72F and mostly cloudy here @ 09:15, WU calling for a high of 89F with scattered pop up showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds out of the SW @ 5 - 10 mph.
Not much in the way of rain here yesterday although it threatened. They got hammered just a little north of here, complete with Flash Flood Warnings.
Hopper and tube feeders refilled yesterday afternoon, also scattered some seeds for the ground feeders.
Friend came by and we got his welding project completed.
He gave me a hand moving the new cattle panel into position and getting it stood up. Got one corner secured to the existing arched trellis.
T post clips MIA so made another trip over to TSC.
That ended up being rather fortuitous, with me coming home with what might be the deal of the year … at least as far as TSC goes.
When I had been there earlier to pick up the additional cattle panel, there were two ladies ahead of me in line with one of them going on about some “75% off all plants” sale they had going.
I had noticed the small display with the 75% off all plants sign up near the main entrance when I was there the first time … but didn’t think much about it at the time, very little room left in the garden at this point … I’ll be hard-pressed to find locations to get the last of the tomatoes I have planted.
On the second trip to get the clips for the t posts, I happened to spy a bunch of nice looking shrubs sitting down near the entry gate for their fenced in yard.
I figured “Hey, it doesn’t hurt to ask …” so I asked the associate and he said he had just clarified it with his assistant manager and yup it was on everything: plants, shrubs and trees.
A couple of years ago was thinking about picking up some more arborvitae to plant over on the west side as a privacy screen/hedge between us and the neighbors.
Came home with 10 pretty nice looking “Green Giant” Arborvitae in 2 or 3 gallon pots, currently stand around 3’ tall including the root ball:
Tag says they should grow to 25’ to 30’ tall and 8’ to 10’ wide.
Regular price $24.99, $6.25 a pop with the 75% off …
Think they had 2 left of that variety and 2 more of a different variety. Seriously thinking about heading back over this morning with The Woman and see if there’s anything else She would be interested in.
Got those unloaded after dinner and moved around back.
Did a little more work on securing the 3rd section of the arched trellis to the t posts on the west side.
Sat out in the chair until around 22:00 waiting for Rocky to materialize but was a no show again.
The bait that I set out the night before and the dish that it was in were completely MIA yesterday morning. Nowhere to be found.
Did smell the aroma of skunk as I walked back to the sliding glass door going into the basement.
Went back out in the garage around 23:00 and worked out there for a couple of hours, straightening up and organizing.
On today’s agenda: (in no particular order)
Need to get Water Buffalo refilled today as I emptied it out the other day just watering stuff in the garden.
Get some wax bush beans planted.
Pound in the last 2 t posts for the 3rd section of arched trellis and get trellis mounted and secured.
Get last zucchini planted.
Get last 2 winter squash planted in the ground.
Haul down more wood chips to mulch around the Russian Sage and those 2 small rhubarb plants I worked the other day.
Some glyphosate spraying.
Temporary garage door repair.
Grass down here around the house needs mowed but will probably let it go until tomorrow when it’s supposed to be hotter.
See what else comes up.
Hope everyone is having a decent TGIF.
cross for steady breeze wind.
