Heh! I weeded this morning and after a bit my wife came out and she helped by cutting back some stuff too. It's a lot easier to weed after a lot of rain (which we just had). LOL at the scissors.

You know what is kind of "manly" is those flame-based weeders. You just blast the weeds with a weeding torch and they end up dying without too much hassle. "Dude - you've got a flame thrower there..." Also, boiling water can do the trick too. Sit down with the hubby and watch those Paul James (the gardener guy) shows. He has good tips and is pretty funny too.

Weeding is a minor hassle. When I was a kid, I hated to weed in the garden for my mom. Now, at 43, I have a garden setup which is 50' by 40' and grow vegetables and weed and all that. Good exercise too. Maybe if you can show the hubby that it's actually good exercise to be out there and the results are that it's nice to look at. But surely explain the whole "the roots are the problem" aspect of weeding. Good luck on that - could be more LOL moments to come.