OT Yards and cubic yards - Page 2

> On 7/5/09 9:33 AM, in article h2qaao$s1j$1@news.eternal-september.org,
>>> Well, I spent a little bit of time stitching yesterday, but mostly I
>>> spent
>>> the day in the garden getting ready for about 4-5 yards of mulch. Which
>>> I'll
>>> have delivered. The big bed is approximately 100 feet long and varies
>>> from
>>> 10 to 20 feet wide with paths intersecting it in a number of spots. I
>>> use
>>> one of the online garden calculator sites; my favorite is
>>> http://www.gardenplace.com/content/calculator/mulch_calc.html#
>>> I'm only mulching the paths - about 3 inches of the lowest grade stuff
>>> over
>>> doubled landscape fabric.
>>> I hauled about 3 full but not packed down 55 gallon barrels out there
>>> yesterday and that doesn't include the pruning and the stuff I divided
>>> out
>>> for a friend. I suspect, continuing to use the barrel, I could pull 20
>>> more
>>> out over the next few sunny days.
>>> My cukes and pumpkins look anemic (I may actually go feed them today)
>>> but
>>> the tomatoes are quite in the pink and look like I might soon have few
>>> tasty cherry tomatoes.
>>> I think this week's big project will be moving the sand cherry. So,
>>> first,
>>> dig really big hole extending the "D" bed about 8 feet longer and even
>>> out
>>> the shape and amending the soil with some finished compost. Hopefully,
>>> I'll
>>> get some labor out of this from DS and DD. Then dig up the sand cherry,
>>> and
>>> move it....
>>> I'm also going to coppice the pussy willow and see what happened. I'm
>>> going
>>> to have bag that, not compost it since it is suffering from gall. There
>>> a
>>> chance it will recover, be healthy and look good again. Otherwise, it's
>>> coming out.
>>> Cheryl
>> Not being much of a gardener I can't really understand why that's fun,
>> but I
>> know you love it. I also know the end result is awesome to me, both
>> from a
>> picturesque standpoint and my knowledge of the work involved.
>> I might add, it sounds like your garden is almost as big as my whole
>> house.
>> L
> It could be! maybe when I'm done with some of the heavy work, I'll go
> measure approx. square footage.
> Cheryl

>
>> On 7/5/09 9:33 AM, in article h2qaao$s1j$1@news.eternal-september.org,
>>
>>>
>>>> Well, I spent a little bit of time stitching yesterday, but mostly I
>>>> spent
>>>> the day in the garden getting ready for about 4-5 yards of mulch. Which
>>>> I'll
>>>> have delivered. The big bed is approximately 100 feet long and varies
>>>> from
>>>> 10 to 20 feet wide with paths intersecting it in a number of spots. I
>>>> use
>>>> one of the online garden calculator sites; my favorite is
>>>> http://www.gardenplace.com/content/calculator/mulch_calc.html#
>>>>
>>>> I'm only mulching the paths - about 3 inches of the lowest grade stuff
>>>> over
>>>> doubled landscape fabric.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hauled about 3 full but not packed down 55 gallon barrels out there
>>>> yesterday and that doesn't include the pruning and the stuff I divided
>>>> out
>>>> for a friend. I suspect, continuing to use the barrel, I could pull 20
>>>> more
>>>> out over the next few sunny days.
>>>>
>>>> My cukes and pumpkins look anemic (I may actually go feed them today)
>>>> but
>>>> the tomatoes are quite in the pink and look like I might soon have few
>>>> tasty cherry tomatoes.
>>>>
>>>> I think this week's big project will be moving the sand cherry. So,
>>>> first,
>>>> dig really big hole extending the "D" bed about 8 feet longer and even
>>>> out
>>>> the shape and amending the soil with some finished compost. Hopefully,
>>>> I'll
>>>> get some labor out of this from DS and DD. Then dig up the sand cherry,
>>>> and
>>>> move it....
>>>>
>>>> I'm also going to coppice the pussy willow and see what happened. I'm
>>>> going
>>>> to have bag that, not compost it since it is suffering from gall. There
>>>> a
>>>> chance it will recover, be healthy and look good again. Otherwise, it's
>>>> coming out.
>>>>
>>>> Cheryl
>>>
>>> Not being much of a gardener I can't really understand why that's fun,
>>> but I
>>> know you love it. I also know the end result is awesome to me, both
>>> from a
>>> picturesque standpoint and my knowledge of the work involved.
>>>
>>> I might add, it sounds like your garden is almost as big as my whole
>>> house.
>>>
>>> L
>>>>
>>>
>> It could be! maybe when I'm done with some of the heavy work, I'll go
>> measure approx. square footage.
>>
>> Cheryl
>>
> Now that I thought about it, I'm sure it's bigger. My house measures 1450
> under air.
>

> Changing to another kind of yardage:
>
> Yesterday a retired lady at church who is "cleaning out" brought me a
> 6-yd piece of *original* 1970s unbound double-knit in bright floral
> pattern. DD (21 y.o., into "retro") LOVED it -- and the dear lady also
> included a few 1970s-era patterns, to boot!
>
> Woo-hoo!
>
> Sue
>

> On 7/6/09 4:29 PM, in article
> O8t4m.230081$op1.158731@en-nntp-05.dc1.easynews.com, "Susan Hartman"
>> Changing to another kind of yardage:
>> Yesterday a retired lady at church who is "cleaning out" brought me a
>> 6-yd piece of *original* 1970s unbound double-knit in bright floral
>> pattern. DD (21 y.o., into "retro") LOVED it -- and the dear lady also
>> included a few 1970s-era patterns, to boot!
>> Woo-hoo!
>> Sue
> Enjoy -
> I wonder if I can find the picture of a teen aged me in perfectly matched
> plaid pants I made myself.
> C
>

> That's how you can tell an item is homemade - the stripes & patterns match!
>
>> On 7/6/09 4:29 PM, in article
>> O8t4m.230081$op1.158731@en-nntp-05.dc1.easynews.com, "Susan Hartman"
>>
>>> Changing to another kind of yardage:
>>>
>>> Yesterday a retired lady at church who is "cleaning out" brought me a
>>> 6-yd piece of *original* 1970s unbound double-knit in bright floral
>>> pattern. DD (21 y.o., into "retro") LOVED it -- and the dear lady also
>>> included a few 1970s-era patterns, to boot!
>>>
>>> Woo-hoo!
>>>
>>> Sue
>>>
>> Enjoy -
>>
>> I wonder if I can find the picture of a teen aged me in perfectly matched
>> plaid pants I made myself.
>>
>>
>> C
>>
>
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