too much where the saplings are supposed to go. Therefore, I will need to be able to go back and forth with my wheelbarrow around the west corner which is shown in the above picture.</div><div>But as it is now, the wheelbarrow cannot really climb there, so I will make a tiny dirt path around that corner to make the moving of the soil smoother.</div><div>First, it needs to be backfilled with bamboo chips...</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT5FUfnfG1dPvPYq9aETJ6lZxKPfxVe4jqS7lQoPXB72SPDk7V0o-LUIj8-qcJbRoqMHEQY6RtoEfzBZrbOApn2s3SR78j6zrTkELpr2_JKcdW3C3CBgoR4UDupug3Vr_q2RueGUHBa4/s2048/DSC_0493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT5FUfnfG1dPvPYq9aETJ6lZxKPfxVe4jqS7lQoPXB72SPDk7V0o-LUIj8-qcJbRoqMHEQY6RtoEfzBZrbOApn2s3SR78j6zrTkELpr2_JKcdW3C3CBgoR4UDupug3Vr_q2RueGUHBa4/s320/DSC_0493.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something like this... </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next I will<span style="text-align: center;"> just need to dump some clay</span> on top of that and my wheelbarrow will be able to run over it. </div><div><div><br /></div></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-5416079307213135332021-01-01T04:53:00.003-08:002021-01-01T04:53:27.920-08:00Cleaning up a bit<p>The last tree I fell has been lying there for many many months, and now that I have ran out of logs to put under my path, it is time to take out the chainsaw and chop the tree up into manageable bits.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qBLlhRZ_mUqj14QQ3CeuzXipO5C2jhXWOHVAdEceyBWNa6IAV5E-PGeWmM6tLxucoIPZXr_Qf127PQpv7EKQBom-UnvPceA52CkbPw_AQ446u2yE1PrjJDzU3E-d0nsYZtkdkghyLGE/s2048/DSC_0474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qBLlhRZ_mUqj14QQ3CeuzXipO5C2jhXWOHVAdEceyBWNa6IAV5E-PGeWmM6tLxucoIPZXr_Qf127PQpv7EKQBom-UnvPceA52CkbPw_AQ446u2yE1PrjJDzU3E-d0nsYZtkdkghyLGE/s320/DSC_0474.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I don't have an "after" picture it seems, but I took a picture of some art I made using the bits I had after sawing the tree into smaller pieces.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq2ILC33BrX0tthygKz8rHwWVFqm0_LsJBaq1f3Ggry58AFiX_aC8zlgbFvLW-TT31yjpbIFy35LVB1JSA2Vg9fUZIps5p_Zj8AvXuRRGIR_BhGDZJdAjgKt_UBIsgs52mMJ2pfxsL3M/s2048/DSC_0476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq2ILC33BrX0tthygKz8rHwWVFqm0_LsJBaq1f3Ggry58AFiX_aC8zlgbFvLW-TT31yjpbIFy35LVB1JSA2Vg9fUZIps5p_Zj8AvXuRRGIR_BhGDZJdAjgKt_UBIsgs52mMJ2pfxsL3M/s320/DSC_0476.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art</td></tr></tbody></table><div><p><br /></p></div>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211120575640537157.post-9364339498172126062021-01-01T04:48:00.005-08:002021-01-01T04:48:45.912-08:00The leaning tree<p>So I keep backfilling the path and topping it off with tatami. 2-3 mats a day keeps the doctor away.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPmAZKr-YfFZSmhY3KLq3DDGZiGdmymcSjRWTnJy6vTg3LUnzH3FZIBkG_L-KYHscI-ITMFfzOCq61d9AB7ev8cjNv-3EV98aHp0M3k_rRCGyNQQXxbd8ggORsQnZ0XmkEkUw7gyv9iY/s2048/DSC_0470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPmAZKr-YfFZSmhY3KLq3DDGZiGdmymcSjRWTnJy6vTg3LUnzH3FZIBkG_L-KYHscI-ITMFfzOCq61d9AB7ev8cjNv-3EV98aHp0M3k_rRCGyNQQXxbd8ggORsQnZ0XmkEkUw7gyv9iY/s320/DSC_0470.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's like making a long sandwich of wood and dirt</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It is now more noticeable that the path, which once started seemingly below the surface is now slightly above the ground and rising. I am however not worried because I have measured it twice and it is all level. It is the surroundings that are sloping and make the path not look level.</p><p>Nevertheless I need to fill underneath the path with thicker and thicker logs to keep it in place.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbIl7hGtaptbofrs03RXrCA4wWd8wF0Aka0e95xZCw_jvduX5pmn4gFqwKflgwtcEbzm4vTGy2icfDMfCd5XEA2a_Z8Wg1DvoXNtakEb5cevVtlQSX6ul_a-0uqytrhmTQgaQ3oE0uvc/s2048/DSC_0471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbIl7hGtaptbofrs03RXrCA4wWd8wF0Aka0e95xZCw_jvduX5pmn4gFqwKflgwtcEbzm4vTGy2icfDMfCd5XEA2a_Z8Wg1DvoXNtakEb5cevVtlQSX6ul_a-0uqytrhmTQgaQ3oE0uvc/s320/DSC_0471.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some are more hollow than others</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I am not worrying too much about the air and gaps inside the fillings under the path. I figure in a few years it will all rot and even out. Or not. If not, then I will have to even it manually or something.</p><p>What I am worrying about a little is the nasty leaning tree north of the corner of the plot. I was going to cut it down to avoid it later on falling over a fruit tree on its own and break it. But it is leaning a lot and I think it is very scary to challenge it with my chainsaw. I looked up ways to fell leaning trees and one term kept coming up over and over again with big red blinking warning labels: Barber chair.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkcw_H75iIJwBdZn88ohPL48sHp7pQcXdNFTrUIewLFjWlBAuxEp84cIBAqxhja03Ag0U7oj7szhz97QOwySnUJDaaVisCBbrlc8_j8wjhm8MbvkPLey0hDDqN4ECzWaiTUSOuuARoeg/s2048/DSC_0472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkcw_H75iIJwBdZn88ohPL48sHp7pQcXdNFTrUIewLFjWlBAuxEp84cIBAqxhja03Ag0U7oj7szhz97QOwySnUJDaaVisCBbrlc8_j8wjhm8MbvkPLey0hDDqN4ECzWaiTUSOuuARoeg/s320/DSC_0472.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nah, I will let the typhoon take it</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I am thinking now more in lines of "it is just in the corner, and it is leaning outside my plot, so why don't I plant something like a nitrogen fixer in that corner and let nature take its course.."</p><p>Yeah, when I think about it, it is not really that much of a bother.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVetwfLixMs4RyZlE9SYwnUKEh27FOqCswwTLOji8Y8ija8VgXzTIiBNwl5jsrVZvxqyMwyCMdxDkX2UzTYHrWxJZkOXnWWoQcCRvuJ9bkorM401BDnU-Jbq7HYJ3mGseAtVMfGJisWJI/s2048/DSC_0473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVetwfLixMs4RyZlE9SYwnUKEh27FOqCswwTLOji8Y8ija8VgXzTIiBNwl5jsrVZvxqyMwyCMdxDkX2UzTYHrWxJZkOXnWWoQcCRvuJ9bkorM401BDnU-Jbq7HYJ3mGseAtVMfGJisWJI/s320/DSC_0473.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's just ugly</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Mr.B.Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220199614108115445noreply@blogger.com0