Today is burning day. We're going to take care of the woodpile that the previous owners of the house left behind. It has been sitting outside in the field for an unknown period of time and I've found it to be termite infested. I'll also throw the tomato cages on top to burn off the vines and weeds from last year. We'll need to tomato cages fairly soon. We'll also get the last of the autumn leaves and tall weeds from around the border of the garden area. Any brushy weeds or saplings in view this afternoon will get pulled up/cut down and tossed in too. That goal is to tame the "garden area," a 1/4 acre of ground between the fenced area behind the house and the pasture. Last summer after I sprained my ankle (bad!) and couldn't get out there for almost a month it got pretty out of control and by the time I could hobble out, summer was almost over and I gave it up for lost. Today is the day to take control of the area! Once we've burned I want to extend the electric fence down the property line from the corner of the pasture to the corner of our fenced yard to keep critters (and the neighbor's boys!) from trampling/eating our garden this year. The rabbits are not welcome at the salad bar, neither are the neighbor boys welcome to stomp seedlings. I need to grab a warning tag to put on the fence to give the boys fair warning though. The garden area is enclosed on the other sides by pasture's electric fence on the east, the barn on the south, and our yard fence on the west. Once we get the electric extended, the north will be enclosed as well. |
