Piopio finally started to get real rain about a week ago after two months of drought, hooray.
This means two things: grass growth for stock before winter sets in, also that we can now plant in the gardens, landscape, etc. My immediate priority at Struan Farm has been to head out and spread grass seed at the new house site (pre-landscaping), along the corridor where Aaron has trenched for our new phone line, and down along the river track. This last area has been a dust bowl after we re-graded the existing track, especially around Jim's Hut and its new water tank, and weed infested on the banks as a result. New grass will remedy that.
The amazing thing is how quickly it germinates. You can see growth in less than a week if there is rain. Yep, very exciting here in the country watching the grass grow! I'm onto my fourth 25 kg bag of rye clover mix from Piopio RD1.
p.s. Am I sounding like a farmer yet?
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