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photo tour of 1/4 acre food forest ...my 1st attempt so far - March 23, 2025

 
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The view from on top of old Hugel...

row row row your boat, gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

 
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...surprisinly, there is life up here, even tho no rain since 1st week in Feb.
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Top of Heugel
Top of Heugel

row row row your boat, gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

 
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Looking south ...raised bed part of Hugel, and then 400 sq ft proto-type swale/hugel garden
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row row row your boat, gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

 
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Looking west, over pivet ligustrum chop n drop row, ditch, hwy, and standard texas cow grazing feild.
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row row row your boat, gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

 
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Looking north, my trailer, 400 sq ft greenhouse behind that, and lots of potted plants all around
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row row row your boat, gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

 
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How dry it can get here in March

...and Periwinkle, woodchipped in vs. not chipped

...all my water comes from collection off greenhouse, and most is used for the potted plants that i sell.   In ground stuff only gets suplimental water for its 1st summer after planting
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Chips, no water, flowers
Chips, no water, flowers
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No chips, no water, no flowers
No chips, no water, no flowers

row row row your boat, gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

 
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Blooms, not afraid of a rainless march:

Peach, apricot, pear, dewberry, mallow, primrose, verbena, blue curl, spiderwort, and various other small flowers
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row row row your boat, gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

 
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