to get heavy stuff done, then come in for siesta and putter around the rest of the day.
we did finally have some good rain that helped soften up the ground where i'm digging out the ditchgrass (very large rooted stuff that finds clay no problem to colonize). it will be a week before i finish this project. one large patch and another smaller one. some day i really need to get a barrier in place... i keep telling myself... i wish i had enough cooler weather and more rains so i could get through the entire patch and hunt down all the garlic and other grasses out of there.
other things planted are coming along well. tomatoes, peppers are loving the sunshine and warmth. cucumbers flowering. onions growing.
i did get some weeding done yesterday in the north garden. the lowest spot has always had plantains (rabbits and wormies love 'em) so each year i have to get some out of there, but the creeping jenny is gradually filling in. this round of weeding took only a few hours while the first round a month ago took me several sessions to finish. so that is progress. and the creeping jenny is blooming so that looks nice too with the yellow flowers.
i have to get some strawberries picked. not too many left, but enough.
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