tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post1045842680117319722..comments2023-06-20T08:53:16.140-04:00Comments on <center>Lemonade Adventures </center>: Beds 10 through 12 - of 24?Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491898004275353526noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-72032324217612293422010-05-13T12:01:43.073-04:002010-05-13T12:01:43.073-04:00Leah,
You've got LOTS of work to do then. I ...Leah,<br /><br />You've got LOTS of work to do then. I hope you are able to get through it fairly quickly. I'm so glad they are so nice to work with.<br /><br />Remember how awful it was when you first were thinking about taking the job? LOL Now it is such a blessing. Praise God! :o)<br /><br />~FaithFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491898004275353526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-26115243805764379672010-05-13T09:28:53.282-04:002010-05-13T09:28:53.282-04:00I would have come over today, but the doctor didn&...I would have come over today, but the doctor didn't give me any work until yesterday (it's been since last Thursday!) He had an emergency case last week, and he was never able to catch up, so I will be typing all morning/afternoon. Though it might not be as bad as I think!<br /><br />Hope the rain holds a bit for you all today. It's been so nice!Leah Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475314175991452499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-11349216736577899482010-05-12T22:25:18.664-04:002010-05-12T22:25:18.664-04:00Icebear,
I like those nice neat rows too. It'...Icebear,<br /><br />I like those nice neat rows too. It's a completeness that just really satisfies. LOL<br /><br />You can always do what I do when it all becomes too much... a few sprays of Round Up, and you get to start all over. ;o)<br /><br />~FaithFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491898004275353526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-64957328021264524642010-05-12T22:23:11.966-04:002010-05-12T22:23:11.966-04:00Leah,
Thanks!
I miss you, too! You can come ove...Leah,<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />I miss you, too! You can come over ANY day! LOL Tomorrow is work and more work and you are welcome to help. <br /><br />Letsee, hunting for mulch, vineyard work, hopefully planting some seeds, and all this before leaving by 4 or so get some errands done before our stuff that night.<br /><br />Love you, too!<br /><br />~FaithFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491898004275353526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-90285502137261157442010-05-12T22:21:18.220-04:002010-05-12T22:21:18.220-04:00Kelle,
Wow, that's a lotta work you are havin...Kelle,<br /><br />Wow, that's a lotta work you are having to do! But I am familiar with the desperation when you are experiencing a hostile takeover. LOL<br /><br />I hope that continues to work on the bindweed. It is so much work, isn't it! Looks like we are both going to be spreading it out over some time. <br /><br />The tough part can actually be finding earth that doesn't have the bad stuff in it all over again. I want to do our cold frames, but I'm not sure where I'm going to find the soil for them. Mine is very inhospitable clay in many areas. <br /><br />Looking forward to pics of your project. :o)<br /><br />~FaithFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491898004275353526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-25659695436880482732010-05-12T15:30:44.659-04:002010-05-12T15:30:44.659-04:00Looks great out there, glad to see i'm not the...Looks great out there, glad to see i'm not the only one out in the yard with a spool of string and a shovel!<br />Its still tiring work, but it feels so much less frazzling to look out and see straight lines and neat edges at the end of the day. I never feel finished unless its smoothed out.<br /><br />I'm hoping to not get engulfed by weeds this year myself... i hope i can keep up.icebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688755441418251036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-72205949835754229042010-05-12T13:31:03.625-04:002010-05-12T13:31:03.625-04:00Busy busy! Missing you :-( Didn't get to see y...Busy busy! Missing you :-( Didn't get to see you on Sunday to tell you Happy Mother's Day, so I will tell you now!... "Happy Mother's Day!"<br /><br />If you need me, call me :-D Love you!Leah Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475314175991452499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-90268644667535691352010-05-12T11:04:26.089-04:002010-05-12T11:04:26.089-04:00Faith,
We're doing the same thing with r...Faith,<br /> We're doing the same thing with raised/ mounded beds but.... we are digging our a rectangular pit( 2ft deep) adding several layers of cardboard and newspaper, then adding fresh manure( for the added heat to the soil as it decomposes as well as the nutrients), then covering with 6-8inches of soil dug out from the pit, removing any tell tale sighs of weeds or roots of the bindweed. So far we have three completed and so far no sign of bindweed either If this works we're planning on doing our entire garden in raised/ mounded beds by next season( we'll work on putting them in plae through out the Fall and finish what needs to be in the Spring. :o)Kelle at The Never Done Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089557752054842197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-83501134927250570342010-05-12T08:04:48.957-04:002010-05-12T08:04:48.957-04:00Sissy,
Ah, thanks so much for the herb tip!!!! ...Sissy,<br /><br />Ah, thanks so much for the herb tip!!!! I'm trying to learn all about them as I've long dreamed for a huge herb garden. <br /><br />I've got a sorrel planted, but it looks different. And there are so many that the tags got lost on and I don't remember what they are. LOL I've got to get better at this.<br /><br />That's exactly how we felt about the loppers. They were very expensive. But it has been frustrating to get some that work for a year or so, then you struggle with them for another couple of years before you get to where you are wasting a lot of time and energy. Some things pay for themselves in that way, rather than money.<br /><br />We've got just under 6 acres, and those are our horses. No time to work with them though. They keep the grass down in summer and keep us scrambling for hay in winter.<br /><br />~FaithFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491898004275353526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-74860088823287317102010-05-12T07:57:28.376-04:002010-05-12T07:57:28.376-04:00SBF,
Yup, we officially tail-less. But I can sur...SBF,<br /><br />Yup, we officially tail-less. But I can sure feel my lower back!<br /><br />~FaithFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491898004275353526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-18904056892274401282010-05-12T07:42:34.845-04:002010-05-12T07:42:34.845-04:00Looking great! All that labor is a muscle maker fo...Looking great! All that labor is a muscle maker for certain. Just look at Michael's strong ones! He looks tired too. Ability of young people make me proud too. Lucky you. <br /><br />That fiery red "weed" is sheep sorrell, also known as red sorrell and sour grass and grows profusely in iron rich soil - a medicinal herb. The base of your home shows there is iron aplenty there. <br /><br />New tools give a new lease on work efforts. Yesterday's purchase of a pull/tow dump cart from Lowe's made a huge difference timewise; in one hour I'd gotten 16 cu. feet of mulch placed in a raised bed<br />whereas I'd been days carrying small amounts by hand. <br /><br />Handled tools last longer when a coat of polyurethane is applied yearly. Two hoe handles (secondhand)broke in three days. "Now what!" I uttered. Anyway, my digging days are about finished. <br /><br />You and your son are absolutely 'making magic' by all your work. How much land do you have? It appears much from your pictures. Are those your horses?Caddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575600935524610154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639463329089942340.post-6896696385942933642010-05-12T00:01:20.949-04:002010-05-12T00:01:20.949-04:00Wow! I see I haven't been the only one working...Wow! I see I haven't been the only one working my tail off! Haha.Captain Hook and Lady Crochethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083282415234268063noreply@blogger.com