Re: Getting impatient

I thought that was what we were doing, hence my blades
hitting the dirt?

I have a larger miscanthus grass that needs to move or
something this spring. I am not looking forward to
digging that out....My thought was to cut it into
sections and then attempt to get it out of the
ground... any suggestions?

Donna

--- Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:

> My idea was - dig them up first, then attack them.
> 
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> 
> On Mar 14, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Donna wrote:
> 
> > 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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