Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Front garden idea's! 21Dec 10, 2009 8:29 pm For a dark clay soil, how wet is too wet for a hoe hoe hoe'ing ?? I'm worried it will get bogged and not work 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Front garden idea's! 22Dec 10, 2009 10:07 pm They are pretty strong. Ideally you'd want a moist soil, not dry. If it is wet and gluggey it will be a right pain in the bum because the soil will not break apart so easy. The tiller might get bogged It would be better than not doing it at all though. Re: Front garden idea's! 23Dec 11, 2009 8:19 pm Fu Manchu They are pretty strong. Ideally you'd want a moist soil, not dry. If it is wet and gluggey it will be a right pain in the bum because the soil will not break apart so easy. The tiller might get bogged It would be better than not doing it at all though. Thanks Fu! So far I don't think there was any rain today and the top layer is drying out a bit but should be good I reckon. Unless it's raining in the morning I will go ahead with it!! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Front garden idea's! 24Dec 12, 2009 9:54 am ooooowwwww my hands!!! 2hrs it took to do it all and for 2hrs my left hand has had to hold the go handle on and OOOOWWWWW!!!! I think its stuck in a grippy handle position But I'm done! They are pretty cool machines with the reverse feature and all but bloody hard to turn corners! I had to get someone to help me get it off the trailer too, cos my dad's trailer has high sides I couldn't get the leverage to start it on the trailer to reverse it down the ramps and then we dropped it and it wouldn't start but then I fixed it and got it going I'm knackered! I'm covered in sweat and my head sweats a lot so my head was drenched! Got it all done in the one go though w/out stopping and glad I did it! I feel like a I need a nice cold beer but my hands are too sore to grip it and open it One advantage of having no fences and a close boundary, throw all the big bits of broken brick and rocks to other property I have photo's but will post them later once I've recovered a bit and eaten, it's bloody hard work even with a motorised machine 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Front garden idea's! 25Dec 12, 2009 10:42 am Well done Lisa!! You are a far braver woman that I I can't wait to see pics!! What size area did you do? I'm interested because I'm trying to estimate how long ours will take to do by our dingo guy He charges 1/2 day for 4 hours - I'm hoping he may squeeze it into that time My karma ran over your dogma Re: Front garden idea's! 26Dec 12, 2009 12:20 pm Try doing it by hand with a shovel and a mattock I have had to do that many times where access is not cool Re: Front garden idea's! 27Dec 12, 2009 4:21 pm haywgl Well done Lisa!! You are a far braver woman that I I can't wait to see pics!! What size area did you do? I'm interested because I'm trying to estimate how long ours will take to do by our dingo guy He charges 1/2 day for 4 hours - I'm hoping he may squeeze it into that time Thanks!! Not really sure on the size, it's pretty small though Fu Manchu Try doing it by hand with a shovel and a mattock I have had to do that many times where access is not cool Pass! Although I have a couple of small bits I will need to do by hand Photo's are in my thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13732 I still feel exhausted! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure You must be new to the internet. You're also the only person anyone here has ever heard of washing their garage wall. I hate to break it to you, there are insects and… 6 4855 Fig Landscapes has produced an e-book and native plant index, available for purchase from their website. It's a great resource, full of inspiration and tips. Another… 1 12257 |