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Decluttering the Weeds Event!

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This weekend is the Declutter The Weeds Event!  All are welcome! haha

The compost bin will be getting an addition!

Having been gone for 7 weeks and having the sprinkler system malfunction during that time has resulted in a yard (well, 1/2 a yard) of large weeds.  One half has a large amount of large ones, the other 1/2 has just deadness until the trees.

John is planning to fix the sprinklers this weekend – we get to water 2 times a week here.  Guess we get to “remodel” the backyard.  We’ve always wanted to add a fire pit.

 

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So here’s the east side of the patio.  Keep in mind, the brick wall is 5 feet tall.  One of the fruit trees (apple) didn’t survive the lack of water.

 

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And here’s the west side of the patio.  No weeds, but plenty of deadness!  Even the plants at the base of the embankment didn’t survive.

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  1. lethally Avatar
    lethally

    Yikes! Weeds!

    One thing I have learned through permaculture though is that, when you remove a pioneer plant (that’s what weeds are – they’re opportunists that grow where they find a space), if you don’t fill the space you made, another pioneer (a.k.a weed) will soon take its place.

    So by all means remove the weeds. But fill the gaps with something, so they don’t come back. I find cottage garden seed mixes are really good, but any type of flower seed mix, or grass seed mix works well. That way, when the weeds try to come back, they’ll find something is already in the place they want to take! 🙂

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    1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
      declutteringthestuff

      Thanks! We just need something that doesn’t require too much water and early maintenance. Grass here is a lot of work to get going.

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      1. lethally Avatar
        lethally

        Maybe some wildflowers that are local to your area? All I know is that whenever I weed I have to fill the gaps, or the weeds just come back! Happy gardening, whatever you grow! 🙂

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  2. ProsperityAndCalamities Avatar
    ProsperityAndCalamities

    I live in an apartment so the only weeds I have are the little ones that grow on our patio… and they take like 1 second to pull out. Otherwise if i knew more about weeds, I’d try to offer you some advice or something!

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    1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
      declutteringthestuff

      Thanks! I think this only happened because the grass died off. An excuse to “remodel”

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  3. coralswimming Avatar
    coralswimming

    How awful! But hey, you get to remodel 🙂

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    1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
      declutteringthestuff

      I know! Unplanned remodeling is our life lately!

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  4. purpleslobinrecovery Avatar
    purpleslobinrecovery

    I’ll be right there, as soon as I find my gardening gloves!
    wow, those are some tall weeds!!
    Yay for a fire pit! CAn ya burn the weeds in it??

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    1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
      declutteringthestuff

      I wish! Fires like that are against the law. Beside, the Blue Cut Fire is only about 25 miles away. Someone would assume our house is burning and call the fire department!

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      1. purpleslobinrecovery Avatar
        purpleslobinrecovery

        Oh no! Sorry, I didn’t know.
        How awful! I’m glad it’s not!

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        1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
          declutteringthestuff

          John was BBQ’ing once and a neighbor called the fire department thinking we were burning something else. Not wanting to repeat that!

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        2. purpleslobinrecovery Avatar
          purpleslobinrecovery

          OH no!!! But how did the burgers taste after the fire department “Extinguished” them???? lol

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        3. declutteringthestuff Avatar
          declutteringthestuff

          It was steak that night! And they were being eaten when they arrived. They had to check the house and yard to verify we weren’t burning something else. We have ODD neighbors – but they at least keep an eye on things – “did you know your sprinker is going” “there are coyotes wandering the street. Is your dog in the house?” “we will be on vacation until Sunday so R and T are collecting your mail” even though the post office was supposed to have stopped delivering while we were on vacation. These are just a few of the test messages I’ve gotten in the last couple of months.

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        4. purpleslobinrecovery Avatar
          purpleslobinrecovery

          Mercy!!

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