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Monday, September 16, 2024 Little Ketchup Grittyville, WA

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I got good at growing carrots and beets (finally, by copying my carrot method). So I figured it was time for a new challenge. Cabbage seemed like the perfect new challenge. And, it has been a challenge. First the weeds and lack of vigor. Then it was putting some mulch on slightly too thick, which caused them to wilt. I think its because the roots got smothered (no air/ oxygen... the ones that didnt get mulched remained perfectly healthy.)

Now, Im thinking about things, and trying to avoid a third mistake. What I was thinking is, it might be a good idea to use weed fabric with holes punched in it, certainly not an unusual idea. But I dont have any on hand and its a bit late for that, its hard to install it on top of already established plants. I think what I will try instead, is weedwhacking around the plants. I dont know why I didnt think of this before. I have two weedwhackers, theyre different sizes and they spin different directions. It seems like if I was careful, I could bring a whole new level of laziness to my gardening. My smaller weedwhacker doesnt throw stuff too hard. Its designed to cut in a gentle way, which is weird and I never liked it much but I think its going to go straight from my least used tool to one of my most used tools. Or maybe this will be my third mistake. We'll see.
 



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