Re: Thanks & weather

Bonnie, glad the colchicum arrived ok.  Don't worry, just try to get them
down by Labor Day.  Scaevola (Fan Flower) is from Australia. Likes
well-drained soil and, as I think Marge mentioned, less phosphorous.  I have
the new S. 'Zig Zag' that has done extremely well. Sorry yours didn't make
it, but try again next year.
Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
To: "Agardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 9:17 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Thanks & weather


> Kitty...thanks so much...my bulbs arrived and half are in the
> ground...we continue to have so much rain that it is difficult to get
> prepared and I must be careful as where I tend to put them already has
> spring bulbs. One of my former work colleagues grew them and said they
> do very well here so I am really looking forward to them.
>
>
> I also have a "disappearing plant". I started a new section of bed with
> Angelina and decided to add a Scaevola...all were doing fine...slightly
> different shades of color . I went out yesterday and the Scaevola was
> GONE...nothing in sight.
>
>
> We have had storms and so much rain this year...a surplus of 7.52 inches
> since as of July 31 and we have had rain everyday in August...but the
> butterflies are numerous...also the birds...also mosquitoes with reports
> of West Nile in the county and rabbits everywhere. We saw two green
> hummingbirds and a bright yellow finch yesterday. My flowers have
> required much more pruning and deadheading than normal just to keep them
> coming. Several of my herbs have given up due to wet feet even though I
> built a raised herb bed with plenty of sand and stone.
>
>
> Our paper did a feature on the rain comparing each month with "normal"
> conditions. March and April seem to have just reversed with February,
> May and July having more than double the usual rain.
>
>
>
> Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
> holmesbm@usit.net
>
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