EFTA Document EFTA01766579

From: Ken Holmes Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:00 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Re: It would definitely be a quick, permanent solution. Another option is to raise the height of the berm across the street. Kenneth Holmes Cruzan Gardens 7000 RR 1 St. Croix, USVI 00850 (340) 778-0700 Office (340) 719-8273 Fax www.cruzangardens.com <http://www.cruzangardens.com> Sent from my iPhone On 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 tell them to weed or spray, . do we want a wall instead of a windbreak for the basket? On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Ken Holmes wrote: No problem- we're pulling everything together to ship and all looks good. We sending some additional items Chris asked for as well. The walk last week went o.k.- but I was a little dismayed at the amount of maintenance that needs to be done (spraying, weeding, removal of dead plants like the sea grape that were transplanted, etc.). Chris stated that he's ordered a new sprayer, so that should help. But it appears to me that he's short on manpower. When the guys 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 you could consider bringing in a few guys part time occasionally to keep augment 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 for 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 getting windburn. A big push to get the "basket" windbreak in and the bowl planted needs to happen as quickly as possible. EFTA_R1_00075294 EFTA01766579 I'd also recommend mulching the planted beds and treating with a pre-emergent herbicide like Snapshot to suppress the weed growth, and help the plants retain moisture. I would recommend 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 find a date stamp on the seed bags in storage. If someone has records as to when it was purchased they need to let Chris know. Seed doesn't generally remain viable for long down here in the heat. Also, I didn't see any paper pulp that's used in the hydro seed slurry, so I'd check on that as well. You have plenty of fertilizer that's the right N-P-K formulation for seeding, but still need something better for blooming for boosting color on 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, especially considering the amount of money you're investing in plants. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Regards, Kenneth Holmes Cruzan Gardens 7000 RR 1 St. Croix, USVI 00850 (340) 778-0700 <tel:%28340%29%20778-0700> Office (340) 719-8273 <tel:%28340%29%20719-8273> Fax www.cruzangardens.com <http://www.cruzangardens.com> Sent from my iPhone On Jul 29, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: feel free to send everything 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 information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Jeffrey Epstein Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved 2 EFTA_R1_00075295 EFTA01766580 The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Jeffrey Epstein Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <[email protected]> , and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved EFTA_R1_00075296 EFTA01766581