A three day weekend! Sounds good to me.....I noticed very light traffic today, so I'm sure many people out there are taking a four day weekend. In Maine, this was the traditional opening of the outdoor activity season....planting, yardwork, even the beach.....BRRRRR......I guess the thermometer hitting 65 in Maine is a little different than it hitting 65 here. We don't have much planned this weekend-we won't start the side of the house until next week so we can finish up some assorted items around house & yard and let our backs recuperate.....
We are making some progress in the battle against the "nuthedge" (spelling?) weeds overtaking our sidwalk strip...we spent some serious time and money digging, planting, mulching & even installing landscaping fabric. this stuff comes right up through the fabric, comes back after being repeatedly pulled, and does not respond to even extra strenght Round Up (double strength). There is an herbicide sold especially for this weed, it's not cheap, and it's not instant, but it seems to be impacting the pesky things. It will take a few applications; the good thing is that it is safe for other plants, so we did not have to remove everything before spraying. I've also heard that placing several layers of newspaper will impede the stuff for awhile before it breaks down. But for now, I really want to kill it...I'm so mad at it!
Any big projects going on in the neighborhood and beyond?
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