Wednesday, April 18 - We finally received a little rain this afternoon, however not enough to really help our drought or provide any help to our flowers and vegetables. My cool crops are really doing well. Soon, I will be thinning out my lettuce and kale and today, I added extra lines to my peas so they can continue to climb.
It is a slow time for vegetable gardening as it is too early to plant the remainder of my crops. I have been spending time in the garden weeding. I also have been weeding other areas of my property, including removing grass and other weeds in my sidewalk and driveway.
This year I tried something different. In stead of purchasing a commercial product, I used the advice of my mother and used white vinegar. I added the vinegar to an empty dish detergent container and then sprayed the vinegar on those areas I wanted to remove.
This morning, mostly all of these weeds had turned yellow. I used a shovel to remove these weeds and now all these areas have been cleaned. Here is a link that also explains the use of white vinegar in other areas of the household. What a great way to clean up those tough areas which is inexpensive and is not harmful to our environment.
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