[Note: I have subsequently discovered that a fairway wood works much better for this operation.]<\/p>\n
My lawn has very few dandelions in it because I jump on the blossoms when I see them and pick them off so they don’t go puff-ball on me. Every day I make a tour.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, I was in my backyard driving range and the idea stuck me that as long as I had my 7-iron in hand, I could take care of the weeds and get a little chipping practice in at the same time.<\/p>\n
I worked just great. Until I got too close to one of the borders.<\/p>\n
Last fall I put down a sheet of 9-mil black plastic to cover a spot I want to put new plants in, so nothing would grow in the meantime. I saw a bulge in it and didn’t think that that might be a rock underneath. Which it was.<\/p>\n
I got rid of the dandelion blossom right beside it, but I put a serious nick in the clubhead on the followthrough. Fortunately, a little filing smoothed down the rough edges, and the golf ball doesn’t seem to mind, so why should I.<\/p>\n
So seriously. Get rid of those weeds with your golf club. Beats bending down all the time. Just make sure your entire arc is clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[Note: I have subsequently discovered that a fairway wood works much better for this operation.] My lawn has very few dandelions in it because I jump on the blossoms when I see them and pick them off so they don’t go puff-ball on me. Every day I make a tour. Yesterday, I was in my … Continue reading Lawn Maintenance and Your 7-Iron<\/span>