Monthly Archives: April 2016

Being a manager is hard work.

• With cataract surgery, one is not supposed to bend down, lift more than 10#, or get water in the eye – forget about rubbing it – for a month.

• The garden is waiting for the plants.

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So I hired 4 people today to come help – now the 4 people is because if you hire 4, you might get one or you might not.   2 fellows actually showed up for 5 hours and really worked.  It was good there were two of them to get the rototiller down the stairs as there was a section that needed tilling.    Those fellows worked hard and the one will be back for about that long tomorrow and we should have all but the warm weather crops in.  Both of these fellows work hard, when you can get them here.  One has a full time job during the week, the other doesn’t drive.  So after tomorrow, it will mostly be a matter of us keeping it fertilized, watered, and weeded.   The most difficult part – that of getting the large 2 year old weeds is done.

The person who was hired to work in the hoop house showed up late, but did come.  However, that may have been an absolute waste as even after I gave instructions, plants were not put where they should have been nor were they given much care in the transplanting.   Plants are tough, so we’ll see.   I had to be gone for a bit, so when asked why the beets had 12″ between them and the cauliflower had only 4″, I was told, she didn’t want to get up and look at what I had told her.    So that was fixed – we will know in 2 weeks how much took and where we have to start over.   At least the tomatoes, squash, beans etc can wait a month.   But managing is HARD work – really HARD work.

The  other thing that was accomplished is my daughter came over and unpacked the furniture for the guest room that another daughter had moved back with from the east coast and then didn’t have room.   The movers really packed the furniture well, so there were layers of cardboard and packing paper to remove.    Wednesday, she and I plan to buy sheets and rugs – and see what else appeals to us for the room. There is a dresser with mirror above at the foot of the bed and nightstands that don’t show in the photo.  We are open to any ideas you might have.

These are the tiny little potatoes I left in the ground.   They were the size of a marble.   They are nearly ready to be hilled.  This year they will produce good potatoes.

This lettuce and Chinese cabbage, I purchased already started and they are doing spectacular.

The romaine and leaf lettuce are finally getting with the program.

I think I may be doing much of the remaining planting while sitting.   Did you know that after cataract surgery, you can’t put your head lower than your heart for an entire month???   But that’s alright, I’ll put the started beets and cabbage in while sitting on the ground.   It’s dry in the hoop house.   The tomatoes, cukes, and melons won’t go in for another month anyway.

Finally, I washed the inside windows – rear and rear sides.    They were thoroughly dog slobbered from our last vet visit and this is my farm wagon – a 1991 Honda wagon.    It carries what is needed and has a dog gate as well.   Now that the sun is out, I need to be able to see again.

Other than that, clothes were washed and we made another trip to the chiropractor.   And this time I was the passenger!

As for the eyes, there is both improvement and room for more improvement

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