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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - Jul 16 2012 : 10:11:14 AM
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Sheri,
I hear ya (knap weed) what a scurge! we are in the midst of trying (yet again) to clear our property of weeds....and find that with 5 acres (ours) and 1000s of acres around us that are not maintained(well)...erradicating weeds is almost an impossible task,,, so hubby dearest does a once a week or every 2 weeks,,, Brush hogging around the property to keep the weeds down and from blooming & shooting out seeds... One of our neighbors is a Professor at EWU and she told us that we would have to pull every noxious weed by hand, bag them up & take to the Waste Management Plant to be processed properly... I have neither the time nor energy to hand pull 5 acres of weeds so Brush Hogging it is !lol! Speakiong of which... I need to get out to my lavender field with the weed wacker! Oh joy! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17403 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17403 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2012 : 10:16:45 AM
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JoAnn,
I agree,,, in the (Newport) Park, kinda loses it's glamour... I would much rather go out to the fields where the lavender grows...
I was down in Portland OR., for 4 days,,,and while driving around I spotted several small lavender farms....
And most, tho small, were 'U-pick' farms... I love it.... I wish I could do that but the insurance for Liability would kill me.... so I pick and sell some & give the rest away to neighbors in bouquets... and what ever is left at the end of the season... I dry & use in the firepit to burn...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2012 : 12:40:09 PM
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| Katmom, If Newport was smart they would start planting lavender (lots of lavender) their park. It's low maintenance and could be stunning if done right and be a more natural setting for the Lavender Fest. I can't bear to cut the lavender on my plants--it's so beautiful coming up the hill. |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 9:15:45 PM
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I was harvesting today, too! So many more plants to go! Looking forward to trying a wand.
Marianne |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 9:39:06 PM
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I've been harvesting and weaving all day today. Hopefully the rain doesn't mess with the blossoms.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran
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Lorie.Vance
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lorie
Tampa
FL
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Posted - Jul 22 2012 : 4:15:00 PM
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Sheri and Grace, your pics are beautiful! I have a few Lavandar plants, I even turned a couple into topiaries. I recently ordered the raspberry colored Lavandar plants, but they haven't bloomed just yet, I can't wait!
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