tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post500350063145307076..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: The Gardener's BattleLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-326523343398771902010-08-22T04:09:25.442-04:002010-08-22T04:09:25.442-04:00Wow, I have never seen Sandburs before. What nasty...Wow, I have never seen Sandburs before. What nasty looking plants. We are always trying to hoe up the thistles we see but I fear our garden is pretty weedy at the moment. I pretend that it looks amazing though. heheheRobinhttp://farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-5092606300719596972010-08-15T13:49:35.140-04:002010-08-15T13:49:35.140-04:00Runic Rhyme, weeding does require motivation, does...Runic Rhyme, weeding does require motivation, doesn't it? :)<br /><br />Michelle, ugh on those thistles. I do hope you keep them from going to seed. They are such a nuisance otherwise.<br /><br />Ohiofarmgirl, you have those in Ohio too? They must be universal! <br /><br />BM&T, so true. The organic gardening books often make them seem easy to control, just pile on more mulch! It really isn't that way though. :(<br /><br />Nina, whew but that old garden has really been a challenge for you, hasn't it. I wonder if your pig weed is <i>Chenopodium album</i>, AKA "Lamb's Quarter"? It's delicious and nutritious as a steamed veggie, like spinach.<br /><br />Lynn, especially those grasses that seem impossible to get rid of! Of course, one gardener's weed may be another's desired outcome. :)<br /><br />Jo, that's where I'm at too. It's encouraging to hear you're making progress. The hard work does pay off, doesn't it?<br /><br />Renee, oh my, those bugs. They are the other challenge. I didn't realize birds would eat apple blossoms! Something I reckon I'll need to watch out for once my apple trees start blooming. I'm so glad you're finally getting cherry tomatoes!<br /><br />Sharon, LOL. Unless you have a cottontail weed, I think you're out of luck. :)<br /><br />Theresa, well, I do wear an armor of sorts: floppy hat to shade from the sun, long pants and socks to protect from bitey bugs, and boots. :)<br /><br />Annie, too true, too true! I'm afraid to leave the house for more than a day for what I might come home to!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-41407949276431141952010-08-15T07:46:35.141-04:002010-08-15T07:46:35.141-04:00Weeds? Work, work work. Or go on holiday and find ...Weeds? Work, work work. Or go on holiday and find yourself knee deep in them... Despair. Very often. Go away again. They don't. Then: work work work again... It can't be changed, I'm afraid.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457801491872035594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-22844257819282707302010-08-15T06:59:11.618-04:002010-08-15T06:59:11.618-04:00Well, just from the subject title I get a fab visu...Well, just from the subject title I get a fab visual of you dressed in a garden's version of paratrooper gear.<br />We too have a pervasive thistle which requires cutting or weeding out right now before they go to seed. Oh for some cooler tempsTheresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-40617098002395240012010-08-14T22:50:37.112-04:002010-08-14T22:50:37.112-04:00We need some goats. Do they eat cottontails? Tha...We need some goats. Do they eat cottontails? That's our pests.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-46652925516020353212010-08-14T20:21:24.946-04:002010-08-14T20:21:24.946-04:00between the weeds & the bugs I sometimes wonde...between the weeds & the bugs I sometimes wonder why I even bother. Today out of my 6 remaining apples (after the birds ate all the blossoms and the hail knocked off any the birds missed) I found that the birds came back and ate from 4 of the apples that weren't even ripe yet! Sigh! Well not even an apple tart for me.<br /><br />But then I pop one of the cherry tomatoes in my mouth! Sometimes it's worth it!Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-3540325768412616242010-08-14T16:08:02.492-04:002010-08-14T16:08:02.492-04:00My weeding has been pretty good, up until mid-July...My weeding has been pretty good, up until mid-July. Since then I have just been focusing on stopping the weeds from going to seed. Every year it seems to get a little bit easier. Except for the grass. That seems to get worse all the time. Thanks for the garden pics!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941280453570504094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-33776869153698166282010-08-14T16:05:13.365-04:002010-08-14T16:05:13.365-04:00Ah, yes, we are all looking for our own Garden of ...Ah, yes, we are all looking for our own Garden of Eden, aren't we? Wouldn't life be nice without weeds?Razzberry Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70473097709735212112010-08-14T13:10:28.941-04:002010-08-14T13:10:28.941-04:00The original garden here is a total mess and no ma...The original garden here is a total mess and no matter how much weeding I've done, it's still full of quack grass, witch grass and pig weed. At least the latter is easy to pull. I'm not sure there really is a solution for the quack grass. The new garden which was done with a Stott layering method is virtually weed free. Now if I can only figure out how to get rid of the creeping charlie in the lawns and gardens. Herbicides and pesticides are under strict control and banned for home use here!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-27470708977950986702010-08-14T11:46:07.810-04:002010-08-14T11:46:07.810-04:00That's why god made herbicides! ;-) No, seriou...That's why god made herbicides! ;-) No, seriously weeds are the no.1 problem of organic gardeners everywhere. It's never-ending!Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-49758298520778322422010-08-14T10:28:00.756-04:002010-08-14T10:28:00.756-04:00I love that you said all this.. I'm about read...I love that you said all this.. I'm about ready to slap on a hat, trudge out there, and take on my share of the curse. Yep. But we are all in this together, right?<br /><br />And thanks for ID'ing those silly burs.. I had no idea what they were.Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-19201845241678051812010-08-14T10:12:04.839-04:002010-08-14T10:12:04.839-04:00Not TOO bad in the garden this year, but I have so...Not TOO bad in the garden this year, but I have some thistles blooming in the pastures in spite of my early work, and out there the ground is rock-hard (at least six weeks with no rain here) and now we're enduring a heat wave. I need to get out there and at least cut off the flowering heads (into a big bag) so they can't seed....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-7070874210488291702010-08-14T09:55:32.150-04:002010-08-14T09:55:32.150-04:00Ah, I've just finished a cup of coffee and thi...Ah, I've just finished a cup of coffee and this was a good little push to make me get out there and do the same! Where are my gloves....?!<br /><br /><br />:]Runic Rhymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045878016185952590noreply@blogger.com