Gardening today took me to the side yard where there was a
lot of underbrush as well as low-hanging tree limbs that needed to be
trimmed.
For this project, I needed my rose-trimming gloves. I found a pair of Terra Professional rose
gloves at Amazon.com that I really like because these rose
gloves protect my hands and my lower arms from cuts and scratches. When I have my hands in the brush you never know
what you will find and the wild roses will really hurt if I don’t protect
myself.
Then to tackle the tough weeds and tall grass that was
growing under the shrubs I used my Black & Decker 14-inch curved shaft
electric string trimmer. This trimmer
does a good job of taking down the overgrown brush. When it comes to manicuring the yard I don’t
mind doing the trimming as long as I do not have to use a gas-operated trimmer.
Whenever I take on big projects I always wear safety glasses
because my trimmer might hit a rock and push it back into my face and that
would not be good. I also wear thick weave jean or khaki pant that is tucked
into my garden boots.
It is best to
dress for this garden clean-up job because of the snakes, rodents, and other
garden pests. It’s a good idea to spray
your clothing with deep woods off to prevent chigger and tick bites.
I went out early to clean up the yard and it was completed
by noon. Now all that needs to be done
is for my husband to follow up with trimming back the low-hanging branches by the chain
link fence as they are growing in to thick and blocking the sunlight.
I am glad the brush is cut back because while working I
found mole holes. I had some scoot mole
repellent in the garage so I used the garlic and Castor oil concentrated
treatment and sprayed the surrounding area by attaching my hose to the formula.
The moles will move on now that I used a safe environment repellent.
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