Re: good morning/weather

But see I'm used to spending at least some time in my garden every day.
12 months a year. To have to spend months out of it would kill me. I
can't stay cooped up in the house for weeks at a time.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: kmrsy@comcast.net
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:09:26 +0000

>Re > y'all must have a slight
>> masochistic streak to endure such conditions.
>
>You know, Pam, we don't just stand around all day outside when it is
>below zero. And we do have furnaces. There's nothing happening in the
>garden demanding our attention, like watering ;+). I agree though that I
>wouldn't want an outside job in that weather, like fixing potholes or
>climbing telephone poles. Actually, I wouldn't want to do that kind of
>work in any weather.
>
>
>Kitty
>> My folks said it was sub-zero in NE PA now - y'all must have a slight
>> masochistic streak to endure such conditions. Or you're just a heck of a
>> lot tougher than me. 70 degrees today but cooler (back to highs in the
>> 50's) by the weekend.
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:04:50 -0500
>> 
>> >Well, Noreen, if that ain't jealous-making for us poor cold-winter
>> >types!  I zipped out this afternoon - wind blowing; downright nippy -
>> >to put the cut branches from my Christmas tree over assorted
>> >borderline children as it is slated to hit 6F tomorrow night - with
>> >snow coming late and going into Thursday.  Well, I don't want that
>> >white stuff, but if it's gonna get that cold, actually hope for some
>> >as plant insulation.
>> >
>> >Roller coaster weather here; 70F a week or so ago; last weekend highs
>> >in the 20s and lows in the teens.  Ugh.
>> >
>> >Would love to be out in my garden...so you have to garden for all of
>> >us who are frozen in for now:-)
>> >
>> >Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>> >mtalt@hort.net
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>> >> From: TeichFlora@aol.com
>> >> 
>> >> Really Jim??? Hadn't paid much attention lately to the weather
>> >elsewhere.  
>> >> Didn't hear about a cold front in Florida, must just be an annoying
>> >unusual 
>> >> cold, not damaging freezes...or??  Gee hope not anyway.
>> >> 
>> >> We've been lucky and haven't had any "cold" fronts to speak of,
>> >just cool 
>> >> fronts now and then.  We're back up to warm temps.  Been working in
>> >the yard 
>> >> quite a bit, since it was neglected for so many months.  Very slow
>> >process 
>> >> cleaning up, but...it's getting there.  Sure feels good to get back
>> >out there.   
>> >> 
>> >> Noreen
>> >> zone 9
>> >> Texas Gulf Coast
>> >
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>> Pam Evans
>> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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