Dear So and So

[emily_in_nc]

Ugh, Blueberry...sorry that your delayed closing has resulted in even more bad juju! I know you can't get out of that place fast enough.

Hopefully this will all soon be a distant memory, and you'll be enjoying rides in "the OC" very soon. SUCH a great place to ride!

[OakLeaf]

Oh man Blueberry. Hoping you can close on Monday and get moved ASAP!

[OakLeaf]

Dear seed companies,

I KNOW what the mature plant is supposed to look like, that's why I planted your seeds! How about decorating your seed packets with pictures of the cotyledons and first leaves so I know which ones aren't weeds???

[lauraelmore1033]

Dear seed companies,

I KNOW what the mature plant is supposed to look like, that's why I planted your seeds! How about decorating your seed packets with pictures of the cotyledons and first leaves so I know which ones aren't weeds???

Can't think of any weeds (around here, at least) that you can see the cotyledons on when they sprout.

[OakLeaf]

Here, it's pretty much everything except the grasses and dandelions. Not that there isn't plenty of those, but there are all kinds of other weeds too that do sprout with their cotyledons first. At least I can recognize hairy galinsoga by now, gah, awful stuff!

[IBrakeforPastry]

I'm a novice gardener, trying to learn from my accomplished neighbors. Last fall I planted and transplanted a bunch of stuff. Now I'm looking at all this new growth and wondering what's what. So no weeding for me until I know. My neighbors are understanding, and admit to the same problems. I have one neighbor who knows her wild plants and grasses, and has pointed out all the edible things growing in my lawn (I have everything but grass, it seems). I can invite everyone over for a pick-your-own salad bar!

[OakLeaf]

Really there are just a couple of things that I haven't planted before. Row crops are easy since they'll be the only thing growing in a straight line. But I planted a few flowers for the first time and just scattered seed irregularly in the bed, and those are the ones that are desperately in need of weeding but I'm not sure what's what!