One of the other things that I decided to look at was redoing things in the garden, especially since the chicken yard area is completely redone. With the chickens soon to be locked down, I decided to remove the old raggedy fences that went around the garden. Most of the fence was 3ft chicken wire tied against T-posts on two sides. I originally planned to replace this with 6ft chain link but this is totally unnecessary with the lockdown of the birds. Plus, removing the fencing will open things up more and give me more space, figuratively and literally, to do different things in the general area. By removing the fence along the east/west run, it opens up what I called "The Midway", allowing for more movement of vehicles and even other equipment, such as a lawn tractor or a dolly or what not, not being limited to the small gaps between the two rows of vehicles that are parked in the midway area. This also allows for the vehicles to be spaced better, taking advantage of the open space in the garden. Along with the removal of the fence, I also plan on moving the raised hydroponic beds that I staged along this fence line, relocating them to an open spot along the east fence where I can take advantage of more shade. I also have a lone muscadine plant in a tire that I have to determine if its alive or dead. If it comes back then I will wait until next fall/winter to relocate the plant into a new raised drum bed in another spot in order to remove it from this now opened up area. I also plan on relocating the railroad ties that were set up along a spot by a pear tree in order to create a crude bed that never fully materialized, as the blueberry plants that were planted on either side of the tree never really made it. Along the north/south portion of the garden fence we have the Elco and the 46 Ford parked, along with parts to the 46. This fence line required some climbing over and through crap to get the chicken wire out as well as the T-posts, but eventually it was all fully removed. The raised beds that are set up along this area will be left behind for all intents as I have most of the irrigation water lines and other apparatus arranged along this old fence line. Besides, at some point I plan on building a garage over this area that would be between the garden and the Storage Trailer, so leaving the raised beds there won't really interfere with anything. Worst case I might relocate the hydroponic raised beds as they won't need the irrigation system and just move the fridge raised bed back to be nestled with the other traditional raised beds where they can all feed off of one irrigation feed instead of two. One other thing that I'll be looking at is a number of old established trees in the garden. Some of these trees are either dead or partially dead but for all intents not really viable. I will be planning on pulling up these trees as it doesn't make sense for me to keep them around when they won't be producing anything. Any new trees that I plant will be in large drum beds and will be dwarf varieties so they can be moved with ease and not take up too much room compared to full grown trees. It's a lot easier to "build" a garden when everything can be moved with a dolly versus having to fully chop down trees or dig up plots. Plus, if I plan on spreading the garden across the compound where plantings can be staged in different areas where shade can be utilized, such as along the north side of the house or along the north fence line or really anywhere else where a nook can be filled with a raised bed, especially a Kratky hydroponic planter where I wouldn't even have to worry about running irrigation. Everything is in a constant state of evolution.
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