Cabin update: still waiting on the cost estimate and materials price list from the builder, so there's no progress on the cabin.
The weeds were starting to come back in the excavated area that's not covered in rock, so I laid down loads of weed mat: https://youtube.com/shorts/7CXxj_mpAeE
Once the building is all done, and if I have any $ left, I'll bring in soil and mulch and put trees in.
In the meantime, there's plenty of other garden work to do...infinite weeding, vine removal, etc.
I have much greater visibility from the road now, so I plan to plant some bamboo as a privacy screen. I'll keep the uluhe fern, 'ohi'a, and some large bushes that are right up against the road, and plant bamboo right behind it. However, that area is totally overgrown with wedelia vine right now, so I gotta clean all that first. I've learned that there really is no point to plant something in an area that's covered with weeds. The weeds will win.
On the plus side, the rainy season is over so we have a lot more rain-free hours in the day, but on the minus side, it's super hot and very difficult to work in the sun between 10am and 3:30pm. Anyway, the garden won't clean itself, so I better stop complaining and get to it.
#offgrid #homestead #gardening #hawaii
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