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Thank
you
Bonnie
and
welcome
everyone
to
another
episode
of
five
minute
Fridays
I'm
today's
episode.
I
am
sharing
with
you
my
three-step
process
for
a
weed
free
garden
this
summer.
Now
that's
always
my
goal.
My
goal
is
always.
A
weed-free
garden
as
I
think
it
is
for
every
gardener.
And
there
comes
a
certain
point
where
sometimes
it
just
feels
like
we
lose,
not
just
the
battle,
but
we
lose
the
war.
Well,
this
year
I've
got
three
simple
steps
that
I'm
implementing
and
I'm
competent
that
if
I
stick
with
these
three
steps,
I'm
going
to
have
a
weed
free
garden.
At
least
I'm
hoping
that
I
will.
So
step
number
one
is
that
I
am
committing
to
spending
10
minutes
every
day
in
the
garden.
Weeding,
that's
it,
10
minutes
every
day.
And
I
think
that
that's
going
to
really
help
me
stay
ahead
of
the
weeds.
Now,
a
lot
of
times,
folks,
that
really
is
my
problem.
It's
just
finding
time
to
get
up
there
because
a
lot
of
times
what
I
do
is
I
get
up
there
and
then
I
find
myself
engrossed
in
weeding
something
that
I
don't
really
enjoy
doing.
Which
therefore
ends
up
making
it.
So
it's
easier
for
me
to
kind
of
push
it
off.
And
so
then
when
I
do
get
up
there,
I
have
to
spend
a
lot
more
time
than
I
would
like.
So
if
I
spend
just
10
minutes
a
day
in
the
garden,
weeding,
I
think
I'm
going
to
be
able
to
stay
ahead
of
it.
Today
I
went
out
and
spent
10
minutes
in
the
garden
and
I
found
that
I
was
able
to
weed
over
half
of
my
raised
beds
in
10
minutes.
So
my
feeling
is
that
I
am
going
to
be
able
to
stay
out
ahead
of
things.
If
I
just
invest
10
minutes
every
day.
In
weeding
my
garden,
but
if
I'm
only
going
to
spend
10
minutes
every
day,
weeding
my
garden,
then
I
need
to
do
it
as
efficiently
as
possible.
So
step
number
two
of
my
plan
was
to
invest
in
tools
to
help
me
weed
more
efficiently.
Now,
last
year,
you
may
remember
that
I
bought
a
Japanese
sickle
home,
which
did
work
well,
but
I
found
a
couple
of
problems
with
it.
Number
one
is
that
it's
a
little
bit
short.
So
that
means
that
I
cannot
reach
as
far
into
the
raised
beds
as
I
would
like
with
as
much
precision
as
I
would
like.
And
number
two,
because
it
is
a
little
shorter.
I
have
to
bend
over
to
use
it
and
let's
face
it.
Folks
not
getting
any
younger.
And
my
back
doesn't
necessarily
care
for
that.
This
year.
What
I
am
trialing
is
something
called
a
wire
hoe.
Now
I
bought
it
from
never
sink
farm
I
will
have
a
link
to
the
Japanese
sickle
hoe,
as
well
as
a
link
to
this
wire
hoe
that
I'm
using
the
Japanese
sickle
hoe
link
is
an
affiliate
link.
The
never
sync
farm
is
not,
uh,
just
in
the
spirit
of
full
disclosure,
but
I
am
trialing
the
wire
hoe
from
never
sink
farm
and
folks
right
now.
I
am
really,
really
liking
it.
It's
on
a
long
handle,
just
like
a
regular
hoe,
so
I
can
really
reach
far
out
into
the
garden,
but
it
has
different
size
attachments.
So
that
depending
on
the,
the
crop
that
I
am
weeding,
I
can
really
get
precise.
So
really
right
now
I'm
liking
it.
This
is
not
a
full-on
endorsement.
I've
only
been
using
it
for
about
three,
four
weeks
up
in
the
garden.
But
right
now,
folks,
I
am
really,
really
loving
this,
a
wire
ho
from
never
sink
farm
And
so
that's
step
number
two
in
my
plan.
Step
number
three
is.
To
prevent
weeds
from
ever
germinating.
Now
that's
the
whole
point
of
the
Ruth
Stout
bed.
If
I
use,
Hey,
like
I'm
supposed
to,
when
the
Ruth
Stoutbed,
it
makes
it
very
difficult
for
the
weeds
to.
Get
established.
And
when
they
do
it
is
much
easier
for
me
to
pull
them
out.
And
so
this
year
I
am
committing
to
using
mulch
more
in
my
raised
bed.
Something
that
I
have
not
done
all
that
well
in
the
past.
So
my
three
steps
are
simply
this
number
one
10
minutes
a
day
in
the
garden.
Weeding,
that's
it.
And
I'm
setting
a
timer
on
my
phone.
10
minutes
are
up.
Boom
done
gone.
Find
another,
task
to
do.
Number
two,
I
have
invested
in
some
tools
to
make
that
10
minutes
as
efficient
as
possible.
And
number
three,
I
am
committing
to
using
mulch
to
prevent
weeds
from
ever
starting
in
the
first
place.
Hopefully
you
find
this
helpful.
And
if
you
have
any
suggestions
on
establishing
a
plan
for
a
weed-free
garden,
I'd
love
to
hear
them
from
you.
This
week's
journey
quote
of
the
week
comes
from
Oliver.
Goldsmith.
Life
is
a
journey
that
must
be
traveled
no
matter
how
bad
the
roads
and
accommodations.
All
right,
folks,
we
will
catch
you
on
next
week's
five
minute,
Friday.
