I finally got the pieces together (and the weather contributed its piece by not being too hot) to start mowing. Discovered that in just the time I've been gone that a grapevine decided it should own the lawnmower.
Don't think it was content with that one little tendril. Oh, no! It was already getting serious about tying down the entire engine.
Here's one of the reasons I need to get cracking on the mowing. I like the big bluestem grass in the back field, but if it gets a foothold in the lawn that will be a problem because it grows in big coarse clumps.
The grapevine is funny. The autumn olive is not. I managed to mow five swaths and realized that a front tire on the mower was completely flat and trying to come off the wheel. At least it turned out to be fairly easy to remove the wheel. That little aggressive plant cost me $45.00. One of the thorns had punctured the tire.
Also, it took time to get it fixed. So I managed to mow two lawn sections after it was repaired. Other than that, I edited and did errands and a bit of computer stuff.
Hopefullly, more mowing tomorrow.
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4 comments:
Wow, that grapevine sure liked your mower. Too bad the autumn olive wasn't too nice to it.
Ann- I was shocked at how much the grapevine grew in 3 weeks
Lulu: "We have got some aggressive plants here, too, like vinca and ivy and trumpet vine, but nothing that has tried to steal a car or a tractor ... YET."
Lulu- I think any of those plants you mention could give it a go... keep your eyes open.
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