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Carol -- It is therapy, isn't it? I dread it, but...

2009-06-22T22:16:24.094-04:00

Carol -- It is therapy, isn't it? I dread it, but it's so cathartic to get out there and sweat (we always sweat here - 101 or 102 today), think about the state of the world and cuss at the weeds (instead of some human!) I love that line about letting the weeds get a good head start! My goal right now is to get every bed weeded once before company comes on July 2. (I have lots of beds

Weeding is great therapy, but somehow all my weedi...

2009-06-19T14:44:50.949-04:00

Weeding is great therapy, but somehow all my weeding seems ot be macro weeding. Great post!

Great Post on weeding therapy... only wish I had n...

2009-06-19T13:47:16.970-04:00

Great Post on weeding therapy... only wish I had not been so zealous with mine in between the rain! My shoulder is not letting me forget how hard I worked it... weeding in my garden is impossible... so I have begun using scissors! I can relate to losing tools in the garden and even a champagne glass that I love... always needing to put something down somewhere "safe" but then never

I just get so frustrated with chickweed. it just b...

2009-06-18T18:21:29.657-04:00

I just get so frustrated with chickweed. it just breaks off so easily and the roots are so hard to get rid of too. Not theraputic for me, I'd pay someone else to do it if I could. Grrrr

Any time spent outdoors is therapy enough for me. ...

2009-06-18T14:28:55.730-04:00

Any time spent outdoors is therapy enough for me. I suppose I should be grateful that I don't have such lush weeds because there's not enough rain for even natives to flourish these days.

Well, yes I do love a bit of weeding therapy but t...

2009-06-18T06:08:15.616-04:00

Well, yes I do love a bit of weeding therapy but then again my whole gardening experience is therapy. I don't know if you've read the essay I wrote on Ecotherapy and how it's helping my depression and anxiety here's the address. http://allotmentherapy.blogspot.com/ Weeding and such has saved my life (literally).

I am always appalled when a giant weeds escapes my...

2009-06-18T00:45:50.935-04:00

I am always appalled when a giant weeds escapes my 'macro-weeding' and makes it into my 'micro-weeding'. It's insulting.

Weeds? What weeds? I've got so many plants in my...

2009-06-17T23:29:39.214-04:00

Weeds? What weeds? I've got so many plants in my small urban garden that I don't have room for weeds :-)

Absolutely, weeding is therapy for me. I do a lit...

2009-06-17T22:28:41.698-04:00

Absolutely, weeding is therapy for me. I do a little each day and I've never found it to be a daunting task, even with as much gardens as we have. During the rainy season, like NOW, I HAVE to stay on top of things, because it can quickly get out of hand.

I've solved many a problem while weeding and deadheading in the garden. I just love doing both, I really do. It's

I enjoy weeding also and consider it therapy. I a...

2009-06-17T21:19:13.666-04:00

I enjoy weeding also and consider it therapy. I also prefer long sessions that make me sweat. When the weeds are smiling at me and beginning to look like shrubs, it's time.

Carol, I thought of you this evening when I published my "garden" post. LOL!

Weeding is great therapy for all the reasons you m...

2009-06-17T20:42:02.238-04:00

Weeding is great therapy for all the reasons you mention, plus if you have a particularly horrible boss or co-worker you can yank them out of the ground symbolically many many times, thus improving your all around mood. Squashing cabbage loopers and asparabus beetles also work very well for this therapy.

My own weeding style is the OCD sort, I am out there every day and I use all

And don't forget, a sprayer full of round-up is a ...

2009-06-17T18:35:18.032-04:00

And don't forget, a sprayer full of round-up is a Godsend! I have walks and gravel drive that are constantly popping up weeds! I agree, housework later....Garden forever!

I do much of my writing as part of weed therapy. ...

2009-06-17T18:28:33.244-04:00

I do much of my writing as part of weed therapy. I endorse it fully, and I'm sure Dr. Hortfreud would too. Really good info presented in a lively manner, Carol.~~Dee

It rained all day yesterday, and today it's hot an...

2009-06-17T16:10:08.809-04:00

It rained all day yesterday, and today it's hot and humid, plus I have a minor stomach bug, so my therapy sessions have been put on hold for two days. I think I'd better schedule an early morning session tomorrow, before the thugs get out of control.

I have a slightly different weeding strategy. I pu...

2009-06-17T13:42:58.701-04:00

I have a slightly different weeding strategy. I pull the easy to remove weeds every day, as I see them. This works best with things like newly sprouted Buckthorn & Maple seedlings. For the tap-rooted stuff, I wait until after a good rain, when it is easier to get out the whole root, and do a huge weeding session. Weeding is great for taking out your frustrations.

It's amazing how well I can think while I'm weedin...

2009-06-17T12:12:50.771-04:00

It's amazing how well I can think while I'm weeding. Probably because no one else in my family wants to do it and it's so quiet being out there alone.

My husband knows to leave me alone when I'm weedin...

2009-06-17T11:55:39.863-04:00

My husband knows to leave me alone when I'm weeding!

"Some gardeners prefer to hire it out for others t...

2009-06-17T09:35:55.471-04:00

"Some gardeners prefer to hire it out for others to do it for them."

ACK! How can someone miss this opportunity?! Oh my. I love the weeding. I don't care if it's little teeny tiny weedlings that I mow over with a hoe, or big humongous weeds I have to dig out.

I would never allow someone else that pleasure!

I sometimes bring a clipboard out with me just so ...

2009-06-17T09:24:37.639-04:00

I sometimes bring a clipboard out with me just so I can jot down thoughts and ideas as they occur to me while weeding. I love weeding on a cool day with moist soil.

I am one of those "daily" weeders. I am out there ...

2009-06-17T07:50:19.016-04:00

I am one of those "daily" weeders. I am out there daily so I tend to pull weeds daily. Now the get on your knees, squat until you crawl type weeding is done only ever once in a while. I agree that weeding is a meditation. It feels so good to get an area weeded.

Hope there was enough rain so that you could save ...

2009-06-17T07:33:30.234-04:00

Hope there was enough rain so that you could save on the watering!

Caro, there are some areas of my garden where I ne...

2009-06-17T06:59:13.860-04:00

Caro, there are some areas of my garden where I need to do some serious weed therapy. I like your three stage method.

Jan
Always Growing

I sometimes neglect the house entirely and spend w...

2009-06-17T00:52:18.032-04:00

I sometimes neglect the house entirely and spend whole days outside pulling weeds. I get to feeling guilty about it because i enjoy it so much.

One might add a warning that problems might arise....

2009-06-17T00:49:28.743-04:00

One might add a warning that problems might arise. Some weeders find themselves pulling weeds out of beds and pots at doctors offices, shopping centers, and other gardens. Not recommended. Weeding therapy should be performed only between consenting adults and gardens.

And, now I've added cabbage worm hunting (squashin...

2009-06-17T00:22:31.524-04:00

And, now I've added cabbage worm hunting (squashing) therapy to my treatment plan. I resisted at first, but oh so good for me! Now with the population down, even just the hunt is good. Send the rain this way, if needed.