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momasaurus said:
LOLOL. I think the postings were all in this thread. Cordy is a fantastic narrator, and she has a keen eye for detail. I think I just drank and took blurry pictures. Correct - that was the birth of DDsaurus' nickname!! Good memory.
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Well heck, if I could just drink and take pictures, I'd go! :lol: Okay, actually, I'm not that great at taking pictures...but I make a mean fresh Whiskey Sour!
 
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lulilu said:
I only water twice a day when we are having a heat wave. And really it's the planters as they seem to dry out fast. lol re the soil -- we were getting bags of that too. DD2 is doing vegetables and has all kinds of soil and fertilizer going in her little raised beds and planters.
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Good to know! It was quite hot out today and will be again tomorrow. I am mixing some plant food in with the watering which I think I will do most evenings until the plants take.

etoile de mer said:
BBC, so fun regarding discovering all that growing! I wish our yard was a bit bigger, would love to have a veggie garden. When I was growing up we had lowbush blueberries as ground cover in our front yard. We'd wander out summer mornings to pick those yummy, small blueberries for breakfast. Loved that! :smile:
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The people who lived in our house before us did quite a lot to the landscaping. We still have done quite a bit too (there's a brick patio off the kitchen which is now a living space - or will be if we ever drag the couch cushions out), but apparently the wife was quite the gardener, though unfortunately they got divorced between preparing the property and actually planting. It's clear to me that the space up from is meant to be an annual flower bed, but I don't know of she ever planted. Our soil is very rocky so I'm always surprised at how well things grow here. We actually have 3.8 acres but about half that is covered with trees and hills, but yes, plenty of space for planting and for Charlie to run to his heart's content.
 
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lulilu said:
You are so brave, Fizzy! I'd be scared to be swinging (or whatever it's called) a scythe. Your roses may bloom again this year. Mine are like the ones in PbP's photos and they bloom for a long period and then bloom again later. They have been blooming for weeks now. I am trying to be better about sunscreen or hats -- I've gotten the killer sunburn in years past. You lose track of how long you've been out there.
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It's fun, and no one spilt blood! We got out to the mowing field (after theory and breakfast) and I realized it was 10 am and I'd forgotten any sunscreen at all, and just accepted my sunburned doom.

I think the roses will come back - at least one of them bloomed 2x last year. And the rhodies did, and the neighbor's magnolia did! It was a weird year.

Mindi B said:
I had NO IDEA one could take classes in scythe mowing! I am fascinated by info like this; thanks, Fizzy!
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The class was three women* and me, and the teacher was wonderfully charming. The class was advertised through a German scythe club (there is a Verein for everything in Germany) - I'm sure there are US clubs too. Theoretically European and US scythes are very different - I've read explanations of the differences but having never really seen one before this weekend, my eyes glazed over about halfway through.

*One of them looked ex.act.ly. like Nancy Reagan during the 80s, except that she was wearing overalls and a rope belt, which made my head explode. I kept on thinking, "It's Nanc... no, she's wearing muck boots. That does not compute."
 
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FizzyWater said:
It's fun, and no one spilt blood! We got out to the mowing field (after theory and breakfast) and I realized it was 10 am and I'd forgotten any sunscreen at all, and just accepted my sunburned doom.

I think the roses will come back - at least one of them bloomed 2x last year. And the rhodies did, and the neighbor's magnolia did! It was a weird year.



The class was three women* and me, and the teacher was wonderfully charming. The class was advertised through a German scythe club (there is a Verein for everything in Germany) - I'm sure there are US clubs too. Theoretically European and US scythes are very different - I've read explanations of the differences but having never really seen one before this weekend, my eyes glazed over about halfway through.

*One of them looked ex.act.ly. like Nancy Reagan during the 80s, except that she was wearing overalls and a rope belt, which made my head explode. I kept on thinking, "It's Nanc... no, she's wearing muck boots. That does not compute."
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FizzyWater, I'm so impressed! I imagine it requires a fair bit of skill and is hard work, but likely very good exercise! :smile: Do you have a field you plan to maintain this way? Regarding Nancy Reagan, I think I remember seeing a pic of her on her ranch dressed in a very similar way!
 
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