Yesterday morning, I went up to the community garden to check on the peas. They were pitiful. I ended up pulling up all the vines to start over. There were too many vines to fit in the compost barrels. I filled up one barrel, then piled the rest of the vines against the fence near my plot. Hopefully, they will wilt enough in the next few days that the barrels will hold them.
Today, I went back up there and planted new peas in the plot. I also started working on an empty plot that is covered in grass and weeds, intending to plant another round of peas, or maybe some greens, or both. Had to use a shovel to dig up some of the awful grass. I took Gloria (the little red tiller) with me. She cranked and ran like a champ, but the grass was so bad that it eventually completely clogged her tines. I sat down on a bench and dug the grass out. Sitting down was a mistake, though; I'd been working hard for nearly 3 hours by then, and once I got the grass out of the tines, I couldn't make myself get up and finish the tilling. I'll go back and work again tomorrow.
When I got home, I sat on the porch under the fan for a while, then cranked the big push-mower weed-eater and cut down most of the phlox in the yard. They were dried up and looked awful. That took nearly an hour. I am totally pooped.
Gardening is OVER for today.
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