Re: [gardeners] Monday in the garden

Janni (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:17:03 -0500 

Well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! One day late!

Janni

At 07:07 AM 9/24/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I just hit 63 yesterday and it takes me longer and longer to do things
>so I can sympathize with Jimmy. I just hope I'm as hale and hearty as he
>is if and when I hit 80.
>
>George
>
>pennyx1@juno.com wrote:
> >
> > George, you ain't far wrong with Jimmie trying to shovel water
> > since we had no snow -- we have had three pits in the back yard
> > where last year Jim had been digging, and they remain filled with
> > water no matter what we do...  Have had a bunch of contractors in,
> > plus a gardener and a tree surgeon, trying to find a solution for the
> > water backup, and nobody agrees. In the end perhaps in October
> > we will have a 'curtain drain' installed, hoping to decoy the water
> > and keep it from standing at the surface.  One contractor quoted us
> > $3,000 for the drain, but strongly advised us to get a gardener to do
> > it instead, because they don't pay their men as much money ...
> > He of course had no idea that this is the first year in history that
> > we do have a gardener -- to mow the lawn, that's all -- because
> > Jimmie no longer can walk that much, nor could he handle the
> > bending and lifting involved with emptying the grass bag. [The
> > gardener uses a mulching mower and lets it drop.]  Jimmie is
> > weeding by sitting on his behind, a rather slow process but at
> > least he feels that he is contributing. And we have more-or-less
> > completed the Netafim soaker hose re-installation in the front
> > foundation to accommodate the new plants, which was a very big
> > job for Jim's shoulder muscles. One more main water supply line
> > must be shortened and buried, and a coil of excess 12-wire line
> > must be buried because he doesn't want to have to splice all those
> > wires ....   The last thing will be to have my wonderful Mexican
> > father & son combo come in on their day off to spread 11 yards
> > of top mulch (shredded bark).
> >
> > It's taken WAY too long to get this job done, but then I guess
> > that if one manages to reach 80 years of age, something's
> > gotta give ....<g>....
> >
> > Penny, NY
> >
> > .
> >
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