Re: temperatures and hardiness

Ah yes Pam, but we can substitute snowdrops for lily-of-the-valley and STILL
not have to dig it up. I LOVE that.
A

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] temperatures and hardiness


> Well you might feel otherwise if you couldn't grow it at all! Especially
> if you had a birthday in May. It fries here come June. Even in shade and
> w/ copious amounts of irrigation. Oh well. That's the trade off for not
> having to dig up cannas, glads and dahlias. The latter two are coming up
> in Tony's garden bed now. Will wait about a month and take some
> pictures. It's really coming along - I believe he'd be pleased.
>
>
> Pam Evans
> Kemp, TX
> zone 8A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kitty
> Sent: 4/12/2004 9:25:38 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: temperatures and hardiness
>
> > Pam,
>
> > I'm sure there's some value in Cathey's heat zones and as you've related
it
>
> > does help you.  I'm in USDA Zone 5 for cold and AHS heat zone 5, so it
>
> > doesn't seem to make much of a difference for me.  Still, as Marge
pointed
>
> > out - and more or less as a nod to Cathey - there simply is more to
growing
>
> > plants than a hardiness zone number.  Cathey took one step, whereas, as
>
> > Marge points out, there are many factors to take into account.  But at
least
>
> > he made an attempt and it does help some people.
>
> >
>
> > And I really wish my Lily of the Valley would just die and stay dead.
>
> >
>
> > Kitty
>
> >
>
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>
> > From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>
> > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:47 PM
>
> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: temperatures and hardiness
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > > Well it's of more value here in the South.  It made me understand why
>
> > lily-of-the-valley was always dead by July!
>
> > >
>
> > > Pam Evans
>
> > > Kemp, TX
>
> > > zone 8A
>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
>
> > > From: Marge Talt
>
> > > Sent: 4/12/2004 7:13:26 PM
>
> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: temperatures and hardiness
>
> > >
>
> > > > > From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>
> > > > > > The AHS heat map is, IMO, completely useless.
>
> > > > > Marge, do you suppose that might be why Cathey's $30 book is being
>
> > > > sold off
>
> > > > > for $3 by Hamilton books?
>
> > > > ----------
>
> > > >
>
> > > > LOL, Kitty!  Is it really?  Well, it probably only reflects the hard
>
> > > > realities of the book industry, but I'd say that was more like what
>
> > > > it was really worth;-)
>
> > > >
>
> > > > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>
> > > > mtalt@hort.net
>
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