1) Thistle, 4 o'clock, black mustard patrol. These weeds grow large and also they regrow when you weedwhack so better to pull them. 4 o'clocks and black mustard most noticeable in the orchard by the greenhouse patio. The thistles I saw on Hummingbird.
2) pick up random pieces of detritus (plastic pieces, small pieces of wood or wire that would tangle the weed whacker)
3) stirrup hoe P13. Stirrup hoes cut off young plants from their roots and are an efficient way to weed large areas. Also, they scrape along the soil surface, so don't bring up dormant weed seeds to germinate.
4) stirrup hoe P14. ditto. also the ~2' tall dead white-ish weeds should be pulled
5) stirrup hoe restoration area. the grass might need a shovel. dig it out, knock soil from the roots and leave it.
6) stirrup hoe just North of patio
7) weed out H6. lots of bermuda grass all around, and rag weed in the raised bed
8) weed path South of P11/P12. primarily the tall dead weeds in the background of the pic
9) fill in trench that is just south of water cistern & greenwaste pile. this was dug a while ago to theoretically bring electricity to the garden. this is finally going to happen, but from a different electric box.
10) wheelbarrow composted manure around trees (leave a 1' gap around the trunk). manure from the north side of the northernmost pile is ok to use.
11) cut, then dig out, arundo near restoration area. good if you have alot of energy/frustration to burn. Arundo is the bamboo-like plant in the far background of the pic for #8
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