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06:41, Tuesday, May 27, 2008 .. Link

Yesterday I spent a good hour or so weeding deep in the veggie garden, and planting a lily to go with my daughter's butterfly bush out front. I've learned about weeding -- it's not just the weeds you have to pull. You have "dig down deep" to pull up the thicker, tougher 'runner' roots that go everywhere. That doesn't guarantee they won't come back -- but it will make it more difficult for them to take over again.

Weeding and gardening have so many metaphors for life -- I learn something every time.

It occurred to me this weekend that I could try fall/winter gardening also. So I started researching this, and now I'm planning what seeds/plants I want to try and when I need to work on it by. I have more lettuce seeds, I have green bean seeds (can start next week), and I want to try another cucumber plant in a different location -- my husband always plants cucumbers in the same location and they nearly always die. So I want to experiment a little with places, soil and ............

My juggling act again .... my 3yo woke up with a high fever again - I swear we are each taking turns with getting sick. First my 9yo, then my 3yo, then I got sick and it still hasn't completely left me, now my 3yo again. Hope my 9yo doesn't get sick again - we have Girl Scouts, soccer sign-ups, and her trip this coming weekend. This also is her last week of school and then final exams next week. That's what we mothers do best, isn't it? Manage our household and keep things running, while caring for children and being a nurse, counselor, director and cook all at the same time?

I have a lot planned for June and July. And I hope to spend a good amount of time gardening. I really enjoy it -- it gets me achy and tired but in a good way, and it all looks so lovely and tidy once I have everything weeded and aerated from digging. I want to try mulch and some natural fertilizer. I want to get some flowers to put on the slope by the butterfly bush and the lily. And I'm looking forward to growing more of my own vegetables and having our own fresh produce this fall and winter, while knowing that I can start again come February or March.

Neat thing about gardening -- there is always something to do, always projects to plan, depending on the season of the year!!!

Off to my munchkin ... just trying to wake my brain up a little more before getting on with my day.

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