The Story of Lori, Chapter 2

[Lori Dee ✅]

The Fiskars brand four prong weed remover stick with ejection is really good to pull out weeds. 

It does not pull out all weeds, some weeds seem like they have little to grab onto to extract from the ground.  But it is great on dandelions and any weed that "clumps" in the ground.  An excellent investment. 

There are similar weeders.  The ejection feature is nice though as you do not have to pull off by hand from the prongs the extracted weeds. 

I had one of those, and it works well. But its weakest point was the hinge. Everything on it was metal except the plastic hinge, which broke on a particularly stubborn Chinese Elm sapling.

Today, I used a swing blade to chop the roots. I got all of the big stuff. My trash can is overflowing, so my neighbor offered me his.

Now that the big stuff is gone, it looks much better. Depending on the weather, I'll be back out there spraying everything with a mix of Agent Orange and paraquat. As I wrote to my landlord: "screw the environment and the pretty stuff. At least the weeds will be gone."

Actually, I can't get paraquat or Agent Orange, so I'll be using RM-43 this time. It is a concentrate that you mix yourself. I'll make certain it is potent enough to get the job done.

For now, I have taken my Happy Pills and am feeling no pain.
🤪

[ChrissyRyan]

I had one of those, and it works well. But its weakest point was the hinge. Everything on it was metal except the plastic hinge, which broke on a particularly stubborn Chinese Elm sapling.

Today, I used a swing blade to chop the roots. I got all of the big stuff. My trash can is overflowing, so my neighbor offered me his.

Now that the big stuff is gone, it looks much better. Depending on the weather, I'll be back out there spraying everything with a mix of Agent Orange and paraquat. As I wrote to my landlord: "screw the environment and the pretty stuff. At least the weeds will be gone."

Actually, I can't get paraquat or Agent Orange, so I'll be using RM-43 this time. It is a concentrate that you mix yourself. I'll make certain it is potent enough to get the job done.

For now, I have taken my Happy Pills and am feeling no pain.
🤪

Will the chemicals also kill the grass, or is this area not the traditional grassy lawn?

[Lori Dee ✅]

Will the chemicals also kill the grass, or is this area not the traditional grassy lawn?

It will kill everything. Weeds, grass, vines, creepers, broadleaf, and even trees.

However, I am in the desert, and we have been in a drought for some time now. So other than some yuccas, barrel cacti, and roses, it is just dirt and rocks... and weeds. I have a Summer Scarlet Lily and a Torchflower bush near the windows, but I won't spray that area. I plan to avoid the ornamentals, but I should be able to get the large dirt area, driveway, and walkways. Those are the major problem areas.

[Emma1017]

We have had the opposite in NY.  Rain all the time, mosquitos that like insecticide and weeds that burnt out my back weeding.  Looking forward to the first snow.