#Volunteers #weeding garden beds. At the #workparty this morning.
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation
I dug out some invasive/unwanted #thistles.
They have strong taproot that become bigger & stronger if left to grow/spread.
#InvasivePlants #spiky #foliage #weeding #textures #plants #botanical #green #Saanich #VancouverIsland #TextureTuesday
National Weed Your Garden Day.
#weeds #weed #weedstagram #cannabis #weedporn #weedlife #cannabiscommunity #weedlove #weedgirls #weedmemes #cannabisculture #weedsociety #weeding #marijuana Today, 13th June, inspires you to remove weeds from your garden. Because if there is weed in our garden, it will stop our plants from growing and will create problems for them. So you should also pay full attention to your garden. Remove all weeds and grass. And keep your plants happy…
https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/national-weed-your-garden-day/
We had rain again overnight and early this morning in what has turned out to be a very wet spring. I may lose a newly planted rose bush. But the wet soil does allow for easy pulling of weeds.
Today I tackled removing a black walnut (Juglans nigra) sapling, though sapling is perhaps not the right word. These trees become quite large very quickly. It appears to have been in its third year of growth, but black walnut sets deep roots. I noticed the tree-to-be only recently, as it is against a wooden fence in an unseen part of the garden. This plant was already approximately 4 ft = 1.2 m in height, and I had to dig 8 in = 20 cm just to get to most of the roots.
After removing this tree, I noticed ANOTHER black walnut next to it. It was smaller, but it proved harder to remove because the tree was right against the fence with the roots on the other side.
The task would have been far more difficult had the ground not been so wet.