Ugghh, I overly planted this year... I admit it. I can't keep up. This is my first year gardening with no artificial chemicals. I thought I would be able to keep up with the weeds with my hoe and my hands but it didn't work. I know that I should have put newspaper down and then straw or hay on top but I don't get the paper anymore and I spent so much time planning what I was going to plant that the time came to plant and I hadn't made any arrangements to get papers. Big Mistake.... Our yard is so beautiful. I have been blessed with the most beautiful Bermuda grass ever. I can dig a big hole in the yard and after a few days it is completely covered back up with grass. The down side.... It takes over the garden that quick too. Next year I will spend most of my time planning for the newspaper and possibly do some more manageable raised beds. I tried to get my old greenhouses cleaned out this year to grow my tomatoes in but that didn't get done all the way either because they were full of poison ivy and I got covered from head to toe in the process. I grew up pulling weeds in my dad's wholesale nursery business but I promise you have never seen the weeds like I have in my garden. I have just decided to keep the parts where there are veggies hoed out and let the rest grow up. If you come to visit beware that it isn't beautiful but I am still growing some great veggies.
It is has been like 550 degrees here lately with 125% humidity. I go out to feed the cows and chickens in the morning and then start working in the garden. For days on end I have been completely soaked in sweat when I am done. I will be glad to get started on my fall garden.
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