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Monday, April 23, 2012

The BrickYard 2000

We originally had all of the bricks stacked against the fence to keep our dog Kepler, a White German Sheppard – Chihuahua mix from digging out. 



Pic above: You can see a stack of bricks at the top of the photo.


This worked well, but it also made a nice condo for snakes and lizards to raise a family.




We decided to lay the brick out on the back half of our yard.  The builder neglected to tell us that the one pallet of grass that came with the purchase of the house was not enough for the entire yard.  So the bricks really helped with the mud problem we had and gave us
a place to put our grill and patio furniture.  


Pic above: My Dad and Kepler catching some rays.


I also had a few herbs and veggies in pots; cilantro, parsley, heirloom cherry tomatoes, white eggplant and Serrano peppers.  We had a nice crop of cilantro, parsley and Serrano peppers. 


The tomatoes were few and far between but we harvested many small, tasty white eggplant.


The Serrano pepper plant is the sole survivor from that first year.  The peppers it produces have the most wonderful floral note to them.  I have given several of the seeds to friends who have requested them after tasting the fruit.




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