Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

Above ground koi pond....:unsure:? ;)

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katlupe said:
I love looking at your garden. It is one thing I really miss about my old house. Not only the gardens I planted but the wild plants and trees in the forest surrounding it. Plants kept me in tune with nature.
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I miss my gardens from our other house. There was so much to do but I enjoyed it all. This house has no gardens . Just lots of weeds. :(
 
We are growing food in 5 gallon buckets and flowers in huge clay pots. We have cedar 8 x 12 raised beds but haven’t put it together yet.
We spent most of our time mowing the grass and trying to deal with weeds. We have quite a few bushes but everything is on a steep hill that’s hard on the feet.

You’ve got nice flat land and done a lot.
It looks really good. I love your raised beds.
 
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PeppermintPatty said:
I love your raised beds.
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Not much of a choice here.
The 'soil' is hard pan
It would make a good cement substitute
Tried to dig holes for a few trees
The auger just spun on the top, no matter how much I laid on it
A hammer and large chisel did break it up some,
but the depth needed just seemed not worth the effort
Went with currant bushes and goose berries....in raised beds
 
Gary O' said:
Not much of a choice here.
The 'soil' is hard pan
It would make a good cement substitute
Tried to dig holes for a few trees
The auger just spun on the top, no matter how much I laid on it
A hammer and large chisel did break it up some,
but the depth needed just seemed not worth the effort
Went with currant bushes and goose berries....in raised beds
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I had to look up hard pan soil

Hardpan soil is a soil that is underlaid by a rock-hard layer of material close enough to the surface to limit the depth plants can extend their roots and to prevent internal drainage of the soil. The soil above the hardpan varies in depth from a few inches to two or three feet.

The auger just spun says it ALL.
That must have taken a lot of work. I thought the raised beds were there already. You HAVE done a LOT of work since getting the house.

The veggies in your raised beds look healthy as ever so you must be doing something
right. I love your Kale patch. What a nice surprise that must have been.

I LOVE those yellow dog rose bushes. What lovely privacy fences they make. We’ve been scooping some wild dog roses at the side of the roads and planting them at the front and back of our property.
Hopefully one day they will look as lovely as yours.

Your fish pond looks fabulous.
You guys are so resourceful.
 
The gooseberries seem quite hardy, as they haven't shown any signs of shock from being planted not that many days ago
Hope we like their taste

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The concord grapes finally did their spring wake up

It'll take 'em a few years to bear much fruit, but for now, I'm happy they're finding their way up the poles

A couple weeks ago they looked dead, no leaves, and brittle little limbs

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So, Gary, has it been four years, already, that you have been living the townie life? Were you at the cabin for five years? You both seem to have acclimated to the move. Being in agreement in any move, is so important. Mixed emotions for you, I'm sure. Timing is everything.
 
Meanderer said:
So, Gary, has it been four years, already, that you have been living the townie life? Were you at the cabin for five years?
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It'll be four years this coming September

Six years at the cabin
Meanderer said:
You both seem to have acclimated to the move. Being in agreement in any move, is so important.
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Acclimated is a good word for it
Meanderer said:
Mixed emotions for you, I'm sure.
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Not so mixed now
I do miss much
But, really don't miss the lonnnng winters

Meanderer said:
Timing is everything.
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It certainly is
 
"Honk if you like Goose berries."
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"Children were traditionally told that babies were found under gooseberry bushes."

"In British informal use, someone who plays gooseberry is a third person who stays in the company of two people, especially lovers, who would prefer to be alone; the usage comes from gooseberry-picker, referring to an activity as a pretext for the lovers to be together."
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"The word is recorded from the mid 16th century; the first element perhaps from goose, or based on Old French groseille, altered because of an unexplained association with the bird."
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES
 
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