Re: Brr it's cold and now transplanting

Get 'em tiger!! 
:-D

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 22:22:51 -0500

>No I missed that one Kitty. I'll have to check my catalogs and see if they
>have it. I used to not care for scaevola but now I love it. when it is
>covered in blooms it  looks great and it tolerates all kinds of abuse. Like
>the fact that the Fed Ex man turned my boxes of plugs upside down. I was not
>a happy camper, I mean nursery owner. I'm still not sure if all of the
>helichrysums are going to make it. Needless to say, Fed Ex will be getting
>an earful.
>
>Andrea H
>Beaufort, SC
>Zone 8b
>
>----- Original Message -----
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Brr it's cold and now transplanting
>
>
>> Andrea,
>> Have you seen that new Scaevola 'Zig Zag'? Wow!
>>
>> Kitty
>>
>> > [Original Message]
>> > From: Andrea H <hodgesaa@islc.net>
>> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > Date: 2/9/2003 9:46:08 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Brr it's cold and now transplanting
>> >
>> > I like to plant mixed containers to sell and none of the retail
>nurseries
>> > around here seem to do much of that. My pots were pretty big sellers
>last
>> > year, soooo, this year, I bought the following:
>> >
>> > Artemisia 'oriental limelight'
>> > Supertunia Blue something or other, I don't have the label in front of
>me
>> > Superbena burgundy (VERY cool new color)
>> > Verbena Takuna Salmon
>> > Scavola 'Purple Fan'
>> > Helichrysum (Licorice plant)
>> >
>> > The burgundy verbena and licorice plant will go together, scavola and
>> > artemesia, and the salmon verbena, artemesia, and petunias together.
>> >
>> > I probably will try a couple of other combos and would like to have
>> > purchased more for different 'themes" but I don't have the space or the
>> > funds. Sigh.
>> >
>> > I do love waling in the greenhouse and seeing all those flats though. It
>> > makes me feel better since it's still wet and cold here.
>> > Andrea H
>> > Beaufort, SC
>> > Zone 8b
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
>> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:07 AM
>> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Brr it's cold and daffodils
>> >
>> >
>> > > Nope, some of us are here... just not awake enough yet :)
>> > >
>> > > There is no signs of life here. Everything is still frozen, but the
>snow
>> > > did melt away during a warm period last week. Thinking it is near zero
>> > > here with a wind chill way below. Burrrrrrr!
>> > >
>> > > So Andrea, what are you transplanting? We have been doing that for the
>> > > last month at our clubs greenhouse. For those of us in the northern
>> > > area, working in the greenhouse weekly does the spirit good. Warmth,
>> > > something green to look at and smell, hands in dirt... yep, every
>> > > gardener needs that to make it thru the winter.
>> > >
>> > > Donna
>> > > IL, Zone 5
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Jesse-looks like you and I are the only ones up so far this morning.
>> > > It's
>> > > > cloudy and damp and cold here. Not COLD, just uncomfortable. I've
>got
>> > > > daffodils coming up too but not blooming. It was so dry here this
>> > > winter
>> > > > that everything's trying to catch up now that we've had some rain.
>> > > >
>> > > > Spent yesterday transplanting 656 plugs into 3 inch containers.
>> > > > Fortunately
>> > > > my sister and brother-in-law helped me or it would have taken me
>DAYS!
>> > > > Needless to say, the greenhouse is full. Now let's just cross our
>> > > fingers
>> > > > and hope that my mixed container gardens sell really well this year.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Andrea H
>> > > > Beaufort, SC
>> > > > Zone 8b
>> > >
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Kemp TX/zone 8A



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