Tree Planting Day

[zebra363]

As previously advertised and despite hardly any rain (it's officially the driest winter on record so far):  Sunday 23 July.  All welcome!

Comments

[victorian_tweed]

Hope you have a great day! (As always, I'd be there if I was Local!)

It's dry as very dry thing here too :-/ I've lost quite a few trees and shrubs this year.

[zebra363]

Most of my plants seem to be holding on so far (and I'm hand-watering the ones I'm really attached to), but I don't know what'll happen if they don't get decently soaked at some point this winter. It takes a few weeks of consistent rain for the moisture to soak into the ground and not just run off. The soil where I was planning to plant next weekend isn't wet AT ALL. It's scary!

Wish you were Local!

[creativemeans]

Y'know, this is exactly one day before my cast comes off? Buggeration.

Any chance that someone will be able to wheel me down in a wheelbarrow? I can make the little plant-houses this year, instead of wielding the spade.

[cricketk]

That was actually me. We're not in the middle of ThomasSt broken bone fest.

[zebra363]

I figured, though given how dark and scary your stairwell is, I wouldn't be surprised. You should have seen me creeping out last night.

Love you to be there if it's possible, but I don't want to do anything to endanger your complete healing!

I have a nice big wheelbarrow, or maybe you could ride the ride-on mower? Or a horse!! Actually, it's so incredibly dry we could probably just drive you down in the car.

[cricketk]

Ride on lawnmower! Horse!

I'll take either option. Whee!

[black_samvara]

Looking forward to it ;-)

[zebra363]

Me too - should be fun. It's going to be so much simpler than last year! I did a test run yesterday - you just put the tip of the shovel against the ground, press, and a hole appears! Who knew it could be so easy.

[black_samvara]

Hrm, isn't that against some sort of law?

[grins]

Luxury!

[juffles]

(The new neighbours have a German Shepherd and a Great Dane puppy, so a little control in the dog department might be required.)

I'm going to read that as "Wendy is not NOT NOT invited." ...although she does love great dane puppies... :)

I should be available, unless the rain arrives and we're out on the river.

[zebra363]

She's definitely invited, she'd just need to stay on my side of the fence!

Leash for planting? Then let her loose across the road later?

[juffles]

Depends how good the fence is. :)

Nah, I think I'll leave her behind - after last year's efforts chasing Ap around and almost getting kicked in the head, it's probably safer for all concerned if she stays home. She doesn't like being leashed in sight of humans, she tends to chew through the leash.

[zebra363]

Oh, that's kind of sad - the dogs were so much fun last year. The neighbours' house is right across from the area we'll be planting, though, and I can envisage things getting kind of interesting.

[mahoy]

A tree-planting party? How cool!
Are they planting at your house or are you spreading the wealth?

[zebra363]

It is cool - I love it! I have 29 acres with a degraded, salty winter creek (photo from last year; not so much with the water or the green this year, unfortunately) at the back, and I'm trying to revegetate the area around it. We did a small area last year (which you can see here and here if you're interested).

[mahoy]

Oh, what a gorgeous area! It reminds me a lot of central Arizona. I live in the Southeast now, which is all hazy humidty and wet greenery.

Here's a couple of shots from around where I live on the Savannah River.

http://augusta.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1212/9127498augusta---richmond-county.jpg

http://www.cooperativeconservationamerica.org/images/on%20the%20canal%205.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/2710081-Travel_Picture-Riverwalk_Augusta_Georgia.jpg

[zebra363]

Oh, lovely river - I like that second picture especially.

I got out a map to check where your city is - I assumed it was closer to Florida. You had to travel a long way for your triathlon, then.