weather forecast has predicted some snow starting this afternoon. So, after the wife left with the kids I went into our orchard and did some winter-readiness-preparation:
- Stored away the rain barrels - after having drained them - damn, could have used those 2.000 liters (in gallons: redsquirkmont gallons - I don't have the motivation to look it up) in the dry summer that we had. Well, it is what it is.
- Packed away the water pump and pipes
- Cleaned up some of the garden waste (aka brought it to the far end of the property with the wheelbarrow - out of sight, out of mind).
- Picked the last apples of the season - just two small crates since I didn't really have time for more and didn't want to go grab the ladder - because I am a lazy bum
So, now we are almost done - still need to hang up the christmas lights outside (after this Sunday - which is kind of a tradition here in Germany) and need to install one last downspout to direct the water / melting snow off the patio.
So, we now have 5 crates of apples and 3 sacks of walnuts that we harvested stowed away in the garden shed for consumption over the winter. Can't wait to get outside in the spring and clip the trees for an even better season next year.
My grandparents from whom we inherited the property including the orchard were smart enough to plant a variety of apple trees (and other fruit for that matter - pears, plums, cherries) so that we basically had apples this year from late August till almost late November. I will be trying to create an inventory of the trees and types of apples that we get to organise this all a bit better next year.
Can someone tell me why the next Avengers movie is still half a year away? I really want to know how it all ends...
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