We recently had to move house (3rd time in 2 and a half years) because (again) our landlord sold our house. This time we're in a long-term rental with a wonderful landlord who wants us to use the yard for chooks, vegies etc. Yes, that's right: he WANTS us to! This is a dream come true for us, because we've wanted to do something like this for SO long, but it's usually difficult when renting.
The challenge is that the backyard currently has a massively overgrown weed problem, coupled with plain grass on top of hard dirt! The weed problem has been overwhelming & getting us down a bit, and as we've started to get rid of them we've discovered an even bigger problem: huge root systems (as in, TRUNKS!) that we're going to need to get rid of too!
Whilst feeling overwhelmed and disheartened about that, we figured it might help if we actually PLANTED something! So today we did it. Weplanted a passionfruit vine!! We chose the one part of the yard where there actually ISN'T weeds, which made it heaps easier.
It took us so long to work out the best way of doing that (and in the end we've pretty much just bunged it in), that I'm a bit worried how long it's going to take us to do the rest LOL! I tend to read LOTS and plan LOTS and do LITTLE. My ideas and planning can paralyze me. I tend to spend so much time planning and learning, that I hold back from actually "doing".
So yeah, it's going to be a huge learning curve for all of us. But fun along the journey too, I hope. And in the end? Well, you never know, we just might end up with some food to eat! :)
Our little passionfruit plant looked a bit sad for a while there, but seems to be doing ok now, in spite of a lack of attention! Meanwhile, I thought I'd tell you that a little while ago we found what appears to be figs growing on what appears to be a fig tree! They look and smell like figs; let's hope when they're ripe that they taste like figs too! I think a fig feast will be in order, and we might need some friends to help us eat them, cuz there are SO many! 
