My
Dad was a farmer and as a kids we always had the largest garden in
the neighborhood. This basically meant that we slaved away doing
yard/garden work exponentially more than any of our friends – or so
it seemed. I remember cursing weeding and working in the yard,
swearing that I'd never do it as an adult. Luckily this declaration,
as most others made in childhood, proved erroneous. Now I love
gardening and find it very therapeutic, although I'm far from a masterful green-thumb. So, following the natural
cycle of things, I perpetuate the same wonderful (or torturous) work
opportunities for my kids. When it comes to gardening, that means
Weeding Assignments. Man, those two words were possibly the most
dreaded of my childhood. Each child was assigned a section of the
yard and garden to weed. So here's a quick glance at what I inflict on my kids each year.
Weeding
Assignment Responsibilities:
Spring:
- Help
with any planting in your assigned area
- Understand
which are plants in your area and which are weeds. (Knowing plant
names would be great, but I'm not that unrealistic)
Summer:
- Area must be weeded and checked by a parent every 2 weeks (1 week
when I was a kid, so yeah, I'm a softy).
- Area
must be dead-headed every 1-2 weeks.
Fall:
- Clear out annuals and cut back perennials.
Yes,
this means a bit of grief when it comes to enforcing, but that is the
whole point of parenthood. Of course it would be easier to do it
yourself, but then the next generation would be botanically clueless,
and you don't want your grandchildren raised in that kind of yard do
you? *grins*
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