Re: gardening question

Oh Donna...you SO need a break right now. Seems like the baby boomers
have the good with the bad...and as our parents age and live longer
(which can be a blessing) it adds more stress to a life that is already
chock full of...stress!!! And, we are dealing with our own "aging and
health issues" while taking care of kids, grandchildren..and our
parents. And, usually, holding down a full time job too...

How did life get to be this crazy? I have days where I just want to run
away and take a break...but the guilt takes over and I never do.

Sending you hugs....



----- Original Message ----
From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:15:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gardening question

LOL!.. no apology needed.. I am just sorry to hear that the weeds found you.
  
I am at about the breaking point here.... there are no more flowers,
only weeds and skeeters. I can't seem to get my boss to understand that
I need less hours per day. My mother doesn't seem to understand that I
am not super women and can't get everything she wants done. I have a
list a mile long and it keeps getting longer every day. I have to leave
town and the lady (nurse) who was going to watch my mother husband is
now ill.... oh, did I mention the day after I get back my mother is
having knee replacement....

  
  The heart specialist is on hold.  I have no time to get thru the tests they want me to do....
  
Geesh... sorry, it is just all getting to me. I need this trip to get
away from this situation that is here.... hope it happens....

  
  Donna

Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
  I'd give them some time, but I think you're right, they'll probably have to 
come down.
On another note, I owe you an apology Donna. A few years back you were 
bemoaning your weed situation and I recall replying that I have very few 
weeds. This year it's a totally different story. Mainly maple seedlings 
and clover, but a few others thrown in. I have spent days pulling the damn 
stuff, hauling out huge bags of it and I'm still not done.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gardening question


> LOL! I must be babbling agin...
>
> Any way to save these trees, especially the red maple? If the main
> leader trunk is dead? If I cut it out, it would leave a large U shaped
> gap, although the side branches would cover, but I am sure everything
> would collect there and infect it anyway...
>
>
> I was also wondering if this is common in tornado's/hurricanes senerios?
> Or do I have other issues out there and it was just timing that caused
> it?
>
>
> Donna
>
> Kitty wrote:
> and your question?
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna"
> To: "gardenchat list"
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:33 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] gardening question
>
>
>> although many others have more important issues in life with this crazy
>> weather.... I do have a gardening question.
>>
>> After the tornado went thru here, two of my trees (smoke tree and red
>> maple) both lost their main center trunk. All the leaves dried up and
>> the next windstorm took them away. It doesn't appear to have been hit by
>> lightening (no burn marks) or damaged (no split marks, cracks).
>>
>>
>> I have no idea why this happened. Many of the side branches are fine,
>> but I do realize I have to take these trees down.....although I may give
>> them some time and see if it comes back.
>>
>>
>> Donna
>>
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