[Ag-eq] Flowers

Sat Apr 4 13:26:08 UTC 2015

How do you sharpen the blades?  I tried doing it with a steel rasp, but
wasn't very successful.

Clover and Bermuda sounds nice.

How's your boggy ground?  Did your barn dry out?
Tracy

-----Original Message-----
From: nfoster at extremezone.com [mailto:nfoster at extremezone.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 2:54 PM
To: Tracy Carcione; Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Flowers

Tracy:

I've found that you have to frequently sharpen the blades on the old push
mowers.

I have a lot of clover in the yard, but also have lots of bermuda.

Nella
Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> Hi Nella.
> How wonderful to get honeysuckle from your Grandma's house!
>
> Lucky you, to have found a teenager to do some of the hard work for 
> you.  If a teenager offered to mow our lawn, I'd take him or her up on it
right away.
> Though it doesn't need as much as it used to.
> The herbs in my no-mow mix seem to be clover, yarrow, and some little 
> blue flower.  Thyme and chamomile would also be good.  The yarrow is a 
> bit tall, but it's ferny and has nice flowers, and tolerates some 
> being walked on, so it's OK. My friends the bees seem to like the new
lawn.
>
> My sister told me about a guy who was bringing goats around to mow 
> people's lawns.  He had a portable fence that he set up around the 
> goats, so they ate where they were supposed to.
> Lots of people around here use gas mowers.  We don't like them because 
> they're noisy and smelly, and we don't want to keep gas in our shed.
> We had a push mower for a while, but our grass was too thick or too 
> tall, so it didn't work so well.  Or we didn't get enough oomph to 
> make the blades go fast enough; I don't know.  Good exercise, though.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfoster at extremezone.com [mailto:nfoster at extremezone.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 12:04 AM
> To: Tracy Carcione; Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Flowers
>
>
> Tracy:
>
> My uncle told me that he thinks my yard is to big to use a battery mower.
> Do people still use the old gas ones?
>
> I have one of the old fashioned push mowers, the kind where you are 
> the motor!
> It is a lot of work, but I think I will use it around the edges and 
> around my plants.  A teenage neighbor girl has asked to do my yard and 
> I think I will let her.  If I manage the weeding and the edges she 
> should be able to do the rest.
>
> My front yard isn't fenced, so I can't let the goats out here.  Also 
> goats will eat everything but the grass when given a choice.  I would 
> have no plants and tall grass!
>
> What kind of short herbs did you plant?
>
> I'm going to get some honey suckle from my aunt.  She lives in the 
> house my Grandparents lived in and I love that honey suckle.  The 
> smell brings back wonderful childhood memories.  I'm also going to get
lilac starts from her.
>
> Nella
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
> > Nella, I'd love to come and work in your yard!  Lots more fun than 
> > sitting at my desk.
> >
> > My husband usually mows the yard, but, when I do, I think of it like 
> > vacuuming the house.  I go back and forth, just like when I vacuum.
> > We have a battery mower, so I don't have to worry about a cord, and 
> > it turns off as soon as I stop pressing the extra handle that makes it
start.
> > When I think I've finished, I walk around and see if any tall 
> > patches brush my ankles, and run the mower over them.
> >
> > But won't your goats mow your yard for you?
> >
> > I've made an experiment with part of my yard, planting grasses and 
> > herbs that aren't supposed to get tall.  The jury's still out on 
> > whether or not it's successful.  There's a lot of crabgrass, and we 
> > did mow it some, but only 2 or 3 times the whole summer, which is 
> > pretty
> good.
> >
> > Nella, I was thinking about your desire for honeysuckle.  If someone 
> > you know has one that you like, you could probably take a bit of it.
> > I think they root very easily.
> > Tracy
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfoster at extremezone.com [mailto:nfoster at extremezone.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 1:39 PM
> > To: Tracy Carcione; Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> > Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Flowers
> >
> > Tracy:
> >
> > I wish I could hire you to whip my yard into shape.
> >
> > I planted 2 rose bushes last week, they will be yellow.
> >
> > My cherry tree is leafing out and I think it will bloom very soon.
> >
> > The grass is growing; I will have to mow it soon.
> >
> > Do you all mow your own yards and if so can you give me some tips to 
> > keeping it even so I don't leave patches?
> >
> > Nella
> > Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> >
> > > I went out to clean up one of my flower beds, it being a sunny day 
> > > at last, and I found flowers blooming!  Crocus and miniature iris, 
> > > purple and blue and white.  Flowers at last, after the long, cold
> winter.
> > > The crocus are "giant", so they have a 2-inch cup on these tiny 
> > > plants.  And, since they've multiplied, they're in drifts 6-8 
> > > inches wide,
> > all covered in flowers.
> > >
> > > Spring bulbs are great.  For very little money and time, I get 
> > > beautiful flowers as soon as it starts to warm up.  And they come 
> > > back year after year, and multiply, and all I have to do is spread 
> > > them out
> > every few years.
> > > Such a deal!
> > >
> > > Tracy
> > >
> > >
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