Wow, I really loved this update — it felt like walking through the Laughing Dragon Garden right alongside you, fog, rain, slugs, and all! 😊

I could almost taste those cinnamon-spiced pickled beets and smell the oregano in the air. It’s inspiring to see how much care and observation you put into everything, even when pests and poor soil try to steal the show. 😇 I’m looking forward to hearing the “late start” story and seeing how your apple cider experiment turns out. And the blueberries! I hope you install enough net to protect them against the birds.

The septic system, I guess, is the suspect for the blackberries' condition. Human waste, especially if untreated, is not a good fertilizer; it could contaminate crops with harmful pathogens. I hope the blackberries recover. 💚