21. work on my garden

We had a late afternoon storm. I went outside immediately after and pulled up every onion in our yard.

This is a tip I picked up just walking one day in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of St. Louis. I was continuing the house tour, the first weekend in June, after being holed up in one house while waiting out a storm. I walked passed a woman working in her damp garden and she looked up and said "best time to pull onions--right after it rains." I've never forgotten that advice and use it at least once a year. So I owe a complete stranger for an onion-free yard.