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RamblingNana's posts about: weeds
Apr 29, 2008 | 4:22 PM PST
Tags: hanging baskets , weeds , chickweed , balcony
So, I've taken up walking . . . serious walking . . . really fast walking! I'm doing about four miles every other day. So far so good. I'm gonna get rid of some of this weight . . . I hope.
While on my seriously fast walk the other day I spotted hanging baskets all lined up in front of one of the local corner grocery stores. They were so lush looking. I was drawn in like a moth to flame. I simply could not just walk by. So I bought three of them. We drove down and picked them up that evening.
I can't believe I did something so dumb ! We are expecting snow here this week! It's sunny right now . . . but I can see the weather is changing.
I've got the baskets tucked up close to the wall on my balcony in hopes they will stay warm. The first night I must have draped forty feet of clear plastic over them to keep the cold off. It all blew away the next day.
Anyhoo . . . it's been almost a week. So far they are looking just fine. The chances of them surviving without defect till the warm weather arrives is probably zero . . . but . . . oh well, I may just have to buy new ones.
I did something nice for someone on Sunday. My friend has been off in Spain for a month. She is coming home tomorrow with relatives from Denmark in tow. She was fretting over the fact that her HUGE garden would be full of weeds when she got home. I told her I'd happily weed it for her in preparation for their arrival. OMG! Back and front was a green pasture of chickweed. At least I think it was chickweed. Whatever it was it has totally altered the alignment of my back and introduced me to leg muscles I didn't know I owned. I don't know why I felt I must do both front and back gardens in one day. Oh well. It's done and it looks all nice and brown and fluffy ... instead of like a green carpet.
I'm not griping about my lack of a garden any more. I think I will be content with my balcony from here on in.
RN
