flowerbug
Garden Master
getting ready for next season... was out for a few hours of digging and my body feels so much better for it. i'm not back to full strength by any means but at least i made a dent in what i have to get ready for next spring. if i can do this for the next month 2-5hrs a day i'd be back on top of the gardens i wanted to have planted this year that didn't, but they'll be ready for next year.
i was hoping a light scraping with the scuffle hoe would work as that would go a lot quicker than having to turn it, but no such luck. the weeds in place are very woody stemmed and the roots don't cut easily so digging/turning it all under is actually quicker. i'm going to have weeds coming back in there no matter what so to get them turned under now just means the worms have a longer period of time to munch on them through the fall/winter/early spring.
i was hoping a light scraping with the scuffle hoe would work as that would go a lot quicker than having to turn it, but no such luck. the weeds in place are very woody stemmed and the roots don't cut easily so digging/turning it all under is actually quicker. i'm going to have weeds coming back in there no matter what so to get them turned under now just means the worms have a longer period of time to munch on them through the fall/winter/early spring.