[Ag-eq] Flowers

Sun Apr 5 23:40:53 UTC 2015

I think as far as sharpening the blade goes you should try awhetstone after use the file 
Goal from the roughest do the smoothest sharpening surface when sharpening anything. The smoothest surface such as on the Whetstone will polish up the edge and make it sharp and smooth and it should cut much better. If you do not have a whetstone you can try some very fine grit sandpaper or on a block of wood.

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> On Apr 4, 2015, at 9:28 AM, Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Tracy:
> 
> I used to have an elderly man who lived down the street from me and he sharpen
> the blades.  He repaired mowers from his garage.  I was able to roll my mower
> down and back.  I'm not sure what I'll do now.  Maybe my Dad can show me how to
> sharpen the blade.
> 
> Parts of the barn are still wet and muddy.  There are still puddles of standing
> water in front of and beside the barn.  I don't know why the ground holds the
> water so much.  As soon as it is dry enough the guy with the bull dozer will
> build the ditches and pond.  It will probably be May or June before that can
> happen.  It seems to rain again every time it starts drying up.
> 
> How is the weather there?
> 
> It got down to 34 last night and will be cool through the weekend.
> 
> Nella
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> 
>> 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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