Time Bombs

There's a section of my backyard that I typically let 'go feral.' It hasn't got much attention.. ivy covers the fence and part of the land, and dandelions and assorted weeds have in the past been given free-reign next to the neighbor's yard.

That ends this year.

The next door neighbors to the north have put in an enormous garden in the part of their backyard that is close to my dandelion patch, growing fruits and veggies, and often sharing them with us. What kind of neighbor would I be if I helped propogate these weeds into their fertile soil?

War has begun on two fronts against the dandelions in particular. I spent time decapitating all these nasty blooms I could see in the yard, hopefully preventing their offspring from continuing the cycle. Next, the remaining foliage got a dose of Weed-B-Gone. Hopefully these rougue elements will wither under the chemical bombardment. Today was a bit breezy, so I gave up a bit of ground when some of the mature white blooms got some seeds off.

It's a war of attrition though.

I'll be back tomorrow looking for their scout and resupply lines. And should those seeds have taken root, the chemical warfare will resume.