The Last Trench

We were very motivated today to get going and finish off the piping in the trench, so we could fill it in and be nearly done with the irrigation out back. After this bit is done, the only factor holding us up is my willingness to devote time to the project under the house. Which means it may never be done.

Once Noel had finished digging down the trench and I'd glued all the pipe, we replaced the dirt (adding some compost in the beds to make up for the disturbance).

Here's a bit of a closer look at the stubs coming out of the ground in the strawberry bed. I'll glue on angles and attach the drip system the next time I can work in the garden; I need to get some more pieces to finish the job up.

When we'd finished the gluing and waited the requisite hour, I tested the circuits. This also serves to blow out all the dirt that has gotten in the pipes, and there was a lot of it. Here's the pipes coming up near the Asian pears, looking like a pair of periscopes. I think I will cut these lower to the ground.

The far end of the trench is where three pipes come up. This is hidden among the salvias, and once the bed has filled in some more it won't be visible at all from the path.

And here's what it's all in service of: an apple ('Jonathan') ripening in the orchard...

... and check out these nectarines:

When we'd finished, Noel helped me glue up my broken gnome (the dogs like to pick them up and throw them around; thank goodness they were very cheap). Not that I need help with gluing, but you have to understand that we were on a roll with getting things done.

I put these photos here as an object lesson in why you should not paint every surface in your kitchen bright yellow. A little less saturated, maybe buttery rather than Buttr-Flavr, and perhaps a nice light blue ceiling. One of these days I'll lose my mind and repaint the kitchen ceiling just to relieve the endless yellow. Yeah, I know you like bright colours. But a little bit goes a looooong way.

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posted by ayse on 06/10/07