Up north, at the camping land, we had a bit of a “project”. It had been a while since we were there so we knew the trails would be overgrown. We expected it to be 4′ tall, and we were pretty close. The trail was 3 1/2′ foot tall, and the ferns as the trail starts to join the woods was over 4′ tall. Literally, my husband went and got the mower and mowed a path for me to get out of the truck and start helping.
Yes, there are wood ticks in all that tall growth. We permethrine our clothes and tennis shoes and spray down with deep woods off to keep the ticks off. We have both gotten tick borne illnesses and had to take antibiotics, so we know – be careful!!!
Our dog has his preventative treatment and shots too. Not playing games.
So we worked our way to a mowed trail in, and a mowed campsite. We still couldn’t see the raised garden beds though. Eventually we mowed strip by strip and found them. I think I have some weeding to do!!!
The good news is – I think the asparagus survived. We will see about anything else. And outside of the raised beds, where I planted tulips, daffodils, and iris? Probably won’t know if those took. By the looks of the trail cam pics of the deer eating the dandelions, I would suspect no. Maybe after we weed whip that area I will be able to make out something like iris or tulip leaves. You never know.
Susan's Daily Garden 