Re: Mad dogs, Englishmen, and Florida gardeners...

Chuck's first visit to our yard was something of a disaster. He works hard and fast, like a whirlwind. First time here he just went at stuff and in the process mowed down some of Ms. Fatma;s beloved Mexican petunias. She had a fit and thoroughly cowed him. Now we discuss what's to be done each time, and have had no further misadventures.

On Saturday, June 26, 2004, at 08:32 PM, Donna wrote:

He got all that done in 2 hours?!?... what's his number? Sounds like
someone I need here to get this yard in shape.. but the important
question is does he know the difference between a 'wanted' native plant
and an 'unwanted' weed? LOL! Do like the idea of a razor sharp shovel
tho....

Seriously, sounds like you all got things accomplished today even in
that unbearable heat index. Had the perfect weather day here, but
unfortunately, no time to garden. Maybe tomorrow!

Donna
Ps- where does the mad dog come in?!?



in the midday sun. That was today. We started out rejuvenating our
pineapple patch at about 7:00 AM. I got stabbed three or four times
and 
bled all over myself and the plants [cashier at Home Depot later
offered first aid of alcohol and band-aids].

Yard guy and his wife, the lovely Juanita, showed up about 9:00.
Remember the yucca that broke the pot? I asked yard guy to help me
plant it [after he had mowed, weed eaten, sprayed for scale, treated
for fire ants, and trimmed out the queen sago]. He did it all. He dug
a 
suitable hole amongst slash pine roots in about three minutes. Turns
out he hones his shovel--it's as sharp as a razor--and he cut through
those pine roots like they didn't exist.

Yard guy was out of here by 11:00. And Ms. Fatma and I started
re-potting and planting stuff without assistance or, apparently, any
sort of plan. We ended up going to Home Depot FOUR blinking times for
pots and such [on one of those times the short one bought a Fiskars
bypass for less than $10.00]. The last time we went, Ms. Fatma said:
"I
wish we had false mustaches."

Also during the day, we managed to harvest the first three ripe mangos
from one of our trees, pick a dozen or so figs, and eat a couple of
handsful of Jamaican cherries.

But the heat index was 105 to 110 during most of this and we are
exhausted.

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
Zone 10
27.0 N, 82.4 W

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
Zone 10
27.0 N, 82.4 W

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