Aracaria Work Diary

Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Darrin
Warm, dry, sunny, 21. Moon: waning, 35% of full
Pecan harvest, lower orchard.
Beds dug over , old garden.
Continued work on the new bed site, east, top area.
Planted row of fine bamboo along eastern fence line.
Started clearing lantana top center area, east.

Sunny, warm, 22. Moon: 3rd quarter, 54% of full.
Last Thursday’s work had to be abandoned because of heavy rain all day.
Continued on clearing area, east, top, for new raised beds.
Barrie: getting new beds ready in old garden.

Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Darrin
Warm, dry, sunny, 22. Moon: full
Pecan harvest.
Camphor laurel tree removal, east, top area. Very large tree.
Barrie: terraces, flower planting

Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Darrin.
Sunny, cool, dry, 20. Moon: 67% of full.
Pecan harvest lower orchard.
Tulsi harvest, first stage.
Lemon verbena harvest.
Mulch pick-up east, top area.
Toro: main paddock west, east, middle slope.
All done for winter.
Brush-cut western top gully.
Re-plant drive bed, first bend.

Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Darrin,Jerry
Warm, sunny, couple of showers. 21. Moon: 45% of full, waxing
500 horn filling day. About 500 horns. New pit on east, top area. 1/2 clay topped.
Garlic cloves planted on three new eastern beds. Looking good.
Toro top eastern section.
Big day.

Thursday
Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Darrin.
Overcast, few drops of rain, 21. Moon: waxing, 5% of full.
Pecan harvest, lower orchard.
Brush-cut toro, western section, lotusdam, tt plantation, tea shed. Also top area.
Dragged water weeds from eastern dam with digger.
Two beds of potatoes planted.
Big day.

Last Thursday’s work had to be abandoned due to heavy rain.
Stefan, Barrie, Tewe, Darrin
Warm, overcast, 23. rain, thunderstorm late afternoon. Moon: New Moon
Pecan harvest, golden gift section. Small nuts probably due to very wet period. Most of the energy has gone into vegetative growth. Some trees have doubles in size. 4/5 still to go.
Prepares new garlic beds on east, cosh shit collection, some gypsum. Ready for planting in a week.
Dug new 500 pit on east. Started to free eastern dam from water weeds using the digger.
500 out on all the gardens and olive hill, citrus, rose tipped tea tree and new garlic beds.
Toro: middle section of slope. Brush-cut fence line east/west.