When I was on top of my weeding
The vegetable garden of shame
Thursday, January 6, 2011
2010 Resolution #2: Weeding
My second resolution from last year was "I will weed for 10 minutes a day so that I don't have to spend hours removing the jungle of weeds that develop around mid-August because I though it was too hot to weed in July."
I had mixed results on this resolution. I bought a Japanese garden hoe which was supersharp to make weeding easier. I love it because it makes weeding so much faster. However, you actually have to use it in order to keep the weeds at bay. I was really good in the spring at weeding. In July, when it got hot and I had to work all month, it was all over. The weeds took over by August and it was ugly. I couldn't face the jungle, so I hired my neighbor's granddaughter to weed for me. She's good, fast, and knows what she's doing. She was totally worth it!
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Ahhh, my veggie garden was pristine and weed free. BUT...I think my house looked abandoned by the looks of my front yard! I mean it got mowed, and I think I got the weed eater out once, but I spent so much time in the back yard, I just refused to believe the front yard even existed. If I have a resolution for 20100, it will be to at least keep the front yard looking half way presentable, even if I do get a few weeds out back.
ReplyDeleteMy front yard isn't usually too bad. It's not that I'm vigilant. I just have a lot of shade.
ReplyDeleteugh! weeding. Not my favourite.
ReplyDeleteThat June / July comment cracked me up! I am the same way.. super good and diligent about it til the heat and humidity kicks in. I'm such an A/C lover! :P
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