Continued my way around the path this week, turning them from black to red/grey.
These sections were the worst and slowest going. For whatever reason, being in the direct sun seemed to bake the funk onto the concrete more than shaded areas. I'm not crazy about the visible lines left by the process, but I feel this looks much cleaner and safer to walk on. I also spent time yesterday raking the adjoining gravel back up to the concrete edge to cover up the black sludge deposited during the process.
I would have finished the whole thing, but our year's supply of Citrus trees turned up and therefore diverted my attention.
These trees are grown by a very old school horticulturalist who would have to be in his late 70's. The trees are field grown, dug up by HAND, potted and then left to settle for a period of time. This gentleman also grows a selection of bare root trees, again all field grown and all hand dug. I don't know how he does it, especially at that age!
Processing them once unloaded and sorted into varieties, any weeds are removed, a small amount of fertiliser is added along with a topping of potting mix. I then prune each tree to shape before loading them onto pallets. Putting them into stock, I use stringlines to get a neat appearance and price labels are all faced in the same direction for easier shopping.
I did not take a final pic though as a second load will arrive mid-week, along with bare rooted birch, weeping Mulberries and weeping Apricots. Busy, busy..........