.. howdy all .. and yeah Manny, he's a flyer ..
.. been busy putting an addition on the shop/barn, but got sidetracked and decided to get some chooks in here .. rebuilding a 60 year old broken down coop .. pix and story coming soon ..
.. but, had a development to tell about .. remember my small swale pond above the garden ..
![Image](http://tru-grit.com/pix/hickorys/garden/pond/swale_02.jpg)
.. well, since I put that in, it has been collecting leaves and debris, then when it fills with water and sits for a week or so, voila! .. I get a pond full of compost tea! .. sooo, I ran a sump pump down there, hooked up a sprinkler and soaked the garden ..
.. I'm thinking, I could feed it with grass clippings, chicken poo, leaves and what not to make a big pot of tea about once a month .. I have around 1000 gallons of water storage to rain catch in, so I can fill the pond even if it don't rain ..
.. ya just never know what you can learn or come up with around here .. very pleased ..
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
.. oh yeah, and final count on the woodchip deliveries - 42 Trucks! ..
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)