It was a glorious weekend here, and we spent it in a pretty miserable way.
On the bamboo.
But first, lookit my garlic!
This is an awesome showing, I just hope we can bring it to completion and keep a rotating stock like we used to.
The Hubs made a drying line for me, so while he was getting started on the bamboo Saturday morning, I was spraying the legs for the rolly bin. Throughout the day, I was able to get them all done and dried. They are currently curing and today are ready to go back into service. I expect we can get a few more years out of the legs.
As the Hubs cut the stump down to ground level, I went around and tied up all the stalks. Including the ones in the side yard, lest someone get upset that my yard looks unkempt.
When we quit for the day, we felt ready for the next phase:
We expected Mr. Diaz to show up and give his opinion. He didn’t.
I mixed up some stump killer and sprayed it all over the area. I just finished washing out the sprayer when I got a text:
“Do you want us to come over tomorrow with the excavator?”
My neighbors own an excavator! How spectacular is that??? I just wish I hadn’t wasted the poison on the stump.
Sunday morning they rolled in with this little beast:
Let me tell you, this guy is a freaking surgeon with this thing. In no time at all we had a pile of roots! He was pushing and shaking and digging up those roots like they were butter. It was a thing of joy to watch.
After they finished, they invited us over to their work yard so we could see their operation. They have chickens, an Air B&B, all kinds of equipment and supplies on their properties. She gave us some eggs and sent us on our way.
When we got home, I cut and tied the rest of the stalks.
Rob dug some fence post holes for us:
From the front, it looks pretty manageable.
After I was done cleaning up the stalks, I just didn’t have any more in me to tackle this pile. Besides, all my yard waste bins are full.
Over the next few days, next weekend, whatever, I will get this processed:
I want to save all the dirt I can, and get rid of as much root system as possible. We are going to have to get some dirt to backfill and level out this area.
Still no Mr. Diaz, but he did say today after work he’d stop in. I hope it’s not too dark for him to look at the fence. I think he’ll be pleased it’s prepped for him, and not pleased he has to do it!
I am really looking forward to the gravel circle being put in and we can have a space for raised beds. I plan to get some of the pots off my patio and consolidate them. When I get back from VA in March, it will probably be too late to put in tomatoes, but I’ll do it anyway and hope for miracles!
Overall I am really happy we got rid of a lot of the bamboo. I am ever hopeful we will be able to control it going forward. I doubt it will ever go away as the neighbor will never take his part out. It will be an ongoing battle, but we’re gonna try.
I’ll take a few days to recover, I’m pretty beat up after all this, but I think I can get the pile processed before next weekend. And if I can’t, I’ll just keep chipping away at it til it’s gone.
We talked about what to plant over in the corner, but I think we won’t do anything for a while so we can mow over any insistent bamboo sprouts until they get discouraged enough to die.
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