{"id":326,"date":"2014-06-25T21:44:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T21:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/2014\/06\/25\/a-hump-evening-after-work-gardening-triumph\/"},"modified":"2014-06-25T21:44:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T21:44:25","slug":"a-hump-evening-after-work-gardening-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/2014\/06\/a-hump-evening-after-work-gardening-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hump Day Evening after Work Gardening Triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had the perfect storm this evening for getting my weeds chopped down in my garden this evening. First I happened to work from home the end of the day due to a family emergency that turned out ok. Then the skies were overcast and the work I had schedule for later that night for work I was really on top of already! I put on some shorts I didn&#8217;t mind gardening in that already had some tears, a shirt that was well worn, some old running shoes, a water proof hat that provided shade and protection from vegetation, some gloves that were tough yet flexible and my knee pads that were built for flooring and I was ready!<\/p>\n<p>Here is the disaster I was starting with:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_182738-303.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_182738-thumb-400xauto-303.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_182738.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_182754-308.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_182754-thumb-400xauto-308.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_182754.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_182758-311.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_182758-thumb-400xauto-311.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_182758.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is the middle stage where I was going to leave things since I didn&#8217;t think that my rototiller was going to work since I had left gas in there for a long period without using it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_200349-314.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_200349-thumb-400xauto-314.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_200349.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_200412-317.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_200412-thumb-400xauto-317.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_200412.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_200417-320.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_200417-thumb-400xauto-320.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_200417.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is what I ended up with by the end of the evening after realizing my rototiller was working ok:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_204114-323.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_204114-thumb-400xauto-323.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_204114.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_204127-326.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_204127-thumb-400xauto-326.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_204127.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_204136-329.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dhoytt.com\/mainblog\/assets_c\/2014\/06\/20140625_204136-thumb-400xauto-329.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"20140625_204136.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So now I jus have to rake though the rototilled ground to get the remainder of the vegetation and then place my drips hoses back into place and start a late vegetable garden.\u00a0 I already have the plants scoped out at local stores that are already matured for a late start on a garden for this year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the perfect storm this evening for getting my weeds chopped down in my garden this evening. 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