Yard Work

[CleanShavenJesus]

Have a friend call the F.B.I. from a pay phone and tell them that there is a body buried in your back yard. When they arrive tell them you just bought the house and the back yard is a mess but they are free to dig wherever they like. Offer to sign a consent form so they don't have to get a warrant. They'll like that.

When they are done, go rake it out.


Nice to see you again, dear.

Nice try, but I know you didn't think of that yourself.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/nowplant.asp

[Whateverist]

It's just over an acre, and just as wide as it is long. It's got a lot of potential. I got most of the twigs raked up today, so I am making progress.

As someone who owns rural acreage (2.5), let me give a little advice - don't clear and landscape any more than you're willing to maintain on an ongoing basis. It can become an exercise in futility, particularly if you don't have access to some relatively heavy machinery. Mother nature has a way of reclaiming neglected spaces, and can do so very quickly.

Wow. You two are among the landed gentry for sure. I have 12,000 square feet including the quarter of it the building sits on. I enjoy gardening and it is still takes just a little more than I can always give it.

Do you have any plans long term for what you want to do with all that land? (Got any photos?)

[Jackalope]

As someone who owns rural acreage (2.5), let me give a little advice - don't clear and landscape any more than you're willing to maintain on an ongoing basis. It can become an exercise in futility, particularly if you don't have access to some relatively heavy machinery. Mother nature has a way of reclaiming neglected spaces, and can do so very quickly.

Wow. You two are among the landed gentry for sure. I have 12,000 square feet including the quarter of it the building sits on. I enjoy gardening and it is still takes just a little more than I can always give it.

Do you have any plans long term for what you want to do with all that land? (Got any photos?)

Unfortunately, I am currently living elsewhere (since my ex invited me to live elsewhere 5 years ago). I'm not interested in selling the property at it's current valuation, and I'd really like my son to be able to stay there in any case.

When I bought the property, it was more than half wooded and very overgrown. Its since been cleared, leaving the best trees and shrubs in a more or less natural state, minus the undesirable plants (around here, that's primarily blackberry vine). Kind of a park-like setting. Perfect for an 11 year old to have fun with.

[Minimalist]

Have a friend call the F.B.I. from a pay phone and tell them that there is a body buried in your back yard. When they arrive tell them you just bought the house and the back yard is a mess but they are free to dig wherever they like. Offer to sign a consent form so they don't have to get a warrant. They'll like that.

When they are done, go rake it out.


Nice to see you again, dear.

Nice try, but I know you didn't think of that yourself.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/nowplant.asp

It's an old joke....even pre-dates the internet!

[popeyespappy]

How big is the yard?

It's just over an acre, and just as wide as it is long. It's got a lot of potential. I got most of the twigs raked up today, so I am making progress.

I was going to suggest Roundup followed by a tiller and reseeding, but that's probably more area than you would want to try my method on.

[CleanShavenJesus]

Nice try, but I know you didn't think of that yourself.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/nowplant.asp

It's an old joke....even pre-dates the internet!

Ah, I never heard of it before I read that