Hot and clear today, if the forecast holds up. It was beautiful yesterday, if I wasn’t working outdoors in the sun. I actually got a fan and plugged it in outside because it was so stifling.
I did get a bunch of stuff done. I pealed back the weed barrier to allow the muck to dry. That mostly worked. Since it was wet and squishy, I started moving dirt. Moved a bunch of sand to the garden plot, then more dirt on top. They’ll mix later when I roto-till. I wanted to loosen up the clay soil.
Then I started moving dirt from piles to laying on the ground. Took out a tree stump and filled that hole during the process. When I needed a break I took the machines and dug out a hole in the yard. It’s been there since we bought the place and looked like it might be an animal den. Nope. Just roots, rocks, and an abandoned sprinkler pipe. I dug around then filled it back in.
Used the machine to pull the clothesline T bar. The other one got pulled when we did the septic. Years ago. It’s right at the height to tear up my forehead or poke out and eye when I’m on the mower. Not any more Mr. T.
Toward the end of the day, the muck was still squishy so I had the idea of putting clay power on it to dry it out. Worked, but I had to throw the powder with a shovel. Did about 2/3 of a cubic yard. Then it was time to cover all the prepared area with the weed barrier and put tools away. Oh, during the morning, I installed one of the side boards that will hold the slag in place. I’m using the mattock to dig a narrow trench to hold the board at the right height. Hard work in clay and rock. And the occasional root, or gas line.
Today my slag gets delivered in the morning. Early. I’ll work on finishing the edge boards and start placing it. I really want to get the job finished. Hope I did the math and base layer right and I have enough material ordered. If that goes well, I’ll move on to then next thing on my list.
Always working. Yup. And stacking, goodwill this week…
nick