First was Saturday and time for a new garden for my master gardener wife. 1.6 tons of rock delivered.
The new one is made of the same rock used on the last flowerbed extension into the yard. The rock comes from a quarry in SE Oklahoma. We built the first one several years ago.
I asked Mrs. Carrera three times if she wanted a sprinkler head inside the new flowerbed. She was sure she did not. Then today, guess what, she changed her mind to want one in there. So I had to go get a taller spray head, and dig under the new wall, and move the head inside. It will water the garden and the yard. But of course I asked if she wanted it in the middle, and she said yes. So I dug a hole and then she decided it needs to be off center so she can plant a blacklace elderberry dead center. So dig one more shallow hole, and the sprinkler head is there. No more change orders!
The new flowerbed is where a tree was that had to be removed from ice storm damage. So
all of the area is FULL of tree roots. It is really fun too dig through roots.
I covered the hose with chips from the wall build to help prevent damage to the hose when she is planting.
Then she said while you are out here in work clothes, lets see if we can find the leak in the Koi pond. I found it. The glass tube that protects the UV bulb broke. That fried the UV bulb and the connector as well. I just capped the fitting with a 1 inch threaded cap. to be 100% sure that is what was leaking.
For right now, no UV bulb in place but it was fried and non functional anyway. We have a new bulb, but I need a new socket and glass tube as well before I can put it back together. That has to happen fairly soon.
Next is a trip to the soil place to get a pickup load of "rich mix" soil made from compost of cow crap. And then we get to shovel in in one wheelbarrow load at a time to bring it to several inches below the top. That will be a lot of fun.
She has already bought some plants to plant in the new garden. Soon it will look like this one.
