I don’t know how many of our Goderich residents enjoy gardening, but I can tell you one thing. It is a fantastic way for you to calm down and to take out your anger and frustration. Just think of ripping a weed’s root from the ground or pulling grass from the cracks in the sidewalk. This is the task that I was faced with on Monday morning. Under the beating hot sun, I was tugging, ripping, and pulling roots, most of them rooted fairly deep in the soil, the sweat dripping down my face. After my experience in the sun, I thought that I should give you my Top Ten Weeding Tips to a Successful Weeding Experience. Here they are:
1. Wear the right protective gear. Make sure that you are wearing running shoes and comfy clothes that you don’t mind if they get dirty. Also, don’t forget about your gloves and a hat. The sun sure can get hot.
2. WATER WATER WATER. Make sure that you remember to bring along your water bottle. Without it you will become dehydrated and may suffer from heat stroke.
3. Know the difference between flowers and weeds. Do not be pulling your Mother’s prized petunias out of her garden, leaving her with a bed of weeds and you grounded for a week.
4. Don’t overwork yourself. Weeding can be very strenuous and hard labour. Taking breaks and refueling with lots of water is the best idea.
5. Wear Sunscreen!! To beat the sun, stay protected.
6. To avoid being eaten alive by bugs, wear bug repellent! You don’t want to find that you have been the target of a swarm of mosquitoes nor an angry mob of ants.
7. Use gardening or weeding tools. Pulling out weeds with your bare hands can be very tiring, not to mention painful, so by using some tools, you will be making your job a lot easier and saving your hands from pain.
8. Pick the right time of the day. If you are an early riser, you probably prefer gardening in the morning. If you prefer the evening, you should probably begin weeding after supper. Whichever time of day you choose to weed, make sure that you are staying protected from the sun and insects.
9. When you decide to weed. Weeding during a torrential downpour is probably not the best idea, but weeding after rainfall is probably the most ideal time, as the roots are more likely to come out of the soil with little problem, as the soil is wet.
10. Have fun! If you hate weeding, then you will not enjoy your time weeding and it will take much longer!
I hope that these tips and have helped!
If you have any new ideas or events, please feel free to contact me at bia@goderich.ca.
Thanks,
Jessica Adams
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