Back to the Weeding to Put More Grass Down

I think I had more energy when I first moved in here....

This is all I got done one evening~       

 I was just happy to get it started.  The theory being, if I started in the front, I'd never get to the back!  It was really hard, I watered it for 20 minutes before I started, but the thing was, the dirt didn't go very deep.  Lots of rock underneath.  This topsoil and foundations was placed onto rock. 












 I couldn't use the ole "American style" shovel.  I had to use a Thai style shoving rod in under the weeds to loosen the weeds. This rod is make of cast iron and very, very sturdy with even hitting rocks.

 Once I was accustomed to digging sideways under the roots, it all became very easy to do, and a couple of nights later, I started round two~

But first, I needed to first move the big blue box with all the yard "stuff" stashed into it:  about 50 nursery black pots that I'd bought various plants and shrubs in; six bags of white small stones I thought I'd use for landscaping, but haven't gotten to them, so the bags ripped right apart while moving them; a hug bag of plastic bags from previous dirt and manure work and Styrofoam; and other various garden items.

Now, if you happen to see three dark blobs half way up the wall on the left, well, they're snails.  They like dark, damp places and under the big blue box was perfect for snail living.  I think I'll do the snails justice in my next blog!

But for now, let's see what else I managed to get done on my second round...

 The big blue box was meant to house the washing machine when I managed to get it (two months into living here).  Thai people usually have smaller homes and have shelters built off the back of the house for the cooking kitchen and washing machine.  You can see how the house next door extends right up to the wall with the house behind it, also extending right to the wall.  Since I've been out back in the evenings this week, I taken in the aroma of Thai cooking from both the house next door and the one immediately behind me. Not all bad!

Here's the patio from the other angle now that I've organized things:

 
Coming up next:  Snail activity, Garden with wood framing, and continuing to weed and prepare to lay grass down... Lots happening yet!