when the trees are crowned with leaves

[blk]

Springtime has come in full force to my little yard, and it is so delightfully fun. My apple trees blossomed and snowed little white petals all over my front lawn, and the bushes by my porch are starting to open up their flowers. Almost all the little seedlings I started a while ago are poking bits of green through the soil.

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[bhudson]

One of my favourite songs, that.

At least, in the original. Not the techno version.

[blk]

I like this version, which is certainly more processed than the album version (and has those spiffy boingy sound effects), but isn't as hardcore as the other dance remix version I've heard. That's probably the techno one you mean, though. :)

[bhudson]

Back to the topic, my techno-garden makes me sad. I wish I had real soil, weeds and vermin, a compost pile, and at least a chance at growing veggies. Instead, I've got four planters.

[blk]

I am delighted with my compost pile, although mostly I love it as a form of recycling, as a way to productively reduce my trash output. Except I think I need to do something with it soon, as it's a little too useful. :)

I've never actually grown anything useful before (last year I had a tomato plant which didn't actual produce edible tomatoes), so I hope something I do this year works out. Eee!

[seekerofwisdom]

There is definitely something lovely about having permanent space in which to experiment with what grows, how to grow it, and where it should grow--and that applies to head space, not just green space.

Oak trees: if you salt the earth around the root, heavily but carefully, that will take care of it with minimal damage to the soil itself. If that doesn't work, drill a hole CAREFULLY into the middle of the stem you're working with and pour high dosage salt water into it. Do that a few times, and the stump will die.

Will you ever post pictures of what your garden does? I'd love to see them!

[blk]

Huh, that salt trick sounds really useful. I'm not sure I can apply it in the cases where the roots are all on the neighbor's side of the fence, but I can certainly take care of some of them.

I'll try to get some more pics as anything interesting happens. Right now the only pretty things are my front bushes. :)

[bhudson]

Salting the earth sounds downright biblical. How long until it recovers and you can get anything to grow in that dirt?

[demureserenity]

yeaaa :)