watering + weeds = TRUBBLE

It's been a while since I posted. So much has happened in the garden since then. The zucchini plants are sending forth their beautiful large yellow blooms, the lavender is taking off and smells amazing, sweet peas are climbing up the trellis. Sigh.

My digital camera has gone missing, presumably buried somewhere underneath the mounds of clothes and paper in my office. So no pics of the bounty of flowers and such that are growing throughout my yard.

I've been so busy with non-gardening stuff too that the only time I do get out in the yard is for hand-watering, so the weeds have really taken off. I'll stoop down every now and again while watering to pull up some of the worst offenders, but for the most part I haven't made the time to do a thorough job. Sigh.



I decided to finally do it. I'm going against my Emily Post etiquette book and set up a weeding party. I've invited friends that I think might be into it and am keeping my fingers crossed that this isn't taken as me being a lazy, weird friend. I'm supplying food and a kiddie pool and stuff, so my hope is that it will be a fun party of sorts. I could see making some real head-way in a single day if a bunch of people came out instead of just lil ole me doing it all by my lonesome. And having fun while doing it doesn't sound that bad, either!

Here's hoping it goes well. We shall see.

In the meantime I'm getting out there tonight to assess the situation, and see what maintenance can be done between now and the day of the weeding party. Wish me luck...