Woohoo! The gardening list!
I managed to get my entire 2100 square foot garden weeded this week! That’s probably a first.
I found it was much easier when I could sit down right next to the plants. I don’t have trouble sitting on the ground, but I have trouble pulling weeds while kneeling because of my shoulder. Sitting down, it was actually very relaxing to pull weeds.
I’m already adjusting my plans for next year’s garden to include more sitting space. I probably will never get the whole almost-2-acres weeded, but I can focus on the corn and veggie patch. 3 rows planted and one left blank ought to give me the space I need.
The garlic is getting closer. I picked scapes this week. But I also accidentally pulled some volunteer garlic while pulling weeds, and it was too young yet. I’m making spaghetti sauce now with them, though :)
My corn and beans sprouted fast, but the tomatoes, herbs, and melons haven’t shown yet. I know they have another week before it’s time to worry, but I can’t help it. They were late enough getting out there, and other people have little green tomatoes already.
Right now, I’m looking for a sickle mower attachment that will fit my little tractor. The grass in the big field is too tall for the regular mower, and I’ll need a sickle mower at some point anyway, just to harvest my herbs and grains with.
The elderberries are blooming. And my strawberries are producing already. Life is good :)
Hey, Girlfriend! :)
Good to hear you sound so cheerful, and such great progress. We had some big trees that hubby cut and sawed into logs that I stood on end at strategic spots to sit on while I do garden stuff. The rest I have a 3 gallon bucket to use.
You have 10 times more garden than I do, so I can’t imagine all the effort for weeding. Fortunately, most of my stuff is planted so close together that I rarely have to do a lot of weeding-good thing, because when the weather is too hot, cold, or damp, I just stay inside. LOL