make it happen!
Here’s a look at what my hands looked like after this evening’s post setting extravaganza:
We were able to complete one of the long sides of the fence. It took me 20 minutes to dig the first hole; I was unable to complete the second hole; however, Dwight came along and finished them. When I had a free moment, I quickly planted another four rows of Blue Lake bush beans. As usual, it was too dark to take a pic of the finished work.
What is not to like about this bouquet of landscape timbers artfully arranged in a 100-gallon vase (pronounced vaaaaz, of course)? Thank you, Bill!
How many fence post digging companies do you know that use a grand piano lid stick to clean off the muck? Just what I thought: not very many. This stick is made of walnut. It’s very sturdy . . . and aesthetically pleasing, don’t you think?
Building fence is not for the faint of heart–and not especially easy–or fun–when it’s this muddy!
After watching a few YouTube videos, we decided this was the way we wanted to protect plants–year round. Dwight cut rebar in to 2′ lengths. The ground was sooo saturated with water, we didn’t even need a hammer. We left 6-8″ above the ground. The PVC sticks are 10′ long. I think they could be a little shorter. Anyway, during cold weather months we plan to put 3mil plastic on so that we can have greens for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners–and in between! Obviously, we need to either get a wider row cover or shorten the PVC sticks.
Dwight’s handiwork