Weedfest
I haven’t written much about gardening lately. That’s because I haven’t been doing any. My yard has been thriving in a state of benign neglect. This morning I rounded up kids and declared today Weeding Day. Kiki and Link took on the strawberry bed while I tackled the jungle that was my vegetable garden. The good news is that most of the jungle was happy vegetable plants. The tomato harvest is imminent. The chili harvest has already begun. The jalapenos aren’t ready yet, but I’m kind of glad because between anaheims and tomatos I’ve got enough to keep me busy for a while. one thing I discovered is that having only half the tomato plants in rings isn’t a good idea. I have a vague memory of knowing this months ago, but procrastinated buying more rings and now it is much too late. I’ll just have to pick tomatos every day so that I get them before the slugs do.
I also discovered that my kids don’t know how to weed. In an hour working together Kiki and Link managed to clear a one foot square patch of ground. In theory I was going to have them weeding once a week all summer long. That was an intention that never materialized. Maybe in these last three weeks before school starts I’ll make it happen. Or maybe not. I get so tired of trying to make them do things that they don’t want to do. They just don’t believe me when I say “You’ll thank me later.”