Yesterday, tried to get the weeds to die with some weedkiller. Supposed to see results in 12 hours (“works in 24 hours”). They must not have tried this stuff on our weeds. Did not see any results, so reread the instructions. Yes, I mixed the chemical and water in the correct proportions. Even checked what I used for measuring, and it came in “right on”. OK…out with another batch, and resprayed, just in case spraying early in the morning did not work, what with all the dew on the weeds. Weeds are like things in our lives. We keep trying…
Weeds, Weeds Everywhere
The “Sesame Street” song sort of comes to mind. Hasn’t been a lot of sun up in the sky. Once again, it’s a “say inside and read/write/study”. Oops, did I say “study”. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Also depends on what you are in the mood for. Did get a little studying done, but did not get enough help out of the book I was using. Need to find the info somewhere else, and then maybe it will be understandable enough that I can pass it on to my class. Went to San Fran this morning, and that…
Planting Time
We got the seeds, and have them in the starter box/greenhouse. Those little peat pellets must have some potent “kickstart” formula in them. Seemed like little sprouts were up in two days. When I plant seeds outside, it’s like it takes forever to get started in the sun. After the seedlings got too tall for the greenhouse cover, we moved them to the top of a bookshelf (to keep them away from our plant-eating cat (Jack). Needless to say, Jack found a way to get to the top of the bookcase and nibble off the tops of a lot of…