Watching Grass Grow... Bondage Grass

Sorry for the lack of regular updates, its just not a whole lot going on that makes for any interesting posts.

A few weeks ago I did actually do some tie downs to spread the canopy out (that I completely forgot to share):

Still using the same aluminum camping tent stakes as last year, and just looping twine over the branches.

Nothing fancy, no complicated bonsai style branch wiring, just a simple loop to pull the branches down.

And here's where its at now:

Been really dry out here the past month, month and a half.  Been keeping it (and everything else) watered from a rain barrel (mostly, that even went dry a time or two), but we're still chugging along!  Just nothing dramatic.