Re: It's winter garden time

WHAT!???!??!?!? That makes me want to cry, again....
A

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] It's winter garden time


> > > 27 tonight. I wish I was sitting at Cafe Demonde in New Orleans right
> now.
>
> Someone told me that it closed.  couldn'tbelieve it.
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] It's winter garden time
>
>
> > You didn't sound callous Kitty, I'm having a bad week, sorry to sound so
> > bitchy.  I did plant fast growers but only a couple are evergreen, as I
> > really don't have space for giants like live oaks, which take a
gazillion
> > years to grow anyway.  I turned my small heater on in the greenhouse and
> > still covered everything with sheets INSIDE as it's supposed to get down
> to
> > 27 tonight. I wish I was sitting at Cafe Demonde in New Orleans right
now.
> >
> > A
> >
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] It's winter garden time
> >
> >
> > > Oh, I give you lots of credit, Andrea.  I didn't mean for the remark
to
> > come
> > > across callous.  When you wrote "no trees", I thought you meant you
had
> > > none.  Yes, they're small when you plant them and they take years to
get
> > the
> > > height you want, but you have to plant them if they're ever going to
get
> > > there.  Your complaint must have meant that you've planted but you're
> > > waiting for the height.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:18 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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