Frustration
I had hoped to get started on laying down the landscaping fabric on the section where I'd cleared so many weeds. I don't want to give those things a chance to take over again.
The forecast is NOT helping!
So, it looks like Thursday is going to be my next chance to really make some serious progress.
Plan 'B' was to start getting the buckets ready. I need to remove the top few inches or so of soil. That should take care of the majority of those weeds. I'll add back some fresh soil, after I get done using them as weights to hold down the fabric from my Plan 'A' weed control measures.
That didn't work out either, as the wind was too raw to be outside for any length of time. The thermometer may say 50+ degrees (F), but it feels like 40. Brrrrr....!
So, in the meantime, I guess I can give a little more thought to what to plant in the buckets. Hubby loves tomatoes, so at least one of those. Probably a Roma, because they're so meaty and versatile. I'm not a fan of tomatoes, so that's why one is enough. Same with bell peppers, so one of those will do, as well. After that, though, I'm thinking maybe 3 buckets in a group for pole beans. I'd like a second grouping to balance things out, so perhaps snow peas.
That accounts for eight buckets. I have, if memory serves, twenty total. I'm going to stay away from herbs this year as we don't use enough to make it worthwhile. Well... maybe a basil plant to go with the tomatoes. Other than that, I think I'll stay with veggies. I really like brussels sprouts, plus they're just an interesting looking plant. Come to think of it, they get very tall, so they could do double duty as a privacy screen.
This has definite possibilities...
