Re: Hibernation still in effect
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  • Subject: Re: Hibernation still in effect
  • From: &* <k*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:45:03 -0500
Sorry you didn't get the job, but you never know what might be around the corner. Something really good could be coming your way.
I did virtually nothing out in the yard this summer. Too damn hot. Also, I started earlier this year with plants in February under lights and my biggest ever plant sale in April, so I'm think I just burned out.for awhile. I have a smaller sale tomorrow that I'm hustling now to set up. Hopefully I'll sell out so I'm not watering pots all the time. As the cooler weather comes, I hope my gardening zeal will return.
When you say your pink asclepias hasn't bloomed, was it the seed I sent last year? I did not actually plant any of it, but a zillion of them came up. A few that landed in an oportune spot with little competition have bloomed, but the rest haven't yet. And,yep, lots of aphids and those red & black bugs that eat the seeds. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "andreah" <andreah@hargray.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 5:08 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Hibernation still in effect
Hi all-I'm just getting around to actually sitting at my computer in over a week. Summer has been in full on mode here since mind-June. We almost broke a record of over 45 days at 90 or above. Mostly ABOVE. The heat has finally broken but the humidity is still in full swing. Last evening I finally went 
outside when I got home from work, something I haven't done in weeks. The
aphids had attacked my Asclepius so I got out the hose.



Just an observation, the orange/yellow is blooming, but the pink/white is
still not. Seems to be a much slower growing plant. I find it interesting.



Rust, powdery mildew, and various other fungi have taken hold on many
things. This Saturday morning I'll get out the spray. It's too hot when I
get home, or it 's raining. August has been our wettest month so far. The
mosquitoes have started swarming so I can empathize with Daryl. I should
really own stock in Off or Cutter. I've started buying the kind they sell to 
Marine Corps which has a lot more Deet in it. I'm sure I'll have some sort
of condition someday from using it. LOL!



Pam, how is your house?



I did not get the job with Valley Crest, they had one more person that had
more experience running landscape crews. So, there ya go. I sat down in the 
floor of my office and cried. The recruiter asked me if they could keep my
resume, etc. I told him of course. Maybe someday I'll actually get to work
in the field I love. So that news made me want to hibernate even more. I've 
decided I must have a new condition which I have named SSAD, or summer
seasonal affective disorder. It makes you want to stay on the couch, watch
weird movies, eat ice cream and pretty much do nothing else.



Apparently, it is rattlesnake mating season, who knew? My friend's dog got
bitten this week and had to spend the day at the vet. I've been
hyper-vigilant when walking with the dogs and out in the yard as I do not
want a $400 vet bill or to get bitten myself. And yes, I have walked the
dogs, but usually at 4:00 am. Do snakes come out at 4:00 am?
This morning I just didn't have it in me, so I thought I'd check in with all you instead. Hope everyone is well, and that Pam's house is still standing. 

Andrea

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