Child of the Planet

I hear that a global recession is imminent, so like the NZ govt, I’m embarking on a series of infrastructure projects to bolster the local economy. This is the new roof for my wood shed…. The old one was steel Which was rusting through     I ripped off the steel One of the beams was sagging so I added a new one    The new roof will be constructed out of recycled products. These supports are surplus decking Bolted to the decking is plastic roof sheeting I need to patch up the old screw holes. This also gave me an opportunity to plan out how I was going to construct the roof. The overhang is to keep water out of the shed, and to divert it to the two apple trees. We get some decent wind here in the winter so I added some braces    

This year's garlic crop has spent a month in the garage drying out. I’m sorting the bulb by location in the bed, and the amount of rust they suffered. I'll burn the leaves once the fire restrictions have been lifted. I’ve sorted out the best for next year's seed. I’m keeping them sorted so I can track them when planted.

The front gardens have been 'going at it' pretty hard over the last couple of years so I thought I'd give them a break.     Some ash, a cardboard barrier to weeds, and some mulch.