Hurray for Annie's improving health and for keeping you busy! There are days when I really wish someone would motivate me to do tasks that I KNOW I should do.
Or, stop me from doing things that I shouldn't attempt alone.
All I meant to do yesterday was check out the bigger section of the raised bed garden and SEE what needed to be done. Many years ago, someone put landscape fabric down in the garden. (The inability to get their roots down deeply is probably why some of my veggies fail.) Well, of course, I had to remove it. Most of it came out in big chunks.
One piece started to come out and tore -- which sent me backwards, onto the ground, where I narrowly missed hitting my head on the concrete block edging and impaling myself on a fence post. Sometimes, I need to think about waiting until someone else is around. You know, so they can call 911 when I create my own disaster
After that "success," I decided to remove a big clump of grass that a friend who works at ISU gave me. It's lovely but a serious spreader and had worked its way into the garden. More than an hour and nine (yes, nine) gardening and other tools later, I finally removed the last of the clump. I've dug out mulberry trees with less effort and much faster!
Too many of the Egyptian walking onions had strolled into the middle of the garden. I dug them up and replanted them in the holes in the concrete edging, after I removed the crab grass that had taken up residence in the blocks.
Yes, all I MEANT to do was to take a look at the garden.
BTW, the rhubarb in the old bed is growing well, and the Canada Red rhubarb I planted three years ago is looking good. A few more asparagus spears are poking through, and the strawberries -- including the new bunch I bought -- look hearty. Maybe spring is really here!
Or, stop me from doing things that I shouldn't attempt alone.
All I meant to do yesterday was check out the bigger section of the raised bed garden and SEE what needed to be done. Many years ago, someone put landscape fabric down in the garden. (The inability to get their roots down deeply is probably why some of my veggies fail.) Well, of course, I had to remove it. Most of it came out in big chunks.
One piece started to come out and tore -- which sent me backwards, onto the ground, where I narrowly missed hitting my head on the concrete block edging and impaling myself on a fence post. Sometimes, I need to think about waiting until someone else is around. You know, so they can call 911 when I create my own disaster
After that "success," I decided to remove a big clump of grass that a friend who works at ISU gave me. It's lovely but a serious spreader and had worked its way into the garden. More than an hour and nine (yes, nine) gardening and other tools later, I finally removed the last of the clump. I've dug out mulberry trees with less effort and much faster!
Too many of the Egyptian walking onions had strolled into the middle of the garden. I dug them up and replanted them in the holes in the concrete edging, after I removed the crab grass that had taken up residence in the blocks.
Yes, all I MEANT to do was to take a look at the garden.
BTW, the rhubarb in the old bed is growing well, and the Canada Red rhubarb I planted three years ago is looking good. A few more asparagus spears are poking through, and the strawberries -- including the new bunch I bought -- look hearty. Maybe spring is really here!
