Re: hum....
Do you want vegetables there, or are you planning on a switch to
flowers?
Cathy, west central IL, z5b
On Aug 28, 2007, at 10:55 PM, Theresa W wrote:
> Insanely hot here today- thought I was going to melt! And it is
> going to be hotter tomorrow! Ugh!
> I haven't been out in the garden in ages, trying to get my house
> reorganized. I drug a bunch of stuff out to the curb to donate
> (they were supposed to pick up today) but they didn't come!!! So,
> I'll call again tomorrow- but it's got to go before I leave for TX
> again on Friday! What a pain. I did manage to drop the last load
> of stuff off at my ex's this evening and get all the keys back.
> One more thing off the list if stuff to do.
> On a gardening note, I have some bulbs coming up in the front
> garden- can't think of what they would be coming up this time of
> year. Kind of a mystery. My tiny coral tree actually didn't die
> last winter and now has some leaves : ). Everything is rather
> crispy- to hot and watering helps, but too much moisture is
> evaporating out of the leaves before it can be replaced by the
> roots. I still have tons of cherry tomatoes. On variety (some
> German one- Blonden... something or other- means "little blonde
> girl") is just not that tasty. Won't plant is again. All of the
> others are yummy. Jim's tomato is growing like crazy and seems to
> be impervious to everything. All the other plants near it have
> wilt (I really just need to give up planting tomatoes in that
> area)- but not Jim's plant. I do need suggestions of what to plant
> there instead of tomatoes. It is on a south facing wall- garden is
> about 4 ft wide- raised bed. Any suggestions?
>
> Theresa
>
> Pam Evans wrote:
>> still hot & dry here. i'm watering, whoopee.
>> On 8/28/07, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
>>> Nice weather here, but still too dry. Not as hot as predicted -
>>> only
>>> about
>>> 78. I'd love to be out gardening, but of course this is the week
>>> I have an
>>> indexing job, so can't play.
>>> I was just out having a mild argument with Chet. When the tree
>>> fell, it
>>> took out the big old mountain laurel bushes beside the front
>>> stoop. I
>>> have been trying to decide what to put there, but Chet says he
>>> likes it
>>> better with nothing - he likes the looks of the bare doorway. I
>>> think it
>>> looks much too stark - needs something leafy to soften it. He
>>> said "How
>>> can we compromise." I said "By buying me a nice shrub to go there."
>>>
>>> Jim, I've been meaning to tell you that the scarlet beans are
>>> really a
>>> delight. I have planted them in containers with Silver King
>>> Artemisia,
>>> white caladiums, and white impatiens. They provide just the
>>> right touch
>>> of color. They were also the hit of the "edible flower" workshop
>>> and
>>> luncheon my club put on - really brighten up a salad. Thanks. But
>>> why, so far, have they not made any beans? The blossoms just drop
>>> off without making beans. I had hoped to save seeds for next year.
>>> Auralie
>>>
>>> In a message dated 08/28/2007 4:01:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>> gossiper@sbcglobal.net writes:
>>>
>>> hum.... anyone home? any new storms I am not aware of?
>>>
>>> Where is everyone?
>>> Is the list broken?
>>>
>>> Donna
>>>
>>>
>>>
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