Posted on 06/13/2024 1:12:02 PM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL WEED YOUR GARDEN DAY
National Weed Your Garden Day on June 13 serves as a reminder to all gardeners to take an extra 5 or 10 minutes to weed their gardens. This National Day is not only used as a reminder, it's also used to inspire people to keep their garden free of weeds to allow for a healthier crop.
#NationalWeedYourGardenDay
One of the best tips you will ever get is to stay in control of your garden, especially with weeds. Unfortunately, weeds grow fast, very fast. With inattention, they can soon become overwhelming. Giving daily attention to your garden makes it easier to maintain. Weeding 5 or 10 minutes each day will make the job seem bearable. It might even be enjoyable. This way you will be in control, and the weeds will not!
6 Reasons to Weed Your Garden
Excessive and unwanted weeds will crowd out plant roots and steal the nutrients that are needed for the plants to grow nice and be healthy. Helpful tips on reducing weeds in your garden:
Cover the soil along rows and between plants with mulch.
Make sure to keep all weeds away from young plants.
Plant your plants closely together to leave less room for weed growth.
Have soil weed-free before planting.
Make sure you do not let any of the weeds go to seed.
Keep the edges of your yard mowed short to lessen the invasion of weeds onto your property and into your garden.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL WEED YOUR GARDEN DAY
Take time to weed your garden as you celebrate today.
Committing to regular weeding to reduce weed growth.
Weeding after a good rainfall while the soil is soft makes it easier to clean by the roots.
Weeding your garden with a friend to makes the job go faster and feel more like a celebration!
Rewarding yourself with tall glass of something iced and refreshing as you admire your weed-free garden.
Use #NationalWeedYourGardenDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL WEED YOUR GARDEN DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar is researching the origins of this gardening holiday.
June 13th Celebrated History
1966
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Ernesto Miranda. The decision, written by Chief Justice Earl Warren, ruled that detained suspects have a constitutional right to be informed of their rights including the right to an attorney.
1967
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall became the first African American Supreme Court justice.
1983
The NASA space probe, Pioneer 10, travels out of the orbit of Neptune, leaving the Solar System. It is the first man-made object to journey beyond our Solar System.
1997
Timothy McVeigh receives a sentence of death. In 1995, he and Terry Nichols bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building claiming the lives of 168 people.
June 13th Celebrated Birthdays
William Butler Yeats - 1865
The Irish writer is known for his poetry and plays. In 1904, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Some of his most notable works include "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" and "The Lake Isle of Innisfree."
Alice Stebbins Wells - 1873
In 1910, Wells became one of the first female police officers in the United States.
John Nash - 1928
John F. Nash shared a Nobel Prize for economics with Reinhard Selten in 1994. His contribution is a concept that later became known as the Nash equilibrium. He was also the subject of the film A Beautiful Mind.
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland - 1846
When Grover Cleveland began his presidency, he was a bachelor. His sister, Rose Cleveland, served as the acting first lady until he married Frances Folsom during his second term in office.
Gardening Ping!.................
In 91+ degree heat?
Sweatin’ to the oldies!...............
I don’t think Pioneer 10 left the solar system when it crossed the orbit of Neptune. In 1983 Pluto was still a planet (but may have been closer to the sun than Neptune was at that point), and the Kuiper Belt extends well beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Schwetty!
We have a wild rabbit that does that. Her name is 🌺 Flower.
Oh, good. I only have to weed once now? Jeez, and to think I was weeding at least once a week or maybe every other.
You don’t have to weed your garden.
Just go to the corner marijuana store.
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Here in Texas where they’re clear cutting for the Californians to move in to put the euro takeover of the Native American lands to shame, the displaced deer take care of my garden. Weeds, flowers, herbs all of it.
When is National GROW Weed in your Garden day?
I know! I’ve already alerted the troops! :)
If you want a crop, you do it.
I keep my landscape guy busy weeding. By now, he has them pretty much under control.
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