Trees

The toughest "weeds" in the garden are the ones that we are reluctant to pull AND that are hard to pull.  Trees meet both criteria.  They are cute little maple trees, or hardy elms, or friendly mulberries.  Even when they are small, but especially if they've made it through a season or two, their roots are tenacious.

So Saturday I recruited Doug the Olympic-style, over-the-head-with-who-knows-how-many-pounds  weight lifter, to deal with the trees.  He would squat, wrap the flexible little trunk around his hand, and stand up slowly, back straight, thighs doing all the work.  Perfect form.  And the trees came up.  Hooray.