HOw To MULCH, FRUIT TREES AND NACHOS

 It was a cold and damp weekend.  On the way out, I stopped at one of my favorite places, Tractor Supply, and picked up some EZ Straw.  

EZ Straw

This is the mulch we've used the last few years on the garden.  The stuff has been wonderful and this year we decided to use it on the fruit trees.  

Mulching the raised beds

Going to use it more to just keep down the weeds and keep them moist in the Winter since we don't go out there as often when it's cold.

Raised bed orchard

I did all eight trees.  It was windy but the sprinkling rain helped keep it from blowing around.  Hey, you work with what nature gives you, ha.  They all look much better and now we're good until next Spring.  I still need to edge around the beds but it was just too wet with some standing water and that's a mess to edge in.  I can do that in a week or two, no hurry.  It's definitely not growing that much and if we have a freeze this week, then that's it for the season.

And finally, here is some gratuitous food:

We had some leftover beef, a bag of tortilla chips, shredded cheese and pico de gallo (tomatoes, onions, jalapeño).  That seemed like a meal, ha.

Nachos

We chopped up the meat, put everything randomly layered together in a baking dish and heated it in the oven until melted and bubbly.  Then we just dished it out and topped it with some fresh cilantro.  Super easy and you can do it with just about any meat (chicken, pork, beef), any kind of cheese, and whatever vegetables or seasonings you like.  It certainly makes for a quick and filling dish.

We'll see if this week brings our first freeze. If it does it will be slightly early.  We'll see.