Weeding...the other side of the fun.
By stan510
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When its warm in summer,and the plants are off and growing,you start to forget the spring time explosion of weedy plants…the (here) South African Veldt grasses- a living hell of a grass-lol,the Bermuda grass, and all the others. Milkweeds..I sort of hate to pull them out. I know they are important to the native insects. But,they get big and fast. Shading plants and creating rot. Out they go. I hope the empty lot of an acre next door picks up the slack.
Other weeds I have in abundance…Mallows..love disturbed soils. And I’m always creating great disturbances with all my planting and moving around!..this time of year Mallow grows a carrot like roots. I can only pull them out also this time of year because the ground is soft. Once a California summer sets in- you can’t pull nothing out of the ground. You just get a few leaves for all your effort.
One very good thing…is no Roundup is needed now. Later in the season I resort to it. Cracks in the driveway..
5 Mar, 2015
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I ventured out to have a tidy up, only stayed a few mins as its so cold, think I'm getting old, good luck with your weeding Stan....
5 Mar, 2015
lol,Yes,I wanted the rain.
Ster and Linc,Right now,we are heading to a magical time. That's the time when the ground is softened AND its not cold. Only in spring is that time. This year,it's early a by a bit. Some years,I put off the weeding and always live to regret it. Amazing how you can pull a 3-4' Mallow or Mustard plant out of the ground with all the tap root...once the California dry starts..forget it. The best I can do is chop it down..and hope I don't miss and hit an ornamental. In getting older,my aim I notice isn't as perfect as it was 25 years ago or even 15.
5 Mar, 2015
You and the ornamentals will be ok as long as you remember to apologize to them Stan, lol....
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