We have been working for days on pulling out this azalea bush. Its all dried out dead branches, but yikes, the roots are strong.
My hands are nicked, blistered and tired. My back feels like I’ve done a lot of digging. (We both have). Jumping on a giant crowbar helped pry the stubborn roots up. That was my idea.
After hours of digging and prying (and jumping) and cutting through so many roots, we hooked a chain to the wench thing on the jeep and pulled the azalea out! Tomorrow we need to get out the chainsaw again!
The whole thing needs to be chopped into little pieces so it can be taken to the recycle place. I put the new lilac bush into the hole. Tomorrow it might get planted. Gardening might begin tomorrow. Hopefully the frosts at night will cease..
These are the kinds of things delaying me painting.
Peace Kit 