We repaired the drainage pipe in the small field where my husband, the expert tractor driver, ran into it when he was plowing. It's not to say that I wouldn't have done the same but still... I continued to weed the yard because all of my work of a few weeks ago has been undone by natural forces. I applied a strong herbicide just to those weeds that have rhizomes, so with a small hand sprayer I just hit individual weeds. I want to see if this is a better approach than spreading chemicals all over the place. The other weeds had to be dealt with by hand. We picked up some old rice from the barn- we still haven't even tasted the new harvest.
Obachan handed me some seeds that looked like something between a garbanzo and green pea. She called them "beans". Everything is a bean to that woman, I don't know what these are but she said to plant them in my front yard so obediently, I did. I don't know if I need a trellis or stakes or what these will turn out to be but they are in the ground.
Moles have returned to the house land. Most people want to chase them out but frankly, our soil is so compacted and has such poor drainage, I am welcoming the varmints - cautiously welcoming them. If they become a nuisance or drive my dog nuts, I will use the local method: cut a PET drink bottle to create "wings" like a windmill and affix the bottle onto a bent hangar so it will spin in the wind. Tie the hangar on to a thin bamboo pole or stake so that when the bottle spins it sends vibrations down the pole into the ground and chases the moles...into your neighbors land. It works and it is 100% friendly to the environment!
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