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xcziel · 2 years ago

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i am trying a tiny bit of weeding but it's not going well as i am comfronted by the fact that i do NOT like touching moist vegetation, even with gloves on

branches are fine, plain grass is fine, bushy stalky stuff that might sting, scratch, or stick to me and get in my hair much less so

and whatever this stuff is it came through the ice storm like gangbusters and has exploded in such a frenzy of fleshy thick stalks (like i was out there last weekend and the mass was a good 7 inches shorter then) that i have resorted to the string trimmer to get it short enough i can get to the roots without getting smacked in the face

last year this time it was all bare-ish dirt? same in the fall? why only when i have a mild, desultory inclination to plant something does it decide to burst into herb!block?

#sigh #i just don't care enough to really get into it and do a good job #i just want to see if i can get in something that will take care of itself the way the palm does #(it's died back again in the freeze but it came back fine last year)#i have two fair-sized outdoor pots and i'm wondering what i can put in them #they're too heavy to bring inside really so it'd have to be something that can survive heat and sun as long as it gets water #the back patio gets plenty of sun - too much for the spathiphyllum i got in feb looks like it's a permanent houseplant #the diffenbachia is perking up though poor thing - it really didn't like the house #hopefully it'll perk up enough i can bring it inside during the worst of the heat

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