What in the Heck is It?
A small and rather diminutive package arrived via Fed Ex this afternoon and we thought it was so absurd that it should be documented. I do not envy the person whose job it was to mummify this creature in bubble wrap.
Care to venture a guess at what lurks beneath the packaging?
Hint: It is definitely garden related. And nope, not a giant paddle for hitting people over the head who urinate in the street garden, although I am considering it for that purpose.
Doing my best warrior impression.
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Looks like a rake for giants!
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I have to agree - it looks like a huge rake.
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
A giant broom?
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
a skinny scarecrow…..no no….a pitch fork….no no no….aaaaaa…..a “stop don’t trample the veg” sign!
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
pitchfork!!
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
A bee pole.
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
its a giant dinner fork
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
A giant neon sign, advertising the awesomeness of your rooftop garden?
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
lol, i can’t wait to find out!!
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
A combine for a container wheat field?
A potato cannon?
A telescoping chain-saw lopper?
How many guesses are we allowed?
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Skinny tiki!
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
some sort of bird or bat house?
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Danged if I know! but I am full of curiosity.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I am thinking perhaps a sun reflector?
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:35 pm
A trident.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I think it’s one of those things for hanging your tomatoes upside down. Or, maybe it’s a tiki torch? Hmmm, I’m also thinking it could be a heater.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Some kind of rain gutter attachment?
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
One prong of a really large fan?
The world’s most inefficient surfboard?
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:32 pm
A butterfly net.
A bat net.
A bird net.
A jellyfish net.
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:47 pm
It’s a patio umbrella?
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:49 pm
I thought it was a pizza peel til you said it was garden-related. Trellis bits?
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
a raised bed/ container with a pole or trellis?
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:04 pm
I think it looks like a giant broom, but you said garden-related…
Some sort of gizmo that weeds the garden in your absence? Like an agricultural Roomba??
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I think it’s a catapult that you will use to launch seed-bombs.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I think it’s a shovel…a giant shovel.
Do we get something if we get it right? lol, jk
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:44 am
hmmm…is it a birdhouse? thats it! a birdhouse for flat birds!
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:27 am
Shelving
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:34 am
something for the street garden! either a “tarnashins, get off my land” sign or a giant flyswat. :)
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:12 am
I’m going with pitchfork because your warrior pose reminds me of “American Gothic”.
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:13 am
sooooooooo, when are you going to tell us! oh, the suspense….
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:46 am
Shannon: I will post when someone gets it right. Hint: There is one close answer.
Pirate: Sure! I can rustle up a prize.
I am loving all of your answers and wish there were items that did some of these things you’ve suggested!
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
bat house?
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Butterfly house!
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
What a funny package!
A compost and mulch fork, like this:
http://tiny.cc/63TSO
(maybe a different brand) is my guess.
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
A sign-board for “YouGrowGirl Gardens” Definitely fun, whatever it is.
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
oh, is it a light spreader!?!
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Still not right. If no one gets it I will post tomorrow. Actually, I’ll post tomorrow regardless.
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Does it involved light of some sort? Or am I completely on the wrong track…
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:36 pm
It’s a butterfly house, says the girl that has NO idea what it is! But I do love the look on your face.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
It’s a solar panel to run your margarita blender in the garden…what, you don’t do that in your garden? Come on, gardening and a cocktail, it’s a good thing…hehe
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
It’s a ‘DO NOT PEE IN THE GARDEN’ SIGN
OR
It’s a bean pole for climbing beans?
April 4th, 2009 at 9:36 am
IS IT A CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT SIGN FOR ONE OF YOUR GARDENS?
April 4th, 2009 at 9:38 am
OR SOME SORT OF GONDOLA OR TRELLIS FRAMEWORK? BUTTERCUP: THE GARDEN COKTAIL IS DEFINITELY A GOOD THING!
April 4th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Will post the follow up at noon. Lots of good ideas for inventions but not what’s in the box.
April 4th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Good Lord. I have no clue. I’m gonna go with…
Scuffle hoe? Who you callin’ a hoe? LOL
April 4th, 2009 at 10:17 am
A sonic pest controller.
April 4th, 2009 at 10:27 am
It’s Gumby with his arms and legs together…
and it’s garden-related because… um… he’s green, that’s why.
It’s definitely Gumby… look, you can see the shape of his head and everything!
I’ll go now. :)
April 4th, 2009 at 10:38 am
A solar powered light/lamp?
A solar heat panel?
A rain gauge?
A weather vane?
A sundial?
April 4th, 2009 at 10:55 am
A pond skimmer?
April 4th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Can I get a 2nd guess? A wasp house?
April 4th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Haha, my guess would be a house for mason bees, but other than that I’m completely stumped!
That is an AWESOME picture though, hah!
April 4th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
I think it’s a tree
April 4th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Upside down tomato planters with pole…
Drip-tape irrigation system…
April 4th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
A row marker…
April 7th, 2009 at 3:42 am
seriously the only thing missing from this photo is your cape. xo
April 9th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Long handled tree pruner with saw. Also good to use on pthose urinating in the street
April 17th, 2009 at 1:04 am
so what is it already??
April 17th, 2009 at 9:14 am
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