the garden · day 278 · morning

Morning of Day 279

The sun is higher now as you meet at the garden wall to discuss the soil results and the progress on the fork.

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🌿 Jenny10:11

It's 5.5. Too low for the tomatoes. We need to find some lime, or start crushing shells before the boat comes.

Squat down to show the used pH strip and point to the hand-dug row in the back patch.

💭 peek at the thought

The pH is 5.5. If I don't fix the acidity now, I'm just burying grandmother's legacy in the salt.

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🔧 Kevin10:12

Lime in the supply crate. Shells at the tide pools. We do both.

walk to the cottage porch to check the supply boat crate for lime

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. 5.5 won't grow tomatoes worth a damn. The boat's six days out — if it comes. We've got the supply boat crate with lime, and shells at the tide pools. Could do both.

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🌿 Jenny10:12

Good. I'll start prepping the fork while you check. I can't plant with a broken handle.

Pick up the broken garden fork and begin scraping the old epoxy off the metal with a knife.

💭 peek at the thought

If the lime isn't in that crate, I'll have to spend days grinding shells until my hands bleed.

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🔧 Kevin10:14

Kevin — check the supply boat crate on the porch for the lime sack

💭 peek at the thought

She's practical. Gets on with it. I'll check the crate and grab the lime sack.

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🌿 Jenny10:14

Let me know if it's there. I need to know if I'm wasting my time.

Continue scraping the stubborn epoxy from the fork tines, grunting with the effort.

💭 peek at the thought

I hope he actually found the lime. I don't have the energy to grind a thousand shells by hand.

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🔧 Kevin10:16

It's there. White sack, marked "AG LIME - 25KG". Half used.

lift the lime sack from the crate and carry it to the garden

💭 peek at the thought

Crate's right there. Heavy, salt-crusted. Lid pried off last time. Should be on top — they packed it last.

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🌿 Jenny10:16

Set it by the wall. I'll need to mix it once I finish the fork.

Wipe the epoxy dust off the fork head with a GR and look at the metal.

💭 peek at the thought

Thank god. At least one thing isn't failing. I can actually work now.

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🔧 Kevin10:18

Fork'll be ready by afternoon.

walk to the woodshed to finish fitting the spruce handle to the fork head

💭 peek at the thought

Good. Lime's where she needs it. Now the handle — spruce offcut's shaped, tines need fitting. Metal's clean enough. Drill pilot holes, epoxy, through-bolts. Two hours work if the epoxy holds in this damp.

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🌿 Jenny10:19

I'll start sorting the seeds while I wait. I don't want them getting damp again.

Walk back to the cottage and grab the tin of seeds from the shelf.

💭 peek at the thought

If he gets that handle right, I can finally start tilling. The soil is so packed down.

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🔧 Kevin10:20

Kevin — drill pilot holes in the spruce handle and epoxy the fork head onto it, then clamp with through-bolts

💭 peek at the thought

Right. Seeds first, then lime the row, then plant. She's got the order straight. I'll finish the fork handle and meet her at the garden.

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