A New Hoep

I had a weed party in my strawberry field on the 5th at 6 am, and seven of the best people I know showed up. We had two hoeing the aisles and six in the rows, pulling by hand. Most just needed a quick tug, but one of the grasses was particularly challenging and required a spade. At one point I joked that the vining morning glory almost made it fun. It was a joke, and only an almost, because it was not fun at all. It was however extremely satisfying to see the field weeded and back within optimal hoe effectiveness. Also encouraging were the high number of runners each of the plants gave off. A few of the most impressive ran a few feet with two rooted nodes and a third stepping out. The party concluded with strawberries from the everbearing rows.