Good idea to try when you're 8 and a half months gone and utterly fed up of being the size of a small whale!
Sitting outside when bump arrives will be way down the list of priorities (and be really, really carefull, newborn skin is very delicate and needs protecting from the sun), sleep will probably be number one priority!
I used weed and feed from Morrisons ( own brand so good on price) on a patch that was 70% weeds as a last attempt. It was so thick of weeds that I actually thought I'd have to dig it up completely. The Morrisons stuff was BRILL! Worked a treat and so much better than I could have imagined. The weeds went black and then not long after it turned into a lush grassed area. This was last year and its still looking fab.
No - wasn't gardening!! Got down to brush the dogs, and got stuck! Luckily my Husband was in at the time and standing by with a block & tackle to get me upright again. With my first I ended up in a Wheelchair (I have ME/CFS), so ANY gardening was out of the question. Hence the wilderness I need to tackle now!
I plan on leaving in pretty much anything except dandelions, but my favourite weed killer is table salt. I have eliminated dandelions by cutting off the tops and filling the hole with salt, then leave for a while and pull out after they have died. I have read that pouring salt into the middle of rosetted lawn weeds acheives the same affect. Cheap, and less labour intensive than just pulling them out.
It's only the weeds that keep my 'lawn' green in summer. Special thanks to white clover and self heal.
Yes, we've got lots of those in our lawn - and wild marjoram as well.
I got stuck when prising a plantain out of a lawn when I was pregnant - I had to crawl indoors on my hands and knees and remained there until husband came home from work
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gosh, how uncomfortable, Dove, must have been a bit scary.
Every spring I spray with selective weedkiller, then sprinkle on lawn fertiliser before the next rain forecast. Lawns are tricky here in SW France as it gets too hot and dry in summer.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Many, many years ago I was told that French gardeners keep their lawns green by raising the cutting height on the mower and cutting the grass long, so to speak. i have cut mine relatively long ever since. Is this true in your experience, Busy-Lizzie?
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Been there, got stuck!!
Good idea to try when you're 8 and a half months gone and utterly fed up of being the size of a small whale!
Sitting outside when bump arrives will be way down the list of priorities (and be really, really carefull, newborn skin is very delicate and needs protecting from the sun), sleep will probably be number one priority!
You attempted it whilst 81/2 months gone? Ambitious!
No - wasn't gardening!! Got down to brush the dogs, and got stuck! Luckily my Husband was in at the time and standing by with a block & tackle to get me upright again. With my first I ended up in a Wheelchair (I have ME/CFS), so ANY gardening was out of the question. Hence the wilderness I need to tackle now!
I daisy grub as many weeds as I can be bothered to get every autumn and replace them with bulbs. Gives nice colours in winter/spring
I plan on leaving in pretty much anything except dandelions, but my favourite weed killer is table salt. I have eliminated dandelions by cutting off the tops and filling the hole with salt, then leave for a while and pull out after they have died. I have read that pouring salt into the middle of rosetted lawn weeds acheives the same affect. Cheap, and less labour intensive than just pulling them out.
Yes, we've got lots of those in our lawn - and wild marjoram as well.
I got stuck when prising a plantain out of a lawn when I was pregnant - I had to crawl indoors on my hands and knees and remained there until husband came home from work
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gosh, how uncomfortable, Dove, must have been a bit scary.
Every spring I spray with selective weedkiller, then sprinkle on lawn fertiliser before the next rain forecast. Lawns are tricky here in SW France as it gets too hot and dry in summer.
Many, many years ago I was told that French gardeners keep their lawns green by raising the cutting height on the mower and cutting the grass long, so to speak. i have cut mine relatively long ever since. Is this true in your experience, Busy-Lizzie?