HInts and Tips....

Hints & TIPS

As i have been sharing my blog, and reflecting on my reflections ( metacogniton-right K2?)...i have some aha's and pointers brought to light i would like to share:

*always have a weed digger in each yard-front, back and side- to meet your impulse for digging up an offending weed.

*for the same reason, have a jug of weed killer nearby, for those weeds you have been staring at for days, and have just had enough!!

*keep those extra gloves handy as well....it does no good to be ready to work, and not have gloves ready. If you go inside to find some, you could be distracted by your dog, the phone, a snack, you name it, and i can get distracted by it!!

* a word about gloves; my sister has lovely hands and manicured nails....she suggests only the best gloves, so they do the job they were intended to do.

for some reason, i still wear my gloves that have holes in the fingers, may be dirtier than the dirt i am digging, and are usually wet from my most recent use in mud...needless to say, i have ragged fingernails and blisters. my plan is get a manicure when school starts and gardening slows down-)

* if you let weeds sit in a pile awhile, it seems easier to pick them up for the trash..

* K2 reminds me, if you have Green waste trash cans...keep them separate...recycle in blue

*its easier to pull weeds after they are soaked for awhile!

*suncreen daily, so you don't have to stop for a layer of spf before going outside..

a hat is always great!! don't worry about your hairdo...beats the bugs and weed seeds you would get without it-)

*i talk to my weeds..i apologize to them, but tell them, " It is time..." I also look at weeds like fingernails or split ends that need to be trimmed...there is no pain involved, and it is for everybody's good-)

*if there are bugs and insects on the weeds, kill them too!..unless it is a pretty butterfly...green catepillars and grasshoppers included in the sweep...i know it sounds cold, but so be it!!

If you have a handy, dandy tip to share...feel free to post a comment or send an email; kristen.schaub3@gmail.com

Happy Digging!

ARRGH! how do i put images throughout the text...not just at the top?

PS: My Darling niece, Jenny, found a PINK mister at Walmart to attach to your garden hose....it is delightful..keeps your skin feeling lovely while gardening...

PPS: my Darling sister commented that weeding is forever Prison Work, and she would like an orange jumpsuit for her birthday!