Today, I noticed that the bed had been sprayed (see the photo directly below) and that all the plants were dying, nutsedge and innocent daylily alike. Obviously this area was sprayed with glyphosate or some other non-selective herbicide. While my call to arms had been heeded, my renowned advice had not.
While cogitating this distressing development, reeling and staggering from the renewed load placed upon my shoulders, I meandered to the beds on the right side of the entrance, and realized to my horror that these beds were no better, in fact far worse, than the original abomination was. Preserving them for prosperity, I present them here for you to ponder:
Bed portion 1; Containing a world-beating crop of yellow nutsedge (circled in red in the foreground), with some barely surviving ornamental grass in the back (circled in blue). I think this grass was originally Panicum 'Cheyenne Sky' or something similar.
Bed portion 2: A really not-delightful mix of more original ornamental grass (blue circles), crowded into the margin by what I think is a wild tri-lobed sumac (orange circle), and more yellow nutsedge (red circles).
Bed portion 3: A miserable grouping of ornamental grass (blue circles), common dayflower (yellow circles) and yellow nutsedge (red circle). The common dayflower, as you know from my previous rants thereof, is a virtually indestructible weed in this region.
I shall suffer on here, sickened by the senselessness of the slaughter I've seen, but not in silence, nay, I have again unleashed the furies of unsolicited advice on the herbicidal unwashed. Unrequited, I may soon have to resort to guerrilla gardening in the shadows of night, spray bottle and trowel in hand, a furtive figure following a path to futile madness.
Next do dayflower and crabgrass, nutsedge is one of the most prolific weeds I have. It's a shame the daylilies had to be victims of the madness, though. Has it started to dry out your way?
ReplyDeleteWell, yes, until this morning when we got an unpredicted and unexpected little shower. Maybe only 1/4" though. Ground was starting to crack on top but still fairly moist 6" down.
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