Weeding!

I know the feeling! The constant rain means I am behind with the bloody weeds, which have thrived on it. I can’t kneel down now though so this Granny relies on her trusty little seat. Brilliant!

Oh GSM it's much better here today! About time too.

As soon as the weather stabilises I will be out there with my trowel and trug. 🌸🌹🪻

Bloody cold wind though! I hope we’ve turned a corner …

Love it RosiesMaw! I’ve got some done between showers and the cold, but one sunny day and they’ll all explode!

Cold strong wind here too GSM but lovely to see the sun
Allotment up to date,and done a bit in the garden

Yes, got some planting done and hopefully more tomorrow. The weeds must wait. At least the forecast for this week is for dry weather …

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Wheniwasyourage

Bump because of spam threads - again!!

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It’s so cold here in the wet grey north west
That plus my fractured shoulder mean my garden looks neglected

Sorry your shoulder isn't repaired yet Iam64 I've been able to get out in the garden, try to do at least 30 minutes each day and we are beginning to look tidy. I have an old pilates mat that I roll up to kneel on, it's waterproof and very comfy. Much to my surprise I've had the appointment for my pacemaker come through with booklet about initial aftercare so that's a further incentive to get on top of the weeds! We do have lots of colour though and some really lovely clematis.

RosiesMaw

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There were several spam threads appearing, RosiesMaw, and the last time that happened some of us were bumping normal threads so as to chase the spam ones down the Active list. However, it seems that GNHQ managed to get rid of them fairly quickly this time, so well done them!

This Granny doesn’t do any weeding, because she’s lazy..

Granny's in the garden
Lounging in her chair
Here comes the gardener
"Start over there!"

I have a lot of weeds appearing on my patio. I have read that if I sprinkle salt and then apply boiling water the weeds will die. I will try a small area before I invest in a shedload of salt.

Charleygirl5

I have a lot of weeds appearing on my patio. I have read that if I sprinkle salt and then apply boiling water the weeds will die. I will try a small area before I invest in a shedload of salt.

The cheapest salt will do, I think. Tesco table salt is 27p for 750g.
Larger packs of cooking salt seem more expensive per 500g.

This Granny's been bone idle in the garden lately.
Must buck up.

If you do use salt be careful when it rains the runoff does not go near your borders, you do not want dead perennials

Charleygirl5 last year I tried the salt/white vinegar combination to kill weeds in my patio.
This year I'm having better and quicker results using just boiling water, so I'd suggest you try that first.

V3ra - I will certainly try that - easy, straight from the kettle ..

A hoe is the best tool. No bending - no killing the wildlife - a quick weed once a week keeps them away.

I’m afraid this granny gave in and got the gardener to weed her flower beds a few weeks ago. It was dreadful mess after the winter. Now I can keep on top of it and replant any gaps - when it gets warmer and the b****y wind stops blowing! My kneeling stool is my best friend these days.

Brilliant RosiesMaw!

I've been trying to weed every day after an hour : I'm like a zig zag and crawl indoors for tea and pain killers .
On a good sunny day I'll do one hour in the morning and another in the afternoon .
I'm trying to reduce the weeding by planting flowering shrubs and putting decorative stones , shells and pebbles around them .
My father dug massive flower beds and eventually had to employ gardeners to weed them .
He'd stay in to watch them and lose his temper .
He had kept them beautifully and the gardeners were a disaster .
They had no gardening knowledge at all and couldn't tell which plants were weeds .
They seemed to spend hours on their mobiles .
One used to hide behind the trellis .
I also tried to employ them with much the same problem .
I had a garden party a couple of years ago and I found it really hard work to get the garden in shape .
It's pleasant today so I'll have another go at the weeds .

It’s not raining and the sun is shining. It’s a miracle. Thanks for the kind comment foxie - the practice nurse gave me clear advice on how not to put back my recover. Do not carry anything, do not dig. I definitely do not want to do anything to delay what all the medics tell me is Minimum 4 months of grim pain and restricted movement then 12 months before I get whatever will be my now normal. So - I’ll get the gardener to do a bit more - but i’m going to treat myself to some bedding out plants for the pots. Onwards and upwards 🌻

I spray the weeds on my two drives and the weeds outside of my property with white vinegar, they are dead almost at once. I ensure they are just starting to sprout before I spray them so I don't need to go round pulling them up afterwards. All my flower borders have perennial ground cover plants so no weeds are growing there either. I have tried to make my garden as easy care as possible after my husband died by planting evergreen flowering shrubs and hydrangeas in the borders in the back and side gardens. I have a gardener two hours every two weeks who trims the hedges for me and I do the rest.

My garden now works for me with limited care.