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Have you ever said 'I'm tired and I'm going in, just as soon ...'

13 years ago

Just as soon as I... pull this weed, move this plant, deadhead this flower, whatever... and find you are still out there doing "just one more thing" an hour later?

I was there this morning, and ended up pulling all the mums out of a flower bed. I didn't intend to do that, and now I have an empty bed to deal with. Ugh.

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sylviatexas1
13 years ago
You can go in just as soon as you re-plant that empty bed, snork!

I bet everybody's done that.

Somebody on maybe this forum or maybe the Roses Forum wrote that she had stayed out so late that she had to get a flashlight to "finish up" until the next day.

Not even Texas gardeners can compete with rose gardeners for obsessive-compulsive gardening!
melvalena
13 years ago
Every time I go out there...
There's usually a few more things that need to be done before I go in.

I'm never 'finished'.
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plantmaven
13 years ago
So true!
TxMarti
Original Author
13 years ago
I probably would have Sylvia, but I didn't have anything to put in it.
pjtexgirl
13 years ago
My family has taken to sighing and going back inside rather than waiting for me. I can't seem to help it!
TxMarti
Original Author
13 years ago
Me too pjtexgirl. I would probably stay outside with a flashlight if it weren't for fireants. I quit sticking my hands in the dirt when I can't see well enough to see where they are.
pjtexgirl
13 years ago
I would never do that (yeah right owwww) those lil buggers are nasty.
ChoctawWoman
13 years ago
LOL, been there and do that all the time, I'd be out with lights on if it weren't for the mosquitoes, they hunt me down and leave large whelps so they are the only thing that can chase me indoors during the summer. Sure wish I could find something to defend myself where they are concerned, have tried so many things with no solutions, guess it is just my lot in life (sigh).
honeybunny2 Fox
13 years ago
Choctaw Woman, if you spray your yard with the garden hose sprayer, and use generic lemon dish soap, it keeps the mosquitoes out of your yard. Its like an invisable shield around your yard. I spray on plants and the grass, its good for them. If the yard gets wet( rain, or sprinkler system) you will have to spray again. It works great. Problem is finding the lemon soap, everyone is doing it at the coast. I buy 12 bottles at a time, then store it when I can find it. Barbra
tx_ag_95
13 years ago
I found that Campho-Phenique can help with the fire ant bites. The last time I got bit I put it on as soon as I got inside and the bites disappeared without leaving the little pus-thingies I normally get. I haven't had a chance to repeat the experiment, though.

I remove all saucers from my pots before I put anything in them, so I don't have the standing water available for the mosquitoes...I just wish my neighbors did the same thing. I'd rather water more often than provide breeding grounds!
liz_h
13 years ago
I had to laugh at this. I can't garden much these days, so have transferred my obsession to off-loom beadweaving. I'll sit and keep stitching even though my neck and shoulders are screaming & I needed a restroom an hour ago.
annnorthtexas
13 years ago
I was so tired at the end of last weekend, that I thought I'd take it easier this long weekend. So how did I start? By spending the evening transplanting plants! Maybe it will storm enough the rest of the weekend that I'll have to stay inside...
soxxxx
13 years ago
My hands stop gardening when it is time to go in, but my mind keeps on gardening until I fall asleep.

marti8a You sound like my husband when he fished. "We will go home when I catch just one more."
roselee z8b S.W. Texas
13 years ago
... All the time. I never seem to know when to stop, even with hubby calling out the door "Time to come in now".

When it's hot I pin a pillow slip with crushed ice in it around my neck. When it gets dark I turn on the outside lights, but try to come in by 10 PM so the lights don't bother the neighbors. I'd rather be outside than inside any ole' day and gardening gives me an excuse to be there.

Incidentally, for insect bites Bob happened to notice that HEB brand antibiotic ointment has a topical pain reliever in it so it stops the itch of mosquito bites very nicely. Maybe other brands have it too.

Well, almost time to put the rolls in the oven. My computer is right next to the kitchen so it's easy to take a little rest from cooking in that chair :-)

Wishing you all a blessed Easter Sunday ...
ladybugfruit
13 years ago
Haha, great replies!! I am right there with you marti8a, my brain can't stop thinking about plants! I always seem to stay out longer than planned, and if hubby can't find me, he knows to look outside!
I tried to go in 3 times yesterday and all 3 times stayed out for at least another hour. Now I am glad I did with all the rain we got last night. Got almost all of my new babies in the ground yesterday just in time for a long drink of water! :)

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