Wet Weather = Weeds

I just thought this picture was nice from the kitchen porch in the evening light. (Who doesn't like to look out the window and see their husband weeding in the low sunlight surrounded by green?) All of this rain has helped with irrigation and collecting water for later, but as it helps the plants grow, it also encourages the weeds. This evening was finally nice enough to weed without making mud. The angled hoe (I call it the butterfly scraper) is a favorite for scratching the surface before weeds get too big, especially as bending over gets more difficult! To weed each row, the row cover has to be lifted, the weeds uprooted, and then the cover put back. It is most difficult now as the plants are not well established yet and chances of injuring them are greater.