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After I had my fill with forms to file and have notarized, I did a little weeding in the yard to relieve stress. It started with cutting and bundling up the 4 foot high dried-up ornamental grass which resides next to where I park. After all the grass I could fine was cut and bundled I moved to tackle the growing bamboo plague in that garden. After about a frustrating hour of pulling of roots it became too dark to continue in which I returned to my grass job. Years ago my dad showed me this ornamental grass can be burned to the ground and the ashes will act as a fertilizer. The dilemma in this stunt was to torch the 4 inch high clumps of grass that were still attached to the ground and not burn or damage any of the surrounding tulips and other flowering plants around. For once my mom’s packrat ways have proven useful with random chimney pipes scattered throughout the garden from one of her many long ago abandoned project. The plan was to place the pipe on top of the clump so when I burn the grass everything will stay safe and in control. The grass clumps were dense enough to support the chimney pipe while I lit a match underneath setting the grass ablaze, drawing are from the dried grass below and focusing the smoke and heat upwards and away from me and the surrounding plants. It worked surprisingly well with no out of control fires or awkward explanations to my folks on why the local fire department was stomping out her flaming flower beds. And after the fire within the pipe died down there was little left but an ashy fertilizer and nothing to throw away. So maybe this gardening with fire isn’t such a bad idea after all. I could probably make a fortune with this except the only problem would be fire is free and all. Oh well that will be the marketing department's problem ^__^