Finding The Water Line

We found the water pipe to the house. We had all other utilities marked, they don’t do water. Dead center of our 4×44 foot bed. It was going so well. Cry or pivot? Pivot, of course! It ruins my symmetry and fabulous plan, but wisdom must prevail.

May become JUST a line of blueberries that have a root depth of 10 inches.

May become a row of lavender.

May become something totally new and different.

Need to run the length of the line to see if it is the WHOLE bed or just partial and reassess.

Nathan Jackson came over to deliver some of his garden tools and his eye and some quick neighbor labor and fresh muscles saved the day!

Two days of labor will NOT be wasted.

Ultimately, it still repairs the destruction of our perfect grade when the truck careened wildly through the neighborhood, taking out fences and trees and landing in our backyard. The water used to flow down and out PERFECTLY out of our yard, even in a 4 inches of rain in 1 hour downpour. It was a blessing, even. The truck accident, heaviness of the truck, them the mondo tow truck to pull it out DESTROYED that perfect water flow and although I have asked some of the brightest and best in the Master Gardener and landscape world locally, no great options, until this idea began to gel with a ferocity!

So it is a good move ultimately, just not for my permaculture fruit tree orchard dreams.

What would you do with it?