Tuesday, April 23, 2013

'T' is for Turnips, Again


Today I wanted to stop about talk about what's going on in my little corner of the world.

Spring is here in full swing and the pollen count is off the scale. Several days the yellow haze in the air is a swirling cloud move around the state, blessing everything in its path with an even coating of pollen. Even after the rain storms, all the puddles have yellow rings around their evaporated edges.

This past weekend we spent time working up on the farm. Hubby worked moving bulls to new pastures and collecting branches off the fence lines while I started straightening up the garden for another year of delicious vegetables. Which means, fighting Round Two with the reoccurring turnips.

I don't know how many of you were with me last summer as I ventured out of the writing room and into the garden for the first time in many years. Long story short (look it up - it was funny!), I despise turnips. They took over my garden last year and some of my seeds never recovered. I lost my carrots and peppers along with watermelons to an infestation of turnips. This year I vowed would be different.

I pulled an 800 square foot plot of turnips. That's right, root and all, just pulled those suckers out of the ground. Then I sprayed with a mixture of white vinegar and soap to kill whatever might remain.

Let the games begin again!



9 comments:

  1. The Reoccurring Turnips.
    This sounds like it should be a name of a story. A tongue in cheek romp about a family with the last name of Turnips. Hilarity ensues.

    Hope your round 2 goes better this year.

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    1. It better, or it will be war in the fields!

      Thanks!
      Nany

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  2. You should have called me. I have the biggest, baddest, black thumb in the gardening world. They would have shriveled into bits of compost the minute I walked around the garden.

    Great to meet you. Stopped by from A-Z.

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    1. These suckers are left over from two winters ago. The neighbors grew turnips, cut the greens and left the turnips in the ground. I cannot kill these things, so I might be sending out a call!

      Thanks for dropping by!

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  3. Wow! I never realized turnips were such a weed. They're yummy though.

    Have fun with a-z. :)

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  5. I had no idea turnips were such a destructive plant! 800 feet is a lot of work.
    -Maurice Mitchell
    The Geek Twins | Film Sketchr

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  6. Good luck with your turnip war! We have a very small garden with a few strawberries and tomatoes. Much easier to take care of!

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  7. I found your great blog through the WLC Blog Follows on the World Literary Cafe! Great to connect!

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