[Ag-eq] Flowers

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Tracy:

My uncle told me that he thinks my yard is to big to use a battery mower.  Do
people still use the old gas ones?

I have one of the old fashioned push mowers, the kind where you are the motor! 
It is a lot of work, but I think I will use it around the edges and around my
plants.  A teenage neighbor girl has asked to do my yard and I think I will let
her.  If I manage the weeding and the edges she should be able to do the rest.

My front yard isn't fenced, so I can't let the goats out here.  Also goats will
eat everything but the grass when given a choice.  I would have no plants and
tall grass!

What kind of short herbs did you plant?

I'm going to get some honey suckle from my aunt.  She lives in the house my
Grandparents lived in and I love that honey suckle.  The smell brings back
wonderful childhood memories.  I'm also going to get lilac starts from her.

Nella




Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> Nella, I'd love to come and work in your yard!  Lots more fun than sitting
> at my desk.
>
> My husband usually mows the yard, but, when I do, I think of it like
> vacuuming the house.  I go back and forth, just like when I vacuum.  We have
> a battery mower, so I don't have to worry about a cord, and it turns off as
> soon as I stop pressing the extra handle that makes it start.
> When I think I've finished, I walk around and see if any tall patches brush
> my ankles, and run the mower over them.
>
> But won't your goats mow your yard for you?
>
> I've made an experiment with part of my yard, planting grasses and herbs
> that aren't supposed to get tall.  The jury's still out on whether or not
> it's successful.  There's a lot of crabgrass, and we did mow it some, but
> only 2 or 3 times the whole summer, which is pretty good.
>
> Nella, I was thinking about your desire for honeysuckle.  If someone you
> know has one that you like, you could probably take a bit of it.  I think
> they root very easily.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfoster at extremezone.com [mailto:nfoster at extremezone.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 1:39 PM
> To: Tracy Carcione; Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Flowers
>
> Tracy:
>
> I wish I could hire you to whip my yard into shape.
>
> I planted 2 rose bushes last week, they will be yellow.
>
> My cherry tree is leafing out and I think it will bloom very soon.
>
> The grass is growing; I will have to mow it soon.
>
> Do you all mow your own yards and if so can you give me some tips to keeping
> it even so I don't leave patches?
>
> Nella
> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
> > I went out to clean up one of my flower beds, it being a sunny day at
> > last, and I found flowers blooming!  Crocus and miniature iris, purple
> > and blue and white.  Flowers at last, after the long, cold winter.
> > The crocus are "giant", so they have a 2-inch cup on these tiny
> > plants.  And, since they've multiplied, they're in drifts 6-8 inches wide,
> all covered in flowers.
> >
> > Spring bulbs are great.  For very little money and time, I get
> > beautiful flowers as soon as it starts to warm up.  And they come back
> > year after year, and multiply, and all I have to do is spread them out
> every few years.
> > Such a deal!
> >
> > Tracy
> >
> >
> >
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