EFTA Document EFTA01759554

From: Ken Holmes Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 12:02 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Re: FYI- We're in Miami for the week looki=g at nurseries. Let me know if there's anything in particular you're i=terested in. Kenneth Holmes Cruzan Gardens 7000 RR 1 St. Croix, USVI 00850 www.cruzangar ens.com < ttp://www.cruzangardens.=om> Sent f=om my iPhone On Jul 29, 2013, at 6:06 PM, Ken Holmes &I > wro=e: Or leave the berm at the s=me height and plant a thick wall of Seagrape or Clusia. If the transp=ants had lived, I think you'd have the break you need. Kenneth Holme= Cruzan Gardens 7000 RR 1 St. Croix, U=VI 00850 =div>www.cruzangardens.com <http://www.cruzangardens.com> Sent from my iPhone =n Jul 29, 2013, at 5:53 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]» wrote: re manpower, they have hired 4=extra guys, they are under chris direction, he needs to t=Il them to weed or spray, . do we want a wall instead of a w=ndbreak for the basket? EFTA_R1_00063378 EFTA01759554 On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Ken Holm=s <mailto: > wrote: No problem- we're pulling everything together to ship=and all looks good. We sending some additional items Chris asked for a= well. The walk last week went o.k.- but I was a 1=ttle dismayed at the amount of maintenance that needs to be done (spraying,=weeding, removal of dead plants like the sea grape that were transplanted, e=c.). Chris stated that he's ordered a new sprayer, so that should hel=. But it appears to me that he's short on manpower. When the gu=s are planting, no one is available to continue on with routine maintenance= and it brings down the overall look and feel of the site. Perhaps yo= could consider bringing in a few guys part time occasionally to keep augme=t the crews while the installations going on, provided that Chris and Peter=can adequately manage them. As for our material, I'm happy with what I saw except fo= the grasses and the Areca palms. I counted a little over 100 grasses=that don't appear to be coming back, and the Areca palms are already gettin= windburn. A big push to get the "basket" windbreak in and the bowl p=anted needs to happen as quickly as possible. I'd also recommend mulching the planted beds and treatin= with a pre-emergent herbicide like Snapshot to suppress the weed growth, a=d help the plants retain moisture. I would recomme=d seeding the cleared areas as quickly as possible since we're getting rain= I would suggest ordering fresh seed (hulled Bermuda), as I couldn't f=nd a date stamp on the seed bags in storage. If someone has records a= to when it was purchased they need to let Chris know. Seed doesn't general=y remain viable for long down here in the heat. Also, I didn't see an= paper pulp that's used in the hydro seed slurry, so I'd check on that as w=ll. You have plenty of fertilizer that's the right N-P-K formulation f=r seeding, but still need something better for blooming for boosting color o= your blooming plants. I'll send Chris a few bags from our store, but=perhaps he can order in a pallet in bulk for future use. Other than that, I didn't get the opportunity to inspect=the irrigation system again, so that still remains a big concern to me, esp=cially considering the amount of money you're investing in plants. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. =div> Regards, Kenneth Holmes Cruzan G=rdens 7000 RR 1 St. Croix, USVI 00850 Office Fax www.cruzangarde=s.com <http://www.cruzangardens.com> Sent from my iPhone O= Jul 29, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: 2 EFTA_R1_00063379 EFTA01759555 feel free to send ever=thing now as i will not be there for three weeks? what happened= on your visti? The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside in=ormation, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the p=operty of Jeffrey Epstein Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of=this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlaw=ul. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us i=mediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] crailto:jeevacation=gmail.com> , and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachme=ts. copyright -all rights reserved The informat=on contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-clie=t privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the ad=ressee. It is the property of Jeffrey Epstein Unauthorized use, disc=osure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly p=ohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, pl=ase notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and=br> destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachme=ts. copyright -all rights reserved 3 EFTA_R1_00063380 EFTA01759556