So here it is Wednesday. FedEx delivered 300 feet of garden hose this morning, which (even combined with the existing hoses) doesn't get me anywhere near the back fence, but it's plenty to reach the New Victory Garden and the area where I figure on burning a brush pile or three.
I used the brand-new backpack sprayer (which functions as expected, and has a harness designed by someone clear on the concept of "backpack") to apply brush killer to much of the area above the pond. I think I should have bought a bottle of marker dye to go with the brush killer. Oh, well: in a few days, it'll be obvious which vines have been sprayed and which haven't.
First afternoon activity: tilling, both the New Victory Garden and the neighbor's garden patch. Then, I suppose, shoveling more mud and (if possible) turf over the drain pipe, so as to make the pathway passable for the lawn mower (and the garden cart).
Oh, and I ODed a bit on the transdermal vitamin D yesterday, so I gotta goober myself real good with the protective goop this afternoon.
Update: Tilling is done. I'm glad I decided to do the neighbor's patch first; it turned out to be quite muddy (something to do with being a low-lying area), so doing mine afterward helped clean the mud off tiller & tires. Another pass in a week (assuming not too much rain in the meantime; the forecast is unsettled) might be helpful; maybe the soil will be somewhat drier by then.
Not doing any shovel work this afternoon. My right hand is cramping for some reason. Come to think of it, I should stop typing, too. Ow.
Update 2: A day later, it's becoming apparent which vines got the herbicide. Marker dye is on order anyway, because during spraying time it's useful to see what's been hit already.
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