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Ah, I see! Well understood - in fact, last year I sprayed (Roundup) the over-spreading tomatillo plants at the edge (just outside the fence) of one of my smaller garden areas. They were really out of hand.

I overdid it though: I just wanted to kill the south half of them, and they ALL died. Apparently some growth “intermingled” more than I realized, and these are VERY sensitive to Roundup. None came back, there, from seed, either. Fortunately, ONE tomatillo plant came up from seed late this spring, in the middle of the fenced in area, so, I rescued it last month and replanted it on the north end of where they were last year.

Got all the misc stuff pulled out of the tunnel and put the two pallets with hay at the end of the row that the maters and peppers are in. I mowed, lowered the mower and mowed again. Now I can start laying black poly starting on the right side.

Also mowed outside the tunnel at the bottom end and moved one of the IBC tanks down there. The pump will be going down there too so the drip system doesn't gravity drain between every use. Lot more room down there to back the truck in to fill a tank too.

Headed back out and got the tank at the bottom end up on concrete blocks. Then the rain came. As of now, it doesn't look like it will last long.

Before second mowing. Feels bigger without the 1-2' tall grass encroaching down both sides and without big piles of pulled grass/weeds and without 'stuff' in there. Dragged my rubber mats up to the top where I walk most.

I'm deliberating whether I should add organic material before I tarp it. Just in the beds. I've got that hay and plenty of goat manure. I think I would strew the hay rather than tile with sq bale cards. Either that or make thin cards, 1" or so. I would have to set up the overhead sprinklers to give everything a good soaking before covering but that's easy enough. Get some 3/8" galvanized water pipe and drill and tap it for 10-32 threads for the drip fittings below. I've had 1/2" main line tubing up there and it was messy. Flexible and comes all coiled up when you buy it. The 3/8" galvanized pipe would stay nice and straight and I can hang things from it like mater plants. Overhead watering will be a rare thing.

Just opened a tab to Lowes to look at gutter. Prices are kinda crazy. Three sizes, one brand name, all aluminum, all 10' long. I need six lengths and would like to get the 6" but three times the price of 4.5 is whacked.

4.5" is $8 ($50 for six)
5" is $18 ($108 for six)
6" is $25 ($150 for six)

5" more than double 4.5"? All are 3.5" tall and after some math, very little difference in volume between them. I think I'll be going with $50 worth of gutters.

Think the rain's done. Temp dropped from 86 to 73 from that little thunderstorm. Guess I'll go see what I can get into but stay out from under the dripping trees.