Not bad. The sunroom makes for a more tolerable time. The tile floor warms up nicely, even on cloudy day. Under the floor, is 6 inches of insulation, so it should be warm in winter, too.
I did take an hour break for garden project. I grafted new buds from Shiro and Hollywood plums, onto the existing plum trees. I imagine if they take, it will be 2016 when they first bloom and bear. That will help with pollination, so I don't have to run form tree to tree with a little paintbrush.
I used Hollywood and Shiro because those are what I have. I think they are good choices - easy to see the burgundy leaves of Hollywoodo, so I easily know those are grafted, and easy to identify which plums are the small bright yellow plums of Shiro, and burgundy of Hollywood, for harvesting.
It rained Sunday and Monday. Today drizzled. So the tree tissues were moist, the bark slipped easily, and the grafts were not too difficult for a novice. I don't know if they will take and grow. If not, there is July and August budding as well, and now I have more practice.
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