Nut Grass Driving Me Nutty!

My flower garden has an infestation... of nut grass. Actually it's official name is Cyperus esculentus. I have tried everything without success. I should have looked it up on the internet, because a quick look at any site, including Wikipedia would have told me, "It is extremely difficult to remove permanently when it is considered to be an intrusive weed in lawns and gardens. This is due to the plant having a stratified and layered root system, with tubers and roots being interconnected to each other to a depth of 50 cm or more. The tubers are connected by fragile roots that are extremely prone to snapping when pulled on, making the plant extremely difficult to remove with its entire root system intact, and the plant can quickly regenerate if even a single tuber is left in place."

Since I didn't know this, the first summer I tried...

1. Pulling it out. It doesn't work. The roots break, leaving the little tubers in place to sprout new plants.

2. Next I tried spraying it with roundup and then covering it with newspaper and mulch. Didn't work.

3. This season, I am digging about 12 inches deep, and screening all of the soil. I am trashing all of the tubers, roots, and any wood chips that get caught in the screen. It is tedious and time consuming, but I am bound and determined to save my flower bed.

If that doesn't work, there's a herbacide called "Manage" that's supposed to work, but it's $150 a bottle!!

Anybody want to come and help me play in my dirt?

Snoring

It's not very lady-like, but for the past few years, I have been bothering my husband with my snoring. He's tried everything from nudging me, rolling me over, to donning ear plugs. Nothing worked. Two years ago, I underwent a sleep study to see if I had sleep apnea. I did not, but I still continued to snore. Last month, I finally got this problem fixed. I underwent palatoplasty. It was a short office procedure lasting only 30 minutes. That was the easy part, though. After the lidocaine wore off, which happened before we even got home to fill the prescription for pain medication, my throat starting hurting.

Now, the doctor warned me I would have a severe sore throat. He didn't tell me that it would feel like I'd descended into the 7th circle of hell.

I settled down to a routine of pain pills and soft foods. I was supposed to be better in 1 week. Unfortunately, a week went by, and my throat still felt like it was on fire. The back of my throat was one big swollen scab. And swallowing anything, including water, felt as if I were drinking molton lava.

So I called the doctor and took another round of solumedrol to control the swelling. I am feeling better now, but I still can't eat anything more solid than soup or scrambled eggs.

Would I recommend the procedure to others? I'm not sure. The good news is that in the past 2 weeks I've lost 11 pounds, and my snoring has also decreased significantly. I'm hoping that once all of the swelling goes down, the snoring will stop completely. But the jury is still out on whether it was all worth it. I'll keep you posted...