Pulling ferns

Before moving to south Florida I never knew that many innocuous plants can quickly become a nuisance in a place where ‘freezing’ is an indoor activity. Take the ferns in my front bed; I planted one two years ago and they took over the entire bed and would have attacked the boat soon, I’m sure of it.

So, I’ve been pulling them; you can see my newest little pile of fern ‘kills’ at the end of the bed. [snerk] Unlike a normal weed, these have an intricate web of underground connections.

A different view. Click to make it larger.

You can see I still have a ways to go… but don’t worry; in a month they’ll be back and a year from now I’ll be out there once again, pulling. It’s a good thing I was out there sweating when I was, though. My regular carrier Sue must be on vacation and the replacement delivered proactiv to me, some form of acne treatment. Only it’s not mine. I walked it two houses down and left it on the doorstep. I wonder how often that happens?