RE: high country gardens - was An okay weekend

Come to think of it, this is probably the latest I've ever ordered from
them. Usually I get my stuff in early March.  

Cyndi 

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Theresa
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 7:06 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] An okay weekend

Too bad-  the plants sent to my mom at the end of February were gorgeous 
and in pristine condition- you couldn't even tell they'd been shipped.  
Maybe they got some late season help that isn't so helpful??

Theresa

Kitty wrote:

> Re > I'm disappointed in one of the things I got from High Country 
> Gardens. The 3
>
>> penstemon palmeri were really big compared to what they usually send, 
>> and
>> completely rootbound. They are not looking so hot after transplanting. I
>> guess I will drop them a note - after Kitty's experience I am 
>> wondering if
>> their operation is starting to go downhill or if it's just coincidence.
>
>
> I'm not too thrilled with the softer plants either.  They really took 
> a beating in shipping and aren't doing well.  The cactus and century 
> plant types seem ok, but I know little about them.  I was a bit miffed 
> at their reply after I told them about all the problems and 
> overcharge.  Just a courteous, "oh good, glad they arrived"; didn't 
> address any of my comments.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT" 
> <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:59 AM
> Subject: [CHAT] An okay weekend
>
>
>> It was one of those good news/bad news weekends here, but it was all 
>> minor
>> stuff.
>> It didn't rain, but it was really windy, worse on Sunday. I planted 10
>> tomatoes last weekend; we had a freeze during mid-week (grrrr) and I 
>> lost 6
>> of them. My own fault; I didn't mulch them at all, because I was in a 
>> hurry
>> and figured we were past the last frost. I had some backups although I
>> didn't have a replacement for the "Ugly" variety. I replanted 
>> everything and
>> this time piled on the hay mulch. I also had to buy seed and replant 
>> much of
>> my lettuce - which wasn't a surprise since I used old seed, but I was 
>> hoping
>> for better.  I planted soybeans, squash, and a row of green beans.  I
>> haven't yet put in the peppers, too cold still. Still need to plant the
>> herbs - I'll be putting in one row each of cilantro, dill, parsley, and
>> basil. And I think I'll try eggplant and maybe okra this year just 
>> for fun.
>> My onions look great and so do the peas, and the lettuce that did 
>> germinate
>> is about 2 inches by now.
>> I noticed one of my jujube trees wasn't leafed out. I pulled on the 
>> trunk a
>> little and it just popped out of the ground, obviously a gopher got 
>> to the
>> roots. Only a year old so at least I don't have a lot invested. I 
>> think I
>> will buy another - since they are supposed to pollinate better with 
>> two -
>> and plant it very close to the first one, then I can buy something 
>> else for
>> the vacant space. Maybe a pear, I've never tried one before.
>> Two of the lilacs are spectacular and the others, always much later
>> blooming, are getting leaves. The white lilac is apparently 
>> determined on
>> world domination, sending out plenty of suckers, but hah hah, it 
>> can't go
>> much farther from the bubbler.
>> My front garden is green and lush although there's not much blooming 
>> yet.
>> The daffodils are pretty much gone and the iris have barely started. Big
>> buds on the roses though. Catmint is blooming, a little allium I've
>> forgotten the name of, a few heucheras, and the vinca. The geraniums are
>> HUGE this year but no flowers yet. The Spanish lavender in the dry 
>> garden is
>> looking very nice as is salvia greggii; but the other salvias and the
>> penstemons only have buds. Lots of California poppies and a few other
>> wildflowers in there, and - sigh - more grass to weed out. Bigger sigh -
>> another gopher got in there too.
>> I'm disappointed in one of the things I got from High Country 
>> Gardens. The 3
>> penstemon palmeri were really big compared to what they usually send, 
>> and
>> completely rootbound. They are not looking so hot after transplanting. I
>> guess I will drop them a note - after Kitty's experience I am 
>> wondering if
>> their operation is starting to go downhill or if it's just coincidence.
>> Theresa, thanks for the thought on the zauschneria. I am convinced my
>> z.californica is dead and I'm pretty sure it didn't like the freeze. 
>> I put
>> in the z.arizonica and will see how it does. Might be worth planting 
>> more of
>> the californica and trying mulch around it some other year; I seem to
>> remember that it went through repeated freezes before it was 
>> completely gone
>> so perhaps a little protection would do it.
>>
>> Cyndi
>>
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