Gardenjournal: on clearing invasives, managing weeds and other spring preparations
I've mentioned before that when I bought my house it had been totally neglected for 10 years and only the alien invasive plants had thrived. It's taken years to clear out my yard and get a productive vegetable
The invasive plant saga: phase 2
I got all my chainsaw massacres finished yesterday, all fingers and toes still there, no damaged extension cords and by the end of it, I think I had gotten better at calculating the cutting angles. I also
Dealing with the invasive plants and more chainsaw adventures
Parts of the common property where my house is have been completely neglected for the past 10 years and because the soil has been disturbed, it is heavily infested with invasive plants. It's been raining
Invasive plants - Lantana camara
Lantana camara is considered one of the 10 worst weeds in the world because it is poisonous to livestock, can survive even in arid environments, taking over many areas completely and wages chemical warfare
Clearing Japanese Honeysuckle and finding Grape vines and a strangely shaped tree branch
So today my husband and son were out on the property working Japanese Honeysuckle is the bane in our existence. Serious I am about to show you a close up of what is behind those pretty little bushes you