I was able to make it to the plot today for a few hours' labor while the kids were taking afternoon naps. Since year two of our residence in this plot, I've wanted to try to deter weeds from needing to be pulled. My thinking is that if I can prevent them, I won't need to waste time weeding them and can spend my time working on the fun stuff.
Since
I'd weeded the entryway a few days ago, I wanted to get newspaper and mulch down. Luckily, I had a crate of newspaper all nicely stacked and taped together for easy application still left in my garage. In no time at all, I had the newspaper down and ready to put down mulch.
A short time later that mulch was done. I then tackled weeding the border to the external path then put down the mulch over top. I didn't use newspaper since it's an eternal area. 32 cubic feet of mulch later and I was finished.
Just as I was finishing Wifey and the Two Kids (hmm.....sounds like a 70's disco band) arrived to see how things were going. Unfortunately, I hadn't told The Boy that I didn't want anything picked since I didn't think anything was really ready. As a result, an undersized bell pepper met its untimely demise.
The accidental harvest:
- A single 2" long, 1.5" wide bell pepper
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