As I was out weeding my garden this morning, I thought of helpful hints to pass along.
Now this one you may have heard. It was passed down for generations in my family.
1. If you don't know if a plant is a weed or something good you planted, grab it near the base and give it a gentle tug. If it rips out the entire root system easily, it was something you planted. If it won't come out, it is a weed.
2. Cotton gloves don't protect you from the pricklies.
Which brings me to my next and final point.
3. When you've dug down, can't find the root, and have decided to endure the pain of grasping the prickly stout weed and are pulling with all your might, aim your body toward your lawn and not toward the driveway next to it. Trust me, though you are locked in a bloody, sweaty battle with this vicious weed, something will give, and you will go flying backward.
i. Subpoint, when doing this, make sure your neighbor has not come out to check their mail. Though rolling down your sloped concrete drive with the top of a prickly plant in your hands is entertaining to said neighbor, his laughter gets very irritating, even while he is asking if you are all right.
Now this one you may have heard. It was passed down for generations in my family.
1. If you don't know if a plant is a weed or something good you planted, grab it near the base and give it a gentle tug. If it rips out the entire root system easily, it was something you planted. If it won't come out, it is a weed.
2. Cotton gloves don't protect you from the pricklies.
Which brings me to my next and final point.
3. When you've dug down, can't find the root, and have decided to endure the pain of grasping the prickly stout weed and are pulling with all your might, aim your body toward your lawn and not toward the driveway next to it. Trust me, though you are locked in a bloody, sweaty battle with this vicious weed, something will give, and you will go flying backward.
i. Subpoint, when doing this, make sure your neighbor has not come out to check their mail. Though rolling down your sloped concrete drive with the top of a prickly plant in your hands is entertaining to said neighbor, his laughter gets very irritating, even while he is asking if you are all right.
