From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   T wrote:   
   ...   
   > Plus IT IS FUN TO KILL WEEDS with the thing.   
   > The garden weeds have been paying a heavy   
   > price.     
   >   
   >:-)   
      
     i'm glad it is working out.  the best tool is   
   one that you will use.  :)   
      
     i keep up a lot of gardens by using one and   
   for a bare dirt garden or even for stirring   
   some of the mulches it works as it should.  we   
   have two of them now because i bought one for   
   Mom when it was on sale for $8.   
      
     i do still have to remove some weeds here or   
   there, but for the most part i leave them to   
   dry out on the surface and to become worm food.   
      
     we're now getting into crab grass season to   
   where if i've missed any it will have seeds on   
   it so if i'm trying to reduce the population i   
   have to remove the chopped off weeds to the weed   
   pile where the birds can pick at them and eat   
   the seeds if they'd like.   
      
     and yes, we also have a lot of purselane which   
   i have to keep after, but if you stir it and the   
   sun is out it will eventually give up.  just have   
   to make sure to get it before it starts setting   
   seeds.  i wish i could get the regular moss roses   
   of the various colors to grow here as well as the   
   purselane, but it has not ever worked out that   
   well.  at least they are both edible in an   
   emergency.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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