How to handle those dandelions that pop on your lawn in an environmentally green manner.
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Showing posts with label hunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hunting. Show all posts
Monday, April 12, 2010
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Prime time for lion hunting!
Prime time for lion hunting! bright sun blooming easy to spot and pull!, originally uploaded by shersteve.
The bright sun makes the blooming dandelions easy to spot and pull!
I use the slender garden weeding tool. Sliding into the ground to find the main root, you can feel the tug as you push down and sever the root below ground, making the top flowers and leaves easy to pick up and move away from the lush green grass.
Crawling around on my knees is not easy but necessary. Come upon the lions quietly so they are not aware of what is about to occur! Eradication from the lawn is soon accomplished.
Alas, just for today. There'll be some more next week. Hopefully less!
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Dandelion hunting
It was a late night at the School Committee meeting Tuesday. The Town Council scheduled their special meeting Wednesday at 6:00 PM (normally 7:00 PM) for the override vote. I needed to hustle off the train to make it to the Town Council chambers in time.
The meeting lasted all of 35 minutes. There was NO discussion on the amount of the override. There was some discussion on Tuesday versus Saturday and the decision ended up remaining with the "standard don't rock the boat" Tuesday election day.
Meeting adjourned, I headed home. First, the garbage barrels needed to be collected, then the mail retrieved. I noticed some dandelions popping up here and there. I had already gone hunting on Sunday morning but clearly some were hiding then waiting to show up now.
Garden poker in hand, small bucket in another, I went a hunting.
Have you ever hunted dandelions?
Better to catch them early before they bloom and change to their white puffs which catch the wind and spread to create a cycle of more dandelions.
Dandelion hunting is good for leaving the day behind. You slip the poker into the ground at the center of the dandelion, gently work the poker below ground until you feel the root reaching deep, then using the lever power of the poker, break the root below ground and remove the dandelion whole, depositing it into the bucket and move on.
If I had taken time to get out of my work clothes this would have been good to do on my knees. Crouching and moving around from dandelion to dandelion. As I was still dressed, I simply bent over and plucked them one by one.
This helped to ground me, to leave work, the commute, and the amazingly short Town Council meeting behind as I entered the house, confident that another dandelion battle has been won!
The meeting lasted all of 35 minutes. There was NO discussion on the amount of the override. There was some discussion on Tuesday versus Saturday and the decision ended up remaining with the "standard don't rock the boat" Tuesday election day.
Meeting adjourned, I headed home. First, the garbage barrels needed to be collected, then the mail retrieved. I noticed some dandelions popping up here and there. I had already gone hunting on Sunday morning but clearly some were hiding then waiting to show up now.
Garden poker in hand, small bucket in another, I went a hunting.
Have you ever hunted dandelions?
Better to catch them early before they bloom and change to their white puffs which catch the wind and spread to create a cycle of more dandelions.
Dandelion hunting is good for leaving the day behind. You slip the poker into the ground at the center of the dandelion, gently work the poker below ground until you feel the root reaching deep, then using the lever power of the poker, break the root below ground and remove the dandelion whole, depositing it into the bucket and move on.
If I had taken time to get out of my work clothes this would have been good to do on my knees. Crouching and moving around from dandelion to dandelion. As I was still dressed, I simply bent over and plucked them one by one.
This helped to ground me, to leave work, the commute, and the amazingly short Town Council meeting behind as I entered the house, confident that another dandelion battle has been won!
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