Troy-l’s and Tribulations :P
Well, Troy the 1rst had to go on short term disability before he even got started working for me - he had a cracked crank case, which became apparent the first time I tried to start him. He was returned on Friday and I got a new tiller in exchange, and raced back to try and get in some tilling before the end of the day. I filled Troy the 2nd with gas, primed him up and pulled the cord. The engine purred to life immediately…. and so did the thunderstorm! Troy the 2nd was shelved until Saturday.
Saturday dawned, not too nice of a day. Never one to be daunted by the threat of a little rain, I got to know Troy the 2nd over a couple of hours of use, and working together with him I finally, finally had a bed prepared enough to plant some things in, so I turned him off and set about the planting. I was very focussed on my task, so much so that I didn’t notice the skies had turned an ugly dark green colour and the winds had really picked up. A huge crack of lightening starlted me out of my thoughts and as I pondered whether or not to seek shelter it began to hail, fairly big hailstones about half the size of a golf ball! I ran for the house, abandoning Troy in my panic to escape a potential tornado. After a good soaking of everything in sight, the clouds melted away and the sun was back, just in time for evening to arrive. Troy was tired from his first day (ok I was!), and I was tired of obstacles so I called it quits for the day.
The next morning things ran more smoothly! We made some real progress, and ended the day with five planting beds now completely set up and planted….hurray! Nine more to go….. 
Plant Lady
Troy Is His Name
Troy is his name, and it was love at first sight.
His clean lines, quiet strength and light weight are his best qualities.
It’s almost a shame to put him to work and get him dirty…
but that’s why he’s here after all!
Troy
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Trillium Grove Farm is where I am living my gardening dream and my personal ideals of working with nature and respecting the earth. This blog captures my garden and landscaping projects: I am interested in establishing woodland gardens, cultivating organic vegetables, planting trees of all sorts, and I have a weakness for native plants, lavender and lillies. I favour planting with diversity and then letting nature find the right balance rather than interfering with chemicals and monoculture. …I even plant extra for the critters.
I hope you’ll join me on my garden path!
The Plant Lady
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