Re: HYB: putting on ladies hose - humor
- Subject: Re: HYB: putting on ladies hose - humor
- From: a*
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:29:46 -0000
--- In iris-talk@y..., "Donald Eaves" <donald@e...> wrote:
> Well, I got home today to find grasshoppers had discovered the
uncovered bed
> of seedlings. As a solution I got out a borrowed, or given if you
wish,
> pair of ladies hose. I must admit I'd never put on any ladies hose
before,
> but it was all I could think of to do. These were the last
seedlings to
> germinate and are still quite small. I have used ladies hose to tie
plants,
> or cover pods or knot in sections to soak seeds in the toilet tank,
but
> nothing else. It turned out to be quite a chore. I pulled; I
tugged - the
> material stretched, but had a mind of its own. I contorted, I
squirmed and
> I clamped it between my legs to hold it - still it rolled, it
retracted and
> simply wouldn't get where I wanted and stay there. What about the
toe of
> the thing? Or the top? I came to the conclusion that the size
was just
> too small. But I simply can't think of a tactful way to suggest a
more
> pleasant diet than carrot and celery sticks washed down with a can
of
> Slimfast might prove to be more useful. And does it even have a
size
> anyway? For nearly two hours I struggled with getting the
remarkable stuff
> stretched and smooth and in place. It doesn't rip easily, that's
for sure.
> I broke out in a sweat early on. I think it may be easier to wield
the pick
> axe and sharpshooter digging postholes than putting this stuff on.
In the
> end, I only had 4 of the smallest hanging wire baskets covered with
the
> stuff. I definitely need a bigger size or different method if I'm
to get it
> on the larger sizes. Still, there are four seedlings with what
appears to
> be a secure cover that will allow air, water and some light through
and keep
> the grasshoppers off. With the extraordinarily poor germination I
had this
> year, that's something at least
Man o Man! I still haven't figured out whether he's trying to wear
the hose or just cover some wire baskets.
But I would suggest that you get some tulle, or other meshy fabric
from the local fabric store. If you feel the need to put up some
kind of frame (like wire baskets) it would surely be a lot easier to
set up than all that gruntin' and snortin'
christian, ky
> Donald Eaves
> donald@e...
> Texas Zone 7b, USA
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