This pound-in edging is from Gardeners Supply Co. I bought it 10 years ago and used a fair amount at my old place, but had enough left over for this little job. I use the digging fork to get way down in the soil and rock it side to side, then use the mallet to pound the edging into the loosened soil.
But I'll be using the pliers to pull much of it out again and dig still deeper. You can see it went in nicely on the right side, but as much as I pound on the stuff to the left, it's not going in as deep as I want. So I'll do it again. Not such a little job after all. *sigh*
And then there's this other problem I have: a really bad case of weeding finger. Gardeners, don't let this happen to you! I hate to wear gloves because I can't feel what I'm doing, but as a result I've got some severe callusing, complete with embedded dirt that won't wash out. Ew.I'm thinking maybe I could get some surgical gloves and cut the fingers off to make a kind of sleeve for my index finger and thumb. Meantime, I may be sleeping with cotton gloves filled with moisturizer for a while.
Oh man, I have that same black edging and I thought it looked soooooooo easy! Pfffffttt! Not in our concrete soil!
ReplyDeleteMy feet look like your finger, only worse. They are permanently black, cracked, bleeding, yuck. My deal is that I insist on wearing flipflops instead of sensible gardening shoes.
Well, I guess with feet it's easier to hide, at least!
ReplyDeleteThe edging I like, even if it's not always easy, because it is easier than the other kinds that come in a big roll. I hate wrestling with that kind.
Try Lava soap on the embedded dirt. It works miracles! The lava action might even help sand your calluses.
ReplyDeleteI was going to recommend Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners After Work Scrub Grains, which has never failed to remove dirt for me, but it looks like it may not be sold any more. Possibly their product Gardeners Hand Scrub with Pumice is similar.
ReplyDeleteNeutrogena Hand Cream "used by Norwegian fisherman" will fix those feet and rough hands.
Oooh, thanks for the recommendations, Ginger and Karen Anne!
ReplyDeleteI should get my soap-making friend (the Soap Crone) to make some gardeners' soap. I'll bet it would sell well.