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Pest management
AS A MUSICIAN AND EDUCATOR AS WELL AS BEING AN AVID GARDEN RAILROADER, I KNOW THE VALUE OF " ROUTINE" AND MAKING A TIME FOR CERTAIN HABITS. ONE THING I HAVE FOUND, SADLY, IS THAT IF I LET THE WEEDS GO TOO LONG, IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO LOOK AT THEM AND MORESO, TO GET DOWN TO THE BENDING AND PULLING OF THEM. CERTAIN WEEDS ARE MORE PROLIFIC THAN OTHERS SUCH AS CREEPING CHARLIE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NAME . IT IS A DETERMINED CUS THAT WILL NOT GIVE UP AND ONCED ENTRENCHED IN THE LAYOUT, IT IS THERE… THE ROOT SYSTEM IS WELL HUNKERED INTO THE GROUND - IN MY CASE , THE STONES … PULLING SOME OUT DOES NOTHING TO MAKE IT BETTER, MY POINT IS THAT LIKE MY PRACTICE OR RECOMMENDATION TO STUDENTS, MAKE A SPECIFIC TIME EACH DAY THAT IS CONVENIENT TO YOU. IT MIGHT BE 15 OR 20 MINUTES BUT MAKE THAT YOUR TIME FOR THAT ACTIVITY SUCH AS WEED PULLING . I HAVE FOUND THAT KEEPING UP IN THIS WAY, CERTAINLY WILL NOT ERADICATE THE WEEDS ( HEAVENS NO …) BUT SURE LETS THEM KNOW I AM OUT THERE… MY RAILROAD MAY NOT BE PERFECT OR WEED FREE, BUT AT LEAST WHEN I GO OUT TO RUN THE TRAINS, I DONT HAVE TO SEE ONLY WEEDS… I HAVE COME TO ENJOY MY TRAINS A LOT MORE WHEN I FEEL LIKE THERE HAS BEEN SOME ACCOMPLISHMENT IN A VERY FUTILE WAR … CARL KOKES , PERU NEW YORK.