• Subject: Re: Hibernation still in effect
• From: &* S* <z*@comcast.net>
• Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:54:24 -0500

zem
zone 7
West TN

To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:47 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Hibernation still in effect

Bummer about the job! Maybe you'll see something even better open up
soon.
I know what you mean about SSAD. When it gets really hot I don't want to
do much either. I do go out but a lot of times I just wander around
looking at everything that needs to be done, and then I go sit in the
hammock under the tree. If I get out early when it's cool quite a lot
gets accomplished, but any later than 9:00 and forget it.
This week has been seriously hot...106, 107, 108 for a week straight. I
have been picking the zucchini and a few tomatoes but otherwise nothing
in the garden. The gardeners are keeping the front lawn mowed and are
slowly digging their way through all the grass grown up in the front
beds, yay!
Couple weeks ago husband wanted to try a second crop of corn, but I was
out of seed. So he dug through all the corn stalks till he found a dried
ear I'd missed, and planted those. It's just for fun so we'll see what
we get. It is amazing how fast they grow in the heat though, easily
twice as fast as in the spring.
I'll be in San Jose all next week, so I'll spend at least part of
Saturday dealing with whatever's ripe in the garden. It is supposed to
cool off by then.

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of andreah
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 3:09 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
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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