What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

DH's boss said he had "about 100" of those posts laying around. I told DH that another 20 would get put to good use, if his boss wants to get rid of more...

And maybe he could bring home the really awesome skid I saw there the other day...?

These posts are for the fence around the garden. They'll be there for a long time. But thanks for showing me the picture of the post puller. I never knew there was such a thing.

When we had to remove a couple, we just rocked them back and forth to loosen them up. The soil where they were is very sandy. It might be a different story in the heavy soil garden, which is where I want to put about 15-20 posts.

 

[gtaus]

These posts are for the fence around the garden. They'll be there for a long time. But thanks for showing me the picture of the post puller. I never knew there was such a thing.

When we had to remove a couple, we just rocked them back and forth to loosen them up. The soil where they were is very sandy. It might be a different story in the heavy soil garden, which is where I want to put about 15-20 posts.

Soil makes a difference. So does time in the ground. I too have rocked those T-Posts back and forth to loosen them up and eventually pull them out. In my soil. it's almost like the T-Posts were set in concrete after a few years in the ground. But I'm getting older and any device that might prevent me from throwing my back out is money well spent.

Also, if your soil is like concrete, then rocking the T-Posts back and forth can sometimes bend the T-Post when you take them out. I find it hard to "unbend" a T-Post, so again, I hope the T-Post puller will be as good as advertised. Reusing a bent T-Post can be a pain trying to drive them back into the ground straight and true.

 

[Sally PB]

But I'm getting older and any device that might prevent me from throwing my back out is money well spent.

Absolutely! If/when we need to pull some posts, I will be getting one of those post pullers.

And I'm not going to put in any more posts for a few days. The muscles in my arms are sore. Tomorrow will be something a little easier.... like string trimming.

 

[Elyrian1]

@Sally PB I don't call that easier! Haha!

Watered the plants, thought about weeding but can't really reach them. Icky, sticky sort of day today, too. High humidity and hit over 90F. Still, poked around the Lowe's garden center for a bit while I was running other errands. They just will not drop prices on any of the veggies, no matter how rough the poor plants look.

 

[Sally PB]

I don't call that easier! Haha!

The string trimmer doesn't weigh 18.5 lbs!

 

[TJAnonymous]

I have an electric chainsaw. It's great actually. I can run an 18" bar on it no problem. The only downside is I have to have a cord plugged into it. It's not a big deal though and I have a 100ft cord as well as two 50ft cords, so I easily reach anywhere in our yard. Gas would be nice, but like you I've run into carb issues. Any power tool that doesn't get used regularly I avoid having gas because the engines don't like to sit unused.

My DH is the same. We had 2 Stihls that were stolen so he bought a cheap electric one from Harbor Freight. He ended up liking it better than the Stihls. We have a small generator that we throw on the back of the 4 wheeler or Jeep so we can retain flexibility to use it away from the house, barn, or shop. We have an electric trimmer that is used the same way.

 

[gtaus]

Icky, sticky sort of day today, too. High humidity and hit over 90F.

I would expect that in Texas. I live in northern Minnesota and the past few days we have been hitting highs around ~95F. For us, that is just too darn hot. Plus, if you have not heard me complain about our drought this year, we have not had half a day of light rain total where I live. Just about everything green is dead or struggling to survive. I have not mowed the lawn since sometime in May. For us, that is not normal. Usually I am out mowing the lawn twice a week. This year, I have not mowed the lawn in about 2 months!

You might think I enjoy not having to mow the lawn, but I have been feeding the fresh green grass clippings to the chickens every summer and what does not get eaten gets left to compost in the chicken run. Not much of that happening this summer.

 

[gtaus]

My DH is the same. We had 2 Stihls that were stolen so he bought a cheap electric one from Harbor Freight. He ended up liking it better than the Stihls.

Sorry to hear about your Stihl chainsaws walking off. I was really surprised to discover how well my battery chainsaws work for most of the cleanup I need to do around the house. I'll keep my gas Stihl chainsaw for any major job, if needed, but basically it sits in the shed and I just use my battery chainsaws. I have seen those inexpensive electric chainsaws, and if they cut as good as the battery chainsaws, that is probably all a person needs for most jobs around the house.

 

[Isadora]

DH's boss said he had "about 100" of those posts laying around. I told DH that another 20 would get put to good use, if his boss wants to get rid of more...

And maybe he could bring home the really awesome skid I saw there the other day...?

These posts are for the fence around the garden. They'll be there for a long time. But thanks for showing me the picture of the post puller. I never knew there was such a thing.

When we had to remove a couple, we just rocked them back and forth to loosen them up. The soil where they were is very sandy. It might be a different story in the heavy soil garden, which is where I want to put about 15-20 posts.

We have one of those pullers and it is the best thing ever!

 

[Swiss]

DH's boss said he had "about 100" of those posts laying around. I told DH that another 20 would get put to good use, if his boss wants to get rid of more...

And maybe he could bring home the really awesome skid I saw there the other day...?

These posts are for the fence around the garden.

I'm not too far from you... if there are any more up for grabs, would you let me know?