[Ag-eq] My poor greenhouse

[Susan Roe]

Tracy,

I think a lot of us will be doing a bit more spring cleaning outside than 
normal.  We have no structual damage around here in central Virginia that we 
have noticed, but there are a lot of limbs down and areas we can't get 
through due to heavy brambles that have only been made worse with snow and 
ice thrown in for good measure.  I know for a fact that we will be buying 
new blades for the bush hog and the larger lawn tractor.  Also we are going 
to get brush and weed killer by the gallons and there is going to be a whole 
lot of spraying going on.  LOL

My goal this year is to be outside as much as possible.  There are out 
buildings that need to be revamped and sorted, flower beds that have to be 
emptied, chopped up and room made for the ever multiplying lillies, my 
husband's hops vines that need to be cut back, a trellace added to my garage 
wall so the climbing vines go on it and not on the garage like an octopus 
trying to eat it and the muscadine grape vines are ready to be pruned, 
retied and preparations made for another 6 vines.  Where is the warmer 
weather when we need it!  I hope we get a decent spring before summer jumps 
right up.  My sister and I are going to have some raised beds this year of 
our own and Matt will have the two larger areas.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:21 PM
Subject: [Ag-eq] My poor greenhouse


> We had a big ice storm last week, and, despite our efforts, heavy ice and 
> snow built up on my little greenhouse tent and smashed it.  I thought at 
> first it was only a couple poles that got broken, but, when I made it 
> through the drifts to check more thoroughly, I found most of the support 
> poles are broken.  I still can't get inside to make a complete inspection, 
> because there's a huge block of ice sitting on one end, too heavy for me 
> to move.
> It's kinda sad.  At least it's only the little greenhouse, and not our 
> roof.
> We're in for another big storm tomorrow, with more wet snow.  Gack.
>
> A really nice summersweet shrub fell over some during the last storm, and 
> some of the tips of its branches are stuck in the ice drifts.  I was 
> hoping the ice would melt enough for me to set it free, but, with more on 
> the way, I think I'll have to prune it loose and cut my losses.  It's a 
> tough rascal, though.  When it was young, the roofers dropped some heavy 
> thing on it, and it came back stronger than ever.
> This is sure a rough winter.  I feel like I'm back in Minnesota, though I 
> hear they have it even worse.
> Tracy
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ag-eq mailing list
> Ag-eq at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ag-eq_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Ag-eq:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ag-eq_nfbnet.org/dogwoodfarm%40verizon.net