The rains have returned lately, just as I was starting to get worried. We have been planting perennial peanut and pidgeon peas in the areas we tilled. Tim and I shaped up some beds in the chicken paddock. We planted sweet potatoes, soy beans, carrots, pumpkins and milo in there today. There is still some space that we could sheet mulch and maybe room for climbing beans or peas... Have collected more plastic 50 gallon barrels and started experimenting with valve options, so we can collect rainwater from all the little roofs and have local applications...
Today I had a tutorial with Geoff on how to use Illustrator and we are going to collaborate on doing some maps of the property.
We positioned all the spare tarps we could find today to run extra water into the pond. Of course, they will suppress the grasses and make that bit of ground ready to plant up after the pond has filled. Nice, eh? It was actually Tims idea...