This weekend I finally had the chance to get out and do some weeding between rainstorms. It is very soothing. But I do have some conclusions about the process.
Alwaysconservative’s Weeding Maxims
1. If it is difficult to pull out, it is a weed. If, on the other hand, it jumps into your hand to be pulled, it is probably a flower.
COROLLARY: The more expensive the flower, the easier it is to pull by mistake.
2. Grass will grow anywhere. . . that you don’t want it.
COROLLARY: The really healthy grass you pull from your flower beds will not take well to being transplanted into one of the bare spots in your lawn.
3. Nature abhors a vacuum and will fill that sucker with all kinds of weeds.
COROLLARY: The weeds that fill in a vacuum will bear a striking resemblance to the plants you want to grow there, and only when they choke out your intended plants will you be able to tell the difference between them.
4. A patch you just weeded will fill up with more weeds in the 15 minutes you spent going into the house for a cold drink and to wash your hands to answer the phone.
COROLLARY: In that same time frame, any plants you have in six-packs waiting to be put in the ground will wilt and die.
5. Weeding is a solitary activity.
EXAMPLE: It is better to be alone when you name all the weeds after your “favorite” Democrats and gleefully yank them from the grounds, saying: “Take THAT, Nancy”, or “See if you can swim in that garbage bag, Teddy”.
(Grin!)
My sweet husband bought a plant for me few months ago, I happen to be allergic to gnat bites, when they bite me I have to go to see a dermatologist :)
Well our terminix man just left with a plant for his apartment, we were inundated with those tiny, can’t see them gnats and yes a trip to the dermatologist.
Also the rain that we are having here in Texas is contributing to a growing bug population!
Excellent.
You nailed it.
You certainly did nail it!
LOL!
Loved your weeding Maxims...
so true, so very true all of them!