Since Knut was attempting to take a quick nap inside a few mornings ago during Solveig’s nap, I quickly realized I needed to get the older 3 inside so that the house would be quiet enough to sleep in. Since we had school done, we headed outside where I was hoping to finish weeding the strawberry patch (a job I’ve been working on for way too many days just to get it under control). Last year I tried dried grass as a weed cover, and it didn’t work as well as I had hoped. Some say there are seeds in the grass, and perhaps that was the case. Also, it’s too windy of a spot in our yard for the grass to stay put. At any rate, I’m trying to find a way to buy some time in the weeding war.
So this year I’m trying some wood chip mulch in the strawberry area. It will still need weeding, but this area needs to be weeded by hand anyway. The hoe won’t fit in between the plants. Hopefully this will make a difference this year.
I’ve been having them use their own halo hoe and go over the side of the garden set aside for the squash vine for when it will hopefully get huge. They’ve been doing a good job of curbing weeds there. Today I must have lost my mind because I let them get a pail full of water and make some mud pies to keep them busy after they finished their weeding area..
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