Re: and the rains came

Jim - sounds like your rainy season is the exact opposite of ours. We
actually got 3/4" today - first we've had in over a month. We might get
some in May and then nothing to speak of until late September in a
normal year. We either get ten times as much as we need or nothing. So
today was a real treat and I still got to work out in the yard most of
the day. Finally making some headway w/ dandelions and St. Augustine
grass. Barely holding my own w/ &^%!$! Bermuda. I must have been cussing
it today, when Pat got home from getting her hair cut I was fussing and
pulling w/ both hands. She laughed and said she understood completely. I
did a trial today on the new blackspot rememdies that were suggested. I
had some leftover pancake batter this morning and thought, well Tony
said Bisquick and Melody said milk, so I poured that in the sprayer,
added water and used that on the problem children. That's all pancake
batter is really, Bisquick and milk. One thing I did notice is it makes
the leaves so shiny, they almost look fake. Interesting. I'll try that
for a couple weeks and let you know how it works out. I did some of the
less troublesome ones w/ Neem, sort of a control group. All the summer
bulbs are sprouting and all roses are blooming now.

Just gorgeous. Killed the first 6 legged vampire today too (skeeters).
Will have to dig my Bug Guard out, especially since it has some sun
block capabilities too. (See Jesse, I can be taught)

I hope everyone had a great day in the garden!
Happy Easter to all!



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 19:44:03 -0400

>anybody know that book? louis bromfield. he was a kind of a rightwing john 
>steinbeck without anything approaching steinbeck's talent. he had a really 
>good farm radio show for awhile. lots of information about taming arkansas 
>[okark] clay with alfalfa and turning uninhabitable property into friable soil.
>
>doesn't matter.
>
>except the rains may have come. our monsoon season may be starting [goody, 
>goody]. the air has that great wet-dust smell that a first rain always 
>brings. makes you want to go outdoors and just inhale.
>
>it has been so dry here, as it should be at the end of the tourist season 
>[easter officially, according to the officious]. but tonight a gentle, 
>soaking rain has settled in. if it continues through the night, i will be 
>able to plant the rose apple [syzygium jambos] i bought today and not worry 
>about it.
>
>that's one of the better things about our monsoon season. you can stick a 
>lot of plants in the ground and not worry about watering them or otherwise 
>paying much attention to them until next tourist season [october], at which 
>time you will need a machete to bring them under control.
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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