Well, all it took was for me to post how bad our weather was on the first day of spring and presto! the weather improved. As of 7 PM on Friday it's still a balmy 47 degrees and sunny. Quite the change from the last few days. What's more, this weekend is expected to be amazing. I can't wait to get out there and tackle that weeding problem. My brother over at Urban Homestead WA was just saying he isn't going to plant quite yet for fear of another late April cold snap. Well, any long-time reader of this blog knows I have hoop covers on all my beds in case that happens. If I can get those beds weeded, then I can feel comfortable starting my spring greens, better late than never.
I was very encouraged by my post about my weed problem. I was so excited to get home and try out my stirrup hoe that I didn't even change clothes. Mostly I didn't bother because the sun was going down and we had company coming over. So out I ran in my slacks and dress shoes to grab the hoe. Quick like a bunny I raced to the bed. This is where I'd left off after a half hour of grueling hand weeding.
I stopped only to come in and finish up dinner. Sure I lost more dirt than I would like, but I did shake it off a bit before dumping it in the bin. Besides, that bin went into the coop run, and I can use all the dirt I can get in there, the girls have dug it up something fierce with their dust baths. What's the worst that could happen, weeds growing in the run, they would just eat them. Hehe. I'm so happy, I could have
Oops, you can see my gardening clothes. Which reminds me, if anyone has a stressful job, 5 minutes in the garden at the end of the day does wonders to take the load off. It has always left me clear headed and energized. I've forgotten how good gardening feels.
Enjoy the first weekend of spring, what's your weather like?
I was very encouraged by my post about my weed problem. I was so excited to get home and try out my stirrup hoe that I didn't even change clothes. Mostly I didn't bother because the sun was going down and we had company coming over. So out I ran in my slacks and dress shoes to grab the hoe. Quick like a bunny I raced to the bed. This is where I'd left off after a half hour of grueling hand weeding.
Actually it was just the light colored dirt at the bottom that I got done earlier. The rest I did in less than a minute with the stirrup hoe. In case you're wondering what the heck one is, I took a quick snapshot of this miraculous device.
With it, I did in two minutes what took me a half hour last week.
Oops, you can see my gardening clothes. Which reminds me, if anyone has a stressful job, 5 minutes in the garden at the end of the day does wonders to take the load off. It has always left me clear headed and energized. I've forgotten how good gardening feels.
Enjoy the first weekend of spring, what's your weather like?
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