62F with bright sunshine @ 09:30, today's high temp revised upward again - now calling for a very pleasant 76F as the high ...
Got up about 2 hours ago after a very restful sleep ... went to bed around 22:00, slept like a log.
Likely due to the fact that my "yesterday" went on for 28+ hours straight ...
Got the wood put back up on the storage rack and a path cleared to the saw horses yesterday, locating the second 1 gallon hand pump sprayer that was used for Roundup in the process.
Then got 27 square pots partially filled with potting mix in preparation for repotting the tomato seedlings.
Reassembled the Shower Massage head and reinstalled in the shower in the basement bathroom so The Woman could take a shower.
Once She got cleaned up we headed down to Menards and picked up the order, except for the wire remesh panels.
Apparently they have been flying through those with the nice weather we've been having, only had 9 in stock and they were all pretty well mangled up. Kent and Cuyahoga Falls have plenty (as of yesterday) so may run up there and see about picking up what we're owed.
On the way back home we stopped at DQ and grabbed some chili dogs for lunch.
After we got back the Woman was looking at the seedlings in front of the living room picture window and announced that some of the redbud seeds had germinated and were pushing up through the soil so I had to investigate.
Took a count and as of yesterday afternoon 17 had sprouted and come up. So I moved those out from under their clear covers onto a boot tray where they wouldn't totally cooked and watered all of the pots including the rest of them that haven't come up as of yet.
After that The Woman headed over to the barn and retrieved the Cub and I grabbed the ladder meshes out of the van and hauled those around back as She wanted to see how they were going to work as hoops for row covers.
Looks like they should work pretty well - they are 10' long over all, they are light enough to easily bend and form into a hoop, with four single wires (2 on each end) about 1' long that can be driven into the ground to secure them:
Inserted at a 4' width they form a hoop about 3' high:
I did discover that you can't use your feet on the crossbars to drive the ends though the weed block fabric ... you have to use your hands and do it carefully ... otherwise the welds on the crossbars will break.
After that experiment I took the Cub up to the front and started mowing and got the area that I had mowed previously mowed again.
Got that all done and by the time 22:00 rolled around I was having trouble keeping my eyes open so I hit the rack.
On agenda for today:
Refill hopper and tube feeders.
Unload palletized Menards order from the van and get those items put away.
Reload second sprayer with glyphosate.
Clean out third sprayer which had been using with vinegar and get it loaded with fungicide for the peach trees.
Get more spraying done back in the garden.
Spray any weeds in the pile of screened compost before they get totally out of hand.
More mowing in front this afternoon before the un-mowed portions get completely out of control.
Magnolia has started to bloom:
Some more signs of Life and that Spring is indeed here:
Hope everyone has a decent Tuesday ...