tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post3845948731193228751..comments2024-03-14T14:32:56.802-05:00Comments on Garden Musings: Wheelbarrow Schlemiel-barrowProfessorRoushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-44045125062942802192018-04-15T06:52:25.753-05:002018-04-15T06:52:25.753-05:00Informative article, totally what I wanted to find...Informative article, totally what I wanted to find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-50221878100677738892011-03-09T10:42:21.025-06:002011-03-09T10:42:21.025-06:00I confess: I love my wheelbarrow. All your criti...I confess: I love my wheelbarrow. All your criticisms are perfectly true, and yet... I love my big orange monstrosity. Maybe because my dad always used one, and he also used to give us rides in it, scary loop-dee-loop rides that ended with us being dumped unceremoniously on the grass.pqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876994478538351281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-80748788372720101432011-03-08T23:40:05.317-06:002011-03-08T23:40:05.317-06:00I don't have a wheelbarrow and am thinking of ...I don't have a wheelbarrow and am thinking of getting one. I intend to replace my lawn with rocks and would need a 'vehicle/tool' to bring the rocks around. I used a pail previously and it broke at the bottom. Do you have an invention for this purpose? :)Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-62727782486259190442011-03-08T22:00:55.197-06:002011-03-08T22:00:55.197-06:00I have an idea I wouldn't get very far with my...I have an idea I wouldn't get very far with my composted horse manure on a sheet or even a tarp. I think the wheel was a great invention, but I prefer the double wheels to the single wheel. I've tipped it over once or twice, but generally I'm on level ground. For the use shown in your photos I agree the sheet serves the purpose very well.sherryocalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367991971551038582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-74730030803985541122011-03-08T13:47:48.899-06:002011-03-08T13:47:48.899-06:00Lil Ned is right, this doesn't work well for d...Lil Ned is right, this doesn't work well for dirt and heavy materials. And Greggo has a great suggestion for those who like their worn, soft bedsheets; burlap!ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-5383691415570416992011-03-08T12:42:27.407-06:002011-03-08T12:42:27.407-06:00When I was a contractor we purchased 8 x 8 sheets...When I was a contractor we purchased 8 x 8 sheets of burlap for the same purpose. Those were awesome and were used for planting also. We would throw the soil from the plant excavation onto the burlap therefore keeping the soil from reaching the turf or mulch. Also good in clay soil areas on sidewalks to keep the clay from sticking to the concrete. Makes for easy cleanup which can be an added expense of time.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-36397680232660721492011-03-08T10:14:19.747-06:002011-03-08T10:14:19.747-06:00Huh. I like the sound of 'sheetbarrow'. ...Huh. I like the sound of 'sheetbarrow'. I have old sheets, which I store, carefully folded, from late October, when I allow Jack Frost to have my tomato vines at last) through September, when I get them out and ready them for frost-harbinging nights. Mostly flannel, because that's what we use year-round. Probably not as durable as cotton percale. But I might try the sheetbarrow thing, just for fun. Doesn't seem like it would work great for hefting sod or manure, but good for pine needles and other stuff labeled 'yard debris' by the garbage recycling service.<br /><br />I do have a regular wheelbarrow, with all the nasty habits you describe. Somehow it just seems proper to have one, despite the inherent flaws. Besides, it's red. So official. But for heavy loads I still use my faithful Garden Way cart, built from a kit by my sweetheart about 40 years ago. 4 wheels (replaced once or twice), never tips, easy to pull and holds lots of heavy stuff. A faithful friend on slope and flats. Great for hauling bags of compost, potting soil & other heavy soil amending products from car to garden. Easy to store, tipped up against the garage. Plywood mellowed to a soft, nondescript grey. Every few years I think I will order one of those new one, 2-wheeled green ones, but so far, happy with the old fellow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239798951473493987noreply@blogger.com