Permabee

[tielan]

In three weeks, and totally not ready:

move water tank to south side of house

• trolleys with wheels
• straps for holding the tank up
• gravel (lots of gravel) for the base

to do:

• measure length and width of tank and see if it can actually be moved to that section
• measure length of wall under B1’s window
• measure width of gate

tropicalcircle
to do:

• determine exactly where!
• ginger
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  greywater laundry
  to do:
  
  • check with B1 that this is okay
  • get suitable piping/switch/outflow: rubber piping, fasteners to wall, switch for flipping between greywater outflow and draining to sink/sewerage
  
  
  food forest
  
  • dig up raspberries and pot (sow wildflower seeds in bed, and comfrey along the edge)
  • plant comfrey for sprouting
  • chickpeas
  • rhubarb
  • artichoke
  • lemon sorrel
  • horseradish
  • jerusalem artichokes
  • lavender
  • good bug mix
  
  
  potato bed?
  Not sure there'll be time for this - it needs to be built from scratch and pallets, although it's easy enough.
  
  biocompost reactor
  Rebuild the reactor for another load of compost. I should probably check the current bioreactor to see if it's actually produced anything useable...
  
  exclusion nets over fruit trees
  Get the frames for the exclusion nets set up over the various trees.
  
  • poles for tying to branches
  • old pantyhose/stockings
  • plastic tubing? (or could use old hose)
  
  
  --
  
  Right now, I'm planting tomatoes. I need to build the pre-made mini greenhouse that I swapped for at some point - it's sitting in pieces around the place which is less than useless when it comes to my seeds and seedlings. I'm also wondering if I can find a fish tank somewhere to turn into a mini greenhouse in the meantime.
  
  Potatoes are due to arrive shortly; I've never managed to do them very well in grow-bags; do I give up, or do I try again with a different soil mix?
  
  So many plans, so little time.
  
  Next year, I need to start planting winter greens in February: caulis and cabbages, silverbeet, etc. Well, I'll have people coming through my garden in May, won't I?