Re: Getting impatient

problem I run into is when these blades hit the
ground.. duls them instantly.

Going to try DH recpocating (sp?) sawsall- those
blades are cheap!

Donna

--- Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:

> I've even heard of people using a chain saw to get
> through some grasses.  I 
> certainly does offer one a novel idea for getting
> rid of frustration. :-)  I 
> know you had a great time outdoors.  It's only going
> to be about 60 here 
> today with  temps going down to the 30s tonight, but
> that's fine by me since 
> the sun is shining.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Theresa" <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Getting impatient
> 
> 
> > Hey Melody-
> > Regarding dividing really tough roots, I've found
> a pruning saw way easier 
> > than a spade it.  Just saw it in half- for those
> of us who lack big 
> > shoulder muscles, this is way easier than trying
> to stab through the roots 
> > with a spade.
> >
> > Theresa
> >
> > Melody wrote:
> >
> >>Saturday was an absolutely gorgeous day
> here...temp of 76, partly
> >>cloudy...spent the entire day in the garden doing
> clean-up...even
> >>skipped Mass (went Sunday a.m. instead!) so I
> could keep working outside
> >>while it lasted. Of course, by Saturday night it
> was storming and by
> >>yesterday it was positively frigid again! That's
> the midwest in spring,
> >>I guess. Felt so darned good to be down on my
> hands and knees, digging
> >>in the soil! And not to have to think about
> anything except what I was
> >>doing right at that moment...it was blissful! We
> are all doing okay
> >>here...not great, but okay and sometimes that is
> enough! The winter is
> >>always kind of hard on us as a family since we
> live in a very small
> >>house and the enforced confinement of winter has
> us bickering alot by
> >>the end of it all, but now that we can all start
> getting some outdoors
> >>time, things will get better...thanks for
> asking...it means alot!
> >>
> >>
> >>So...got an actual gardening question...how long
> do you think I should
> >>let all the dirt settle that we had to dump into
> the collapsed cistern
> >>last year before it is safe to assume it won't
> settle anymore? Couple of
> >>years? And in the meantime, what do I do with that
> pile of dirt to
> >>disguise it a bit?? Obviously we are going to have
> to relocate the water
> >>feature that was there...and I've got to get in
> back there to rescue the
> >>lovely iris, lady's mantle, huechera, and grasses
> that are there...any
> >>thoughts on the best way to divide zebra grass?
> The root masses are
> >>tough and last year when I tried to divide them
> using a spade, I didn't
> >>have much luck at all...okay read that as none!
> :-)
> >>
> >>
> >>Melody Hills, IA  zone 5
> >>
> >>Work for the Lord:  the pay isn't much but the
> retirement is out of this 
> >>world!
> >>
> >> --- On Fri 03/10, Pam Evans <
> gardenqueen@gmail.com > wrote:
> >>From: Pam Evans [mailto: gardenqueen@gmail.com]
> >>To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:35:17 -0600
> >>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Getting impatient
> >>
> >>Hope all is well w/ you & Marty & the
> kids!<br><br>On 3/10/06, Zemuly
> >>Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> wrote:<br>><br>> Hey, Melody. It was
> >>so nice to "hear" your voice. I miss your
> posts.<br>> zem<br>> -----
> >>Original Message -----<br>> From: "Melody"
> <mhobertm@excite.com><br>>
> >>To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> Sent: Friday, March
> 10, 2006 6:58 AM<br>>
> >>Subject: [CHAT] Getting impatient<br>><br>><br>> >
> Hello everybody! Got
> >>a few minutes to myself and thought I'd drop
> in<br>> > here! Hope all of
> >>you have been well. Got caught up on the last
> couple<br>> > of weeks
> >>worth of email here...see Andrea has moved
> back<br>> > south...congrats!
> >>All this talk of rain and hummingbirds has me
> getting<br>> > very, very
> >>impatient for spring...I have been feeling the
> urge to dig in<br>> > the
> >>soil and get something going...have a lot of
> repair work to do in<br>> >
> >>one of the side yards due to the collapsed cistern
> from last year.
> >>Will<br>> > be a few more weeks before I should
> get started on
> >>
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