Doing the garden, digging the weeds - who could ask for more?

I took the day off today to get some quality project time in, a commodity that has been scarce lately. After a Cora's breakfast with Corey and a quick trip to Lee Valley for a watering mat, I spent an industrious 4h outside. So far I have managed to dig up about half - maybe 2/3 - of what I plan to take from the garden and put everything in pots. I think I've got everything that urgently needed to be unearthed while it's still cool, anyway. All these pots are arranged atop my brizilliant irrigation system, which consists of the above-mentioned watering mat spread over a piece of plywood, held off the ground by some bricks, with a wick dipping into a shallow reservoir to sustain Teh Capillary Action.

I really, really, really hope it works. I hope it actually manages to deliver water to the plants without waterlogging them or generating so much humidity they end up with mildew - well, at least a windy yard is good for air circulation. I hope I didn't mangle their roots too badly when I dug them up (I did manage to destroy a couple of lilies - dammit!) I hope they will not end up tragically root-bound for sitting in containers for 2 months. AUGH moving day, hurry up and get here already!!

Also this weekend, I really, really have to do some weeding and mow the lawn. It's getting to be a jungle out there.

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ARGH. Okay, biking experts, how the hell do you avoid the faceful-of-bugs phenomenon? I don't see people wearing goggles, but along treed parts of the bike path I could barely lift my head. What gives???