Old Boat Raised Bed

We had a big storm last night and this old boat washed up in our back yard. Looks like our old Optimums Pram from Clearwater. 
Could it really be it followed Christopher and I all these years and miles to Portland, on the Pacific? 
Also, strange that we live 80 miles from the coast up on a ridge. Is the universe messing with me? 
Hmm... I think we will fill it up with soil and compost and grow some nice fall greens.

Raised bed made out of the tops of the old fence boards I replaced. Old boat shape sort of fit the spot. Going to grow vegetables in it.  

Fist Cabbage of the Season and Home Garden Dinner

Rose's cabbage from her seeds brought back from England.
These have the conical heads to them.
They are beautiful and yummy!

Nice group of veggies from our garden for dinner.

Citrus Trees Replanted

We got the citrus trees fixed up and in their new home.

The orange tree in the middle size pot was swimming in water, as the pot's hole got plugged up. I cleared it and took a bamboo stick and pocked up in the roots to break them up a bit and provide some more drainage. We need to take it out of its pot and some point at clean it up and change the soil and compost.

The large lemon tree, now in the largest pot on the left, was root-bound in that smallest pot - poor thing. We got it replanted into the large pot with lots of homemade compost. It should be much happier now.

The smallest pot on the right is now home to our new lime tree. Loads of nice soil and compost. It looks happy.

These trees are on the west side of the house and get partial sun. You can see the nice blue containers from the street. Makes a nice backdrop to the garden.

First Apples - Yellow Transparent

Here are the fist apples on our new espaliered fruit trees. There are apples and pears on some of our other tress as well. Not bad for their first season.

Side Fence Replaced

Finally got the west side fence replaced. All cedar so it should last a few years.
We are recycling the old boards to make raised beds for the vegetables where the soil is not very good. The idea is to make the shape of it like an old Caribbean wood boat that has washed up on the shore. Stay tuned for pictures of that after I build the thing. But I have built a lot of real boats in my life, so should be easy. Heck, I'll even fill this up with water. 

Back Yard Garden Update - Mulching

Section by section the back yard is taking shape. Rose has this area planted and mulched.
I moved the gutter garden to the top of the fence and it works well there.
The paths are all boarders with strawberries and producing nice fruit.
Blackberry plants along the fence are just starting to product.
Two rhubarb plants now getting going.

English Peas

Backer Creek Trial Growers - Breans Update

The beans finally took off and we have been eating them up.

Deer - Apple Stealers

I don't get the deer hunting crowd making such a big deal of it all. When we lived in Virginia we just opened the door and there they were. Now living in Portland Oregon, we just open the door and there they are. Could hit them with a rock.

Baker Creek Trial Growers - Wheat Upate

The wheat did well with most all of it germinating and producing seed heads.
Caused quit a conversation topic with the neighbors. I thought it looked good and we are thinking of growing corn in that spot next year. It sort of provides a little barrier between the street and the front door and backdrop to the plum tree.

Bottom picture... We are drying the seeds and plan to eat them.

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