Well what a jolly fine weekend this has been. Leigh and I got busy and dug over the veggie garden on Saturday. The improved soil tilth is noticable as the clay is being mitigated with some good old humus. We covered the whole thing a foot deep in pea straw to act as a mulch. Planting will begin when the rislk of frost is past. We also added a wee tap to the outside of the house to water a pile of new trees we put in. I got onto the bee keeping and I did the early spring AFB (american foulbrood) tests on the bees. With the exception of one wild caught swarm that is struggling, the rest are just booming away!
I also got four very good flying sessions in, two up at the slope with the Caterbury sailplanes arrow and two down in paddock with the park fllyer. I’m getting 20 minute flights on one 1000 ma lipo battary. What a HOOT. The arrow is really twitchy and interesting to fly. When a flying wing shape stalls the plane just drops for well up to 15 m before it starts to fly. if you are closer to the ground well … you land early. I’m enjoyingt he flyingand Ian is still ignoring my UAV suggestions,.
How are you folks …….