topic Re: Not bad for a days work... in Garden

Not bad for a days work...

hoosieroriginal — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:53:22 GMT

Just hauled 27 bags of mulch from my driveway to the backyard and laid down mulch all morning - not bad for a woman in her mid-60s! (aka tough old broad)

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terrier3 — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:59:13 GMT

Good for you, @hoosieroriginal!

Gardening is terrific exercise...if you don't "use it", you'll lose it!

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AKgirl2 — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:08:49 GMT

@hoosieroriginal ~ That was a lot of hard work you accomplished,

good for you! I would definitely soak in a epsom salt bath and take a couple of Advil to ward off any evil aches and pains.🛀🏼

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Lilysmom — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:19:00 GMT

@hoosieroriginal, I bet your beds look fantastic! That is on my to do list this year. I second @AKgirl2 suggestion for a long soak after all your hard work! LM

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nana59 — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:26:45 GMT

No problem....I could do that, too, if the mulch was in brown paper lunch sized bags!! lol... Glad you are in such good health!

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meallen616 — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:41:52 GMT

At our age,

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Scooby Doo — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:53:13 GMT

I wish I could still do that. I had to quit after having double hernia surgery. I now have a big piece of mesh holding my innards in, so I don't dare lift those bags anymore.

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dex — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:08:00 GMT

@hoosieroriginal That is a lot of hard work but I bet it is satisfying to look out at the completed project.

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Dazlin — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 22:19:54 GMT

Great you did it...60's not too old...keep at it. I find it rewarding when I get so much work done..makes me happy. I just potted several roses in LARGE pots, carried BIG bags of soil , etc. Oh yeah, my back, and body didn't like it...but I did!! 😀 drs think I may have an internal hernia, but I go about carefully...I'll deal with that if and when. Enjoy your hobby!!

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tototwo — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:40:23 GMT

Good for you!!! How are you feeling today?

The Boy Scouts will deliver my annual mulch order this weekend, so I'll be hauling and spreading next week. Wish me luck - I'm 68. But, I have to say, I love spreading mulch. The smell of the mulch is spring to me. I just sit in it and move it around and get mulch all over my clothes and in my hair. Ahhhhh.... spring!

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JustJazzmom — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:40:42 GMT

I got my 1 bag of topsoil at the supermarket (40# bag) and used it entirely to fix the dip in my lawn near the Belgian block. Of course the sod never goes back into place the way it once was. So one left over piece went to where some low weeds were germinating -- dug them out and put that sod there!

Some scalloped bricks got returned to their original upright position today in my backyard.

I also removed the protective wrap around my 'Yaku Prince' rhododendron which already has large buds on it. Our winter was mild and I think it might do better in a warmer hardiness zone than Zone 7. Lowes had it originally and it was only one time. Maybe it was meant to go to the southern stores instead of the northeastern ones!

My suet feeder went back to the garden shed and I already removed 1 dandelion! Tomorrow we are supposed to get a heavy soaking all day rain, so you try to work around the weather!

Off to change & shower!

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stets — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:16:55 GMT

Can appreciate your hard work, as I spent most of Wednesday wrestling scalloped bricks back into place and cleaning up in general. Could barely move the next morning, but flower beds look marvelous. Nice to know others have the "gardening sickness" as my daughter describes it.