Re: It's winter garden time
Give me a little credit here, I have. But they don't make up for the giant
pines and live oaks that keep others around here relatively frost free.
Those are the ones that provide the most protection for our yards.
A
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] It's winter garden time
> > It's due to lack of the trees that the contractors cut
> > down. No trees.
>
> Plant some.
>
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] It's winter garden time
>
>
> > I just finished putting everything in the greenhouse, plugging in the
> > heater, and shoving sheets around the back opening and front door to
help
> > insulate. My greenhouse is old and kind of warped in some placed. LOL!
> Looks
> > stunning in the winter time. We are expecting our first serious cold
> night.
> > They say 38 degrees but my place tends to frost easily and I've told
y'all
> > this before I'm sure. It's due to lack of the trees that the contractors
> cut
> > down. No trees.
> >
> > Anyway, my pineapple sage is still blooming and the salvia Greggii seems
> to
> > prefer this kind of weather and blooms all winter. Everything else is
> > probably going to be nice and brown by tomorrow night. That's OK, it's
> time
> > to start cleaning up for spring. I need something to do while I'm
waiting
> > for classes to start.
> >
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> > To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:36 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] It's winter garden time
> >
> >
> > > Ignoring the chill this morning, I went out to stake my tomato
> > > plants--I noticed yesterday they were starting to bloom--and
discovered
> > > one of them [a "Better Bush"] has several walnut size green tomatoes.
> > > The jalapenos are blooming also. In the flower department, all the
zygo
> > > cactus are either blooming or loaded with buds, as are many of the
> > > orchids.
> > >
> > > Island Jim
> > > Southwest Florida
> > > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > > Zone 10a
> > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > >
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