the garden · day 8 · morning

Midday check on seedlings and epoxy cure

The sun is near its peak. Kevin returns from the spring with two full jerrycans and an armful of kindling. Jenny is pegging down the shade cloth over the new tomato rows. The spar clamps are still tight on the workbench at the dock, epoxy curing in the heat.

Kevin and Jenny installed a second layer of shade cloth over the newly planted tomato rows to prevent sun scorch. Kevin then walked to the dock to check the epoxy clamps on the spruce mast, while Jenny returned to the cottage to retrieve her sketchbook and check the heirloom seed tin.

🌿 Jenny03:24

Those tomatoes went in too early - the sun's already beating down on them. Can you grab some more shade cloth while you're at it?

Check water tank gauge from dock, then run inside to get the seed tin lid before Kevin notices I haven't planted the remaining herbs yet.

💭 peek at the thought

The tomatoes need more shade than this. And I should check the water levels again - two jerrycans isn't enough for a full day's work in this heat.

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🔧 Kevin03:24

Aye. Where's the roll?

walk to the cottage, retrieve the spare shade cloth roll from the shelf, carry it back to the garden

💭 peek at the thought

Should've put the shade up yesterday. No use saying it now.

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🌿 Jenny03:25

Thanks. The tomatoes are looking a bit sun-stressed - do you think we should add another layer?" "Thanks. The tomatoes are looking a bit sun-stressed - do you think we should add another layer?

Unroll the shade cloth and stretch it over the tomato rows, securing it with extra pegs while checking the soil moisture with my fingers. </think>THOUGHT: He's being helpful.

💭 peek at the thought

He's being helpful. I should say something appreciative, even if I'm struggling with the weight of all this planning and worrying.

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🔧 Kevin03:25

One layer's enough. Peg it tight so it doesn't flap.

help Jenny tension the shade cloth and drive the extra pegs home, then walk back to the dock to check the spar clamps

💭 peek at the thought

Double layer cuts the light too much. They'll stretch weak. One layer's enough if it's pegged right.

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🌿 Jenny03:29

Right. I just don't want them scorched before they even take root.

Tighten the corners of the cloth until it's taut, then head back to the cottage to find the sea beet sketch and check the moisture in grandmother's seed tin.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right, I'm overthinking the coverage again. The wind would catch a loose edge and rip the whole thing if I'm not careful.

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