'Uncle Fogy' went in the ground

Nothing Grecian Formula X won't take care of! Just kidding! Don't do it! Your hair looks great the way it is and I think it is silly to see men trying to cover up the gray. I like gray hair, it's distinguished. I have quite a bit of it myself. So much so that I probably won't need to frost my hair at all real soon.

I'll go check the Dwarf Hackberry again, the temps have been in the 60's the past two days.

Since you're so fond of Mr. T maybe I'll get a 'do like his!

Have faith, the hackberries will awaken.

Guy S.

Oh, that would be so you! Please post a photo after your hair stylist transforms you.

I had a Celtis reticulata for several years that I was trying to train as bonsai, but lost it after 8 or 9 years. I have lost quite a few attempted bonsai over the years, poor care I guess. But my more that 14 year old Bonsai Wisteria trees is just about ready to burst into bloom. Later i will post a picture of it.

Donna

So, Equil, hath thy hackberries awakened yet?

Guy the Q-Tip (no, I haven't had time to go get the Mr. T look!)

IMHO Chrysler/Dodge is crap with low resale. The Torrent is basically is sportier version of the Chevy Equinox. I know someone who has an Equinox and he loves it.

Hey Escambia, you just said the exact same thing my husband said about both the Chrysler and Pontiac vehicles I wanted that my husband said. I liked the size of that Torrent. It was the smallest of the lot. On the other hand, I still really like what Evie has. It's going to be a toss up for a modified/smaller SUV or a traditional car and a used pick up. I can not trash a car again hauling gardening goods. I trashed my everyday car AND my good work car. Both are newer cars. My husband is not happy and doesn't even want me looking cross eyed at his new whatever it is big Ford thing he bought.

Hey Guy, I'll go out to that area tomorrow and take a look for the Dwarf Hackberry.

Sorry guys, too darn tired. I need sleep. High winds are banging everything around outside and the dogs are barking every time a branch hits a window. Here's hoping we get lots of rain to go along with these high winds. More in the next few days. I've got a ton of beds to prepare and a ton of plants to get in the ground. My body is not happy with me. It wants to take off for greener pastures like stressbaby or Copperbarron's places. Speaking of Copperbarron... where's he been the last few months?

I'm getting in WAY late on this one...

L, you need to get one of those "King of Spades' tree-digging shovels from WW Mfg - the one with the 50 inch airplane alloy handle - you'll never break that one! And you can pry some pretty big trees right out of the ground with it - well, I can, cuz I can bring a lot of weight to bear on the other end.

Two blondes walked into a building.
You'd have thought they would have seen it.

A blonde went to see her physician.
"What seems to be the problem?" he asked.
"It hurts when I touch myself here, and here, and here." she said, pointing to her knee, elbow, and wrist.
"Your finger is broken." said the doctor.

What do you call a smart blonde?
A Golden Retriever.

Ba-dum.

Oh Lucky, that'll get Evil's blonde brain going!!!
Everybody duck!

Hey, wait -- you're talking about ME!!!

Guy S.

Too tired right now but it was incredibly funny. I am so busy I barely have time to keep up reading the threads I have on watch let alone reading any new threads. I am going to go check out Lucky's fancy shovel though. I probably need one of those. All the better to cyber whack you all over the heads with for picking on blond women.

So how's your hackberry, Blondie?

Well, it's little buds froze. Speshul.

Here you go, LDB
http://www.wwmfg.com/product_category.asp?idcategory=1

L ~ Sympathies to my home-girl on the loss of her hackberry buds. (Moment of silence.)

Since I'm a blonde (ya ya ya!), it has taken me two days to return to this thread, after picking myself up off the floor, I have never laughed so hard in my life!

Oh my Lucky! The The King of Spades was first to catch my attention. But then I spotted the Shock Absorber model. Interesting since I jump on mine to get them to go down into the earth. I suppose the Long Handled Ultralite Spade is probably more my speed. So, how much do these little pretties cost? A mere $200 a piece I suppose since they're good. Where do I get one? I feel I need one. I just cracked another handle off. The hardware store wants $20 a piece to put on new handles. I'm going to do it for my favorite shovel but not for the one I broke yesterday.

Hey PGZ5, Thank you for the moment of silence for my Hackberry buds. My plant appreciates that very much.

Blonde joke for the day-

I use the long-handled spade, though they've gone to a bevel-end since I bought mine - it's square across the leading edge. I paid in the neighborhood of 100 Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers for it. You can order direct from WW or from distributors like Forestry Suppliers, Inc. - who have lots of other stuff that you would probably covet, as well.
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/

I have an account with Forestry Suppliers thanks to you. I get their catalogs regularly and must admit they've got lots of goodies. I think my very first purchase there was the planting bar.

Equil, one broken handle could be a fluke;
two handles means you're mis-using the tools!

But, just for you, look up "DynaDiggr" on the web and see what you find!

Guy S.

Of course I am misusing them. I stick the shovel in the dry ground and I jump on it repeatedly to get it to go down. Weebles wobble and they do fall down.

The Dyna Digger looks interesting. Why am I envisioning body parts vibrating off to parts unknown with this gadget?
http://www.angelfire.com/nc/dynadiggr/index.html

Go ahead, make me cry. How much is it? Their website doesn't give a price.

I dunno, never used one. But I've seen their video and looks like something you could use.

Guy S.

I suppose I'll have to break down and send them an e-mail to get the price. And then after I get the price, I can take a nice tranquilizer.

Hey Equil you didn't say if the donkey was a blonde. Well? You should never buy a good shovel (expensive) cause they all break sooner sometimes later. I always buy the 7.88 shovel at Home depot when on sale and get a couple. They last as long as any fiberglass handle I have ever used. FYI Dyno digger 1200 to 1400 Junior bacon cheeze burgers. Hey I bought one of those made in america red long spade shovels and learned to push the blade all the way down and then lever it sideways and that does a good job of cutting the roots to make an easy lift out of the deep rooted hole.

That's a double tranquilizer price! Sheesh, I could probably get a good used jack hammer for less than that and that would certainly break up the ground well enough to dig my holes. A jack hammer would also mean we could drop pur membership to the fat farm club. No sense paying the monthly fees of a health club to work off the flubber when one owns one of those vibrating machines. I think I'll have to pass on the Dyna Diggr! Back to the Shock Absorber model at Lucky's link!