I came back to town heavily masked up to pick up some things and was greeted by the code enforcement officer. Apparently I have been taking too long to deal with the branches from the tree.
That's on me. I didn't remember from studying the ordinances that I have 10 days to tidy away debris. It's been well more than that.
So, extreme heat or not, when my work weekend comes around Sunday and Monday, I'll be sorting out these branches and getting them handled. The ones that go into the building phase will have to be cut to size and stored in the backyard. The smaller ones that are getting mulched will have to get mulched right away. As will all the sticks that are lying about.
Now I'm kind of worried about my neighbors. There are three other houses on the block that have unsightly yard problems too. I wonder if they could use a hand.
Not much progress this week. Extreme heat, and now my roommate has the COVID. So I'm not even in town this week. Things might slow down considerably until the fall. After all, this is August, and that means dog days.
Apparently, they are native to the US, related to Concord grapes, and in some places considered a weed.
Maybe I'll transplant it to the project and that's what I'll plant on the crepe myrtle to help kill it. I'll have to make sure it doesn't get a foothold on the house exterior.
Alas, I didn't get pictures of today's work. I did some weeding in the flowerbeds. And I went round with the sprayer of clethodim to get the spots I missed last time, as well as grass that sprung up between logs and branches. Plus cracks in the driveway, road, and gutter.
I cut these slices of logs with the intention of cutting a hollow in the middle, making a ring to go around my fragile saplings. However, this oakwood is freaking hard. Even with a baby chainsaw, it was taking a lot of time and effort just to slice.
When I sprayed a grass selective herbicide Clethodim earlier, I missed a few spots. I also purposely avoided the area that was inside the dog fence at the time.
I went outside to do a little mowing and weed eating instead of moving my daily 5 logs. But I got aesthetically distracted and wound up moving many more than 5 logs. And not doing either of the other things.
