October 28, 2012

Now is a good time to show some before-and-after pictures. Unfortunately, I only have a few 'before' pictures, plenty of 'after.' Use your imagination accordingly.

Amazingly, out of all the pictures that I took today, this pano-set is the closest to the above image. There will be other images in this post that show the original garden area from different angles, so some mental effort by the reader will be necessary. Your mileage will vary.

These two are almost identical. 

Note all of the trees that have been removed in the back neighbor's yard.

In the two images below, in the top image, the reader can see how far out the branches reached. I couldn't even get into the same position as in the lower image. The red things hanging from the wall are ramps for working on cars. I have not moved them.  The sink will be getting re-installed. It was originally there so my grandfather could clean fish caught on his fishing trips.

The area filled in by the horseshoe shape in the lower image is the exact area between the fence on the left and the cinder blocks on the right in the upper image. It took five layers of urbanite to level it out. BUT, it should be noted that the plane in front of the cinder blocks had to be lowered to match the front edge of the second tier. That act probably lowered that area by two layers of urbanite.

The reference point in the lower image starts a few feet away from the cinder block in the upper image, going towards the storage shed.

The next two images are fairly congruent. The lowest image shows how much height is actually involved. It's hard to see when looking towards the fence.

The lower image is simply a close-up perspective of the terracing in the above image, from the middle of the image, moving to the left. If you remember, that is where the GIANT watermelon was growing. I really believe that the heat gain from the blocks helped that watermelon grow that big; watermelons are heat-loving plants.

After just one season, the build-up on the second tier is already enough that I have to dig it out. I'm considering lowering this whole level by about six inches. As it is, it's already too high for the compost, straw/hay, and mulch with which I plan to layer this area.

I 'found' an entire row of concrete stepping stones hiding under the dirt. I thought I remembered them. 

Another mold or fungus is attacking my squash. Let me know what this is, anyone.