Spring has been a long time coming and I’m way behind on my garden work.
By this time I’ve usually got all the beds cleaned out and a few flowers blooming.
This year?
I’ve got weeds.
And random spikey things.
I spent 3 hours today getting rid of both.
I also reseated the brick border and tackled a bit of the bush from Hell.
If anyone ever asks if you want a flowering quince? Run.
Run far, and fast.
Preferably after you punch them in the throat for suggesting it in the first place.
Ours was here when we moved in and we’ve been battling it ever since. It grows over the roof each season and has roots that are 300 friggin’ feet deep. We’ve tried to dig it up, burn it out and hack it down to nubs numerous times.
I believe it likes the challenge….. and comes back stronger every time.
Did I mention it’s also full of thorns?
Good times.
I did 6 beds in the back and on the side of the house and felt good….
Until….
I turned over a brick and disturbed an ant nest. Within seconds those little suckers were crawling all over me and I had to run for a hose.
I rinsed most of them off but not before a few crawled up my pant leg.
Sadly, yes…. there were.
And the little bastards bit me too.
Isn’t gardening fun?!?!? By the way, I remember back in the Ice Age when roses were referred to as ‘weeds’ (which is my excuse for not removing weeds!)
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I don’t have very good luck growing roses. I love them, but they don’t always return the sentiment.
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Ouch! And also, is it wrong of me that I would have liked to have seen your ants in your pants dance? Hehehe. Mona
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If they were dancing, it was with their teeth. I have big red welts on my thighs!
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Yikes. I guess they weren’t ready to wake up.
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Or having their roof ripped off, no.
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So, you’re basically a tornado in antland
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Yes.
Yes, I am.
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Ooooo, hope they weren’t fire ants. Those critters are vicious!
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Thankfully no. I’m allergic to those!
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I was totally shamed by my neighbor for letting my dandelions get out of control and now I am like….determined to burn her house down. I should be a good, non-vengeful adult and do some yardwork
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Dandelions are the bane of my existence. The fields across the street are full of them and all the seeds sprout here.
😡
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Plot twist; you are my neighbor and I have outed my plan to burn down your house, damn!
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I shall be on guard from now on with a hose …. and a pitcher of margaritas ….. at the ready.
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😂😂😂
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At least they weren’t giant murder Hornets. 🤷♀️
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Why did spellcheck capitalize hornets? Weird…
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It’s a basketball team, I think.
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Not yet.
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Maybe they were just being friendly? And have you tried explosives on that bush?
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Friendly biters?
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It’s been known.
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Not around here…
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Gary and I hit most of the Amish Greenhouses around his area on Friday and Saturday. When I got home, I realized we’d bought for HIS house. And I didn’t have much. *sigh*
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I’m thinking of hitting a local greenhouse up the road this afternoon. I need some happy faced pansies.
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I’ll post my flowers soon…..
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I’ve never had a flowering quince and will never plant one, on your advice. Some plants just can’t take NO for an answer.
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If you learn nothing else from my mindless drivel… let it be that.
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We had some nasty spikey almost tree thing in our yard & someone said to cut it far down then drill a small hole in the center of the stalks/branches & put concentrated weed killer in the holes. The idea being it’ll suck it down into itself & poison its roots for you.
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Sounds like a good idea, but I try not to use chemicals around the house. We’re on a well and I’d rather not be drinking Roundup in the years to come.
😳
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Omg good call. 🙃
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OOH, good call. Maybe it would hate being wrapped in a black trash bag for a year & finally give up….
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Suffocate it?
I like the way you think…
😉
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