Woodlake sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, forty minutes from Sequoia National Park on a slow day, in the fertile foothills. My blogging friend, Russel Ray, inspired me about weeding today. Someone posted a comment, “Don’t use Roundup.” So here’s my question for you. Which do you prefer spraying or digging?
Your opinion – Spray or dig
I’m weird, I love to dig out weeds. Today I put on my knee pads, got my trowel, and had a funeral for a bucket full of crabgrass roots then drove fertilizer spikes into any remaining villains’ hearts around our peach trees. Trust me, someone buried cement under the inch of topsoil. Around here we call it hardpan.
Here are some of our weeds. It’s Super Bloom year. (I didn’t dig these out today. LOL, most of the weeds I dug were crabgrass!) P.S. Porsche, the cat, loves to weed. I have to wear gloves to protect me from his claws. I accidentally stepped on his tail yesterday, so he gave me some space today.
Community Weeding
This Saturday our Kiwanis Group will clean out the Woodlake Rose Garden. We weed or trim officially once a month. Weeds love it here. Here is what we had last fall. If you live in or around Woodlake, come join us. The pay –you feel so good when you’re done! High levels of serotonin free of charge.
Now the weeds are green and luscious. You can see that everyone working hard together has paid off, but there are some robust weeds in the background and across the parking lot. So I can’t wait to attack them!
Our dream is to restore the garden to its former beauty.
Hope you all have a happy weekend. If you want to help us on Saturday, drop by the Woodlake Rose Garden between 8 and 11 on Saturday morning – March 23, 2019.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
8 responses to “Gardening in Woodlake”
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Marsha, I’m sure it will be beautiful when finished. We’ve been busy working on our own flower garden, moving roses and other shrubs, mulching, and edging. Lots of work, but the payoff will come with the warm-up.
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Michelle, you write the nicest things. The roses are finally in bloom, worth all the work. Other organizations are starting to take an interest, which is encouraging. We now have 1690 healthy roses on about three acres, and the man who started the garden has just planted another 600. Our temps will be in the 90s by the end of the week, so our main concern this week is water. 🙂 Send some pictures of your garden. 🙂
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That’s so sweet of you to say. It’s cooler here, but trees and shrubs are starting to bud and the flowers are poking their sleepy heads up through the mulch. When it’s all abloom I will have to post some photos. We are so excited that we will have 70 degree weather for a couple of days.
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And ours will soar up to ninety this week! But it’s gorgeous right now.
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Sorry MVBFM ! Can’t make it ! I missed the bus from Austria ! 🚌🙄🤗💕
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LOL! I’m glad, you might have arrived a little damp!
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