Re: summer?

Wow - sounds like you had a very successful sale Kitty!  Kudos to you.

On 8/30/09, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> My colchicum started coming up early, possibly fooled into thinking it is
> fall with cool temps and lots of rain.  But I love this weather, much easier
> to work in.  Made $1000 at my plant sale this weekend.  Now that most of my
> pots have been cleared out I can start working on late summer garden chores.
>
> Lots of tomatoes, yum.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>
>
> Summer may be all but over here. So far we've had maybe a dozen days
>> with highs above the mid-90s. But yesterday we had a good soaking rain
>> for a few hours. I'm told that's usually a sign that summer's nearly
>> over and the monsoon season is approaching.
>>
>> On Aug 29, 2009, at 5:16 PM, Patricia Dickson wrote:
>>
>> Or here we had one of the most years with over 100degree days.
>>> Today is glorious days high 80's light wind low humidity. We have had
>>> enough rain that everything is still green in late August!!! We have
>>> big
>>> hopes of fall color this year.
>>>
>>> My husband and I are going to Buchart gardens and around Seattle,
>>> Victoria,BC, Vancover and we will fly in and out of Spokane,Wa.
>>> Any ideas of things we should not miss. You guys have led me on some
>>> of the best garden tours.
>>> Thank you all
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone Patricia Dickson
>>>
>>> On Aug 29, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Too bad you weren't down here Auralie.  Summer is alive & well in
>>> TX.   I
>>> think it only got up to 90 degrees today and that feels like fall now.
>>>
>>> On 8/29/09, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> What happened to summer?  After the coolest July on record, we
>>> finally had a few warmish days, but mostly overcast and humid.
>>> Then early this week a couple of days up in the 80s.  90 degrees
>>> was predicted but never happened here. Now we are back into
>>> what looks like real fall weather.  It hasn't been above 72 since
>>> Thursday - wasn't out of the 60s yesterday and doesn't look like
>>> it will be today.  It's drizzling rain, but less than an inch has
>>> fallen - just dismal and depressing.  Add to that, the dogwood
>>> trees are definitely turning color, and the flock of goldfinches that
>>> cluster around our feeder are losing their bright yellow color. We
>>> get so much pleasure from the goldfinches.  There have been more
>>> of them than usual this summer.  Sometimes there are as many
>>> as eight lined up or fussing with each other for a turn at the feeder.
>>> I know they will still be here all winter, but I hate to see them lose
>>> their brilliant summer plumage.
>>> Auralie
>>>
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>>> --
>>> Pam Evans
>>> Kemp TX
>>> zone 8A
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>> Inland Jim
>> Willamette Valley
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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