My raised beds have been put ‘to bed’ - layer of wet newspaper covered with a heavy layer of pine needles ..... I defy weeds to grow over the winter until it’s time to plant again!
One little rosemary plant left in the my herb garden - will cover with pine needles this weekend because there is a cold blast coming Christmas Day. Right now it’s been in the high 60’s the last couple of days, perfect to be out and about taking care of things around the farm.
Yesterday, I got all the limbs/debris, brought down by the very heavy snow Dec. 8-9, hauled away. Some big branches were partially broken off & hanging in the trees so that took a pole saw & lots of effort to get them down. Once down, I had to use a pruning saw to cut them into manageable pieces. My huge, ratcheted loppers were able to handle most of the rest in getting them to a size I could load/haul. It took from lunch to dark to do it all & I was whipped.
Today, the LAST leaf raking will occur - the big maple in the front yard finally has lost almost all of it’s leaves (this is the 3rd time I’ve had to rake/haul leaves just on this tree) - yay!!
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a joyous New Year to you & everyone as we head for 2018, Spring (I can’t wait!), and another MAGA year. :-)
We had rain last night that turned to snow. Most of it melted by sunset today. I did not even stick my head outdoors today. Wrapped up in electric throw and sipping hot liquids, and catching up on my Bible studies.