tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post6825062536723918255..comments2024-03-25T19:30:07.450-04:00Comments on A Retired Teacher in Mexico City: Planting BeginsRetired Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-75443006021471970702015-05-16T20:38:27.534-04:002015-05-16T20:38:27.534-04:00Putting in a new lawn is hard work! I know from e...Putting in a new lawn is hard work! I know from experience. At this point I've given up on trying to have a gorgeous lawn. There are just too many tree roots in many spots for the grass to grow well. Now and then I try patching some spots. When I get discouraged by the appearance of my lawn, I just look at my neighbor's lawn... or should I say field of dandelions and other weeds. <br />Saludos,<br />BillRetired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-89382498923100921572015-05-16T19:49:28.422-04:002015-05-16T19:49:28.422-04:00Hola Bill!!!
I have been consumed by my garden ...Hola Bill!!! <br /><br />I have been consumed by my garden in the past few weeks. In the back, I have a small (325 sqft) lawn which I had intended to overseed as it's mostly weeds. Well, I started hacking at the thatch with a rake and realized that between the thatch and the roots that it'd be very hard to expect new seeds to grow. So I made the fateful decision to dig up the grass, sift out all the rocks (some as big as footballs -- joy of New England gardening), and then amend the soil with peat moss, vermiculite and lime. Four weeks later, I was exhausted and ready to seed. Now I've got grass sprouts, and it's a running battle to keep the squirrels from digging them all up. <br /><br />So I totally relate to your outdoor chores. <br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />Kim G<br />Boston, MA<br /><i>Where we really have more yard than we can manage and long for a Mexican penthouse.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-56757126481971039332015-05-08T15:17:19.685-04:002015-05-08T15:17:19.685-04:00Yes, but I wish that the deer would stop using my ...Yes, but I wish that the deer would stop using my garden as a salad bar!<br /><br />That's great news about your project at work. Will you be in charge of the landscaping and gardening in front and in back of the building? Gardening is wonderful exercise, as well an excellent form of mental therapy. Retired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005183909843018870.post-87931401708566738322015-05-08T14:08:55.872-04:002015-05-08T14:08:55.872-04:00Poor deer, but at least they satisfied their hunge...Poor deer, but at least they satisfied their hunger with the bushes and, as you say, they had to be gone anyway. I work at a new office and the good news is the manager likes the plants and has a well-kept garden both in the front and the back of the building. I told him about my "green" project at my previous job (which I couldn't fulfill because they never authorized the funds) and he said I can go ahead and turn this office in a green office inside and out.elbibis.blogspot.mxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879945039452630880noreply@blogger.com