Re: It's winter garden time

rumors. oh, well.  Happpy to see they're still at it.  I may never get there
again, but it's still nice to know some things don't change.
K

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] It's winter garden time


> Seems to be alive and well at
>
> http://www.cafedumonde.com/main.html
>
> On Tuesday, December 14, 2004, at 10:49 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
> >>> 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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