What did you do in the garden today?

[Liz Birdlover]

Wow, who is that? Too cool!

 

[WthrLady]

Just came in from mowing. I'm keeping it HIGH this year, but with rain forecast for the next several days and it already HIGH I thought I'd wack it down. Another $25 in gas pffft. 4.5 hours to mow as some needed double cut.
And the bonus.
A herd of deer wandered through what is left of the orchard, breaking branches. ARGH! I don't want to ring the trees, but I will if I have too. Blast it.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I know this is not the peeve thread, but what has happened to good ole, weed pullin, workin jeans? Remember denim being sturdy & tough? Do they even make them anymore?

They've got stretch fabric now. I guess it's a mixture, because I see it's still mostly cotton, but nowhere near as sturdy as jeans used to be...Especially when on your knees pulling weeds!

I've got a couple of drop-cloths for painting, that were my dad's back in the day, very thick, & not like today's crap. Now that is some tough canvas. I feel like having some pants made out of one, because the pants they are making & selling as jeans today are horrible.

So I ordered Wrangler, Lee and Levi's jeans...Thinking at least 1 of them might be made tough like they used to be. Nope. They're all that thin stretchy crap. I can't stand it!

 

[WthrLady]

We've done this one before @Liz Birdlover
Ticks me off that work clothes for women are CRAP

Jeans are 50-90% spandex and don't last a season
Underwear pffft, men's lasts for years - ours, nope
gloves fingers are always too long
boots - cute, but useless
outerwear is proportioned all wrong so we just buy mens and make do
ridiculous

 

[WthrLady]

We've done this one before @Liz Birdlover
Ticks me off that work clothes for women are CRAP

Jeans are 50-90% spandex and don't last a season
Underwear pffft, men's lasts for years - ours, nope
gloves fingers are always too long
boots - cute, but useless
outerwear is proportioned all wrong so we just buy mens and make do
ridiculous

I get a lot from Duluth, but it's sizing varies. I just order some dry quick shirts like I've done for years, and the sizing has changed. Grumble. TIGHT arms in a working shirt means chafing.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I do like Carhartt but it's pricey. I will dig out my ole Carhartt pants. Damn jeans are just so disappointing.

 

[Minanora]

We've done this one before @Liz Birdlover
Ticks me off that work clothes for women are CRAP

Jeans are 50-90% spandex and don't last a season
Underwear pffft, men's lasts for years - ours, nope
gloves fingers are always too long
boots - cute, but useless
outerwear is proportioned all wrong so we just buy mens and make do
ridiculous

I'm literally about to buy a waxed canvas jacket from Filson that's a men's... Because that's what I need and they don't make that for women.... Same thing with logging boots, had to get custom ones made from Wesco. Bullpoop.

 

[Molpet]

I get a lot from Duluth, but it's sizing varies. I just order some dry quick shirts like I've done for years, and the sizing has changed. Grumble. TIGHT arms in a working shirt means chafing.

I was just going to suggest Duluth. Stinky if they are changing things too

 

[MotherofOrpies]

I have things up around the garden to act as deer deterrents. Things like soap in mesh bags, whirly birds, wind chimes, etc... I move them around often so they don't get used to them. I don't know if any of it really works or if I've just had less deer because of an increase in construction/traffic around my house.

I’ve read, but I’m not sure it works, to plant lots of daffodils, they are supposed to be poisonous, so deer are smart and won’t go there

 

[Molpet]

I’ve read, but I’m not sure it works, to plant lots of daffodils, they are supposed to be poisonous, so deer are smart and won’t go there

I have daffodils 5 ft away from an arborvitae with a browse line