I talked to my dad over Christmas about the yard, and he suggested we get a small "beachhead" that we focus on so that we can have some success. We picked the back triangle because it is 1) a contained area and 2) very visible when you look at the backyard from the house.
I get a weekly email from a local nursery, and one week in early February they suggested that if you put clear plastic over an area it will heat it up and you can kill everything growing there without the use of pesticide.
I tried this. It appears to have been a pretty massive failure. I seem to have created a lovely greenhouse for the weeds in the back that have kept them nice and warm during freezes, kept them very well watered, and generally kept them very much alive.
This weekend my parents will be down and my dad and I are going to attack the back triangle and hopefully get it ready for planting after the last frost date. Here's what needs to be done:
1. Get some of the random rocks and pebbles out of there.
2. Pull up my carefully tended weeds.
3. Get the old weed block out of there.
4. Turn soil and try to level the area.
5. Decide what to do with the fire shrubs that we planted last year.
6. Amend the soil as necessary.
7. Wait for March so we can plant!
I tried this. It appears to have been a pretty massive failure. I seem to have created a lovely greenhouse for the weeds in the back that have kept them nice and warm during freezes, kept them very well watered, and generally kept them very much alive.
1. Get some of the random rocks and pebbles out of there.
2. Pull up my carefully tended weeds.
3. Get the old weed block out of there.
4. Turn soil and try to level the area.
5. Decide what to do with the fire shrubs that we planted last year.
6. Amend the soil as necessary.
7. Wait for March so we can plant!
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