Re: 4th weather/odds-ends

Rain, I'm envious! People have been popping fireworks and such all day
(illegal in town but the police are useless) which made for
nerve-wracking day in the garden. Poor Sugar is a nervous wreck, I've
got Vivaldi on for her now, it calms her down.

Sounds like our heat has gravitated North - sorry about that. Hang in
there, at least it doesn't last for months like it does here!!


:-)

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 21:48:28 -0500

>We've had storms here from about 2pm on.  Raining again now at 9:30pm.  Not
>much point in going to any fireworks.  Fortunately I spent some time this am
>on outside projects. Staked some more lilies, thank goodness, because the
>winds and hail have been severe.  I built myself a potting bench.  Never
>understood why potting benches are built so you have to stand.  I bought one
>of those bench kits that converts to a table.  Came out very well, IIDSSM.
>
>I also picked up a huge cabinet for my home office, I guess actually an
>armoire. 72x20x32, 3 drawers and 3 shelves in the upper doored section.  Got
>such a deal!  After markdown, display discount, and coupon, only $65.  One
>of the drawers needed to be redrilled as the screw holes were stripped.
>Getting this thing home and then into the house and back to my study was a
>real trip, all the while the humidity was unbelievable.
>
>I actually watered some things late afternoon yesterday and this am,
>because, even though I knew it would rain, you can't be sure it'll be
>enough. and my beautiful Bluebird Hydrangea was drooping.  Couldn't wait.
>Well, we've definitely received plenty of rain.  Temps were in the 90s,
>feeling like 100, but the rain seems to be bringing it down.  Have been
>quite thrilled about getting the new a/c.
>
>Kitty
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 5:53 PM
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] tomatillos
>
>
>> Theresa,
>> How many plants do you have? Here is what I found listed:
>>
>> . . . and Tomatillos . . .
>> We would really encourage people to try the tomatillos, which are always
>> a big success for us. In fact we get so many fruit we don't know what to
>> do with them all. The plants are productive and easy to grow, the small
>> fruit in a papery husk are related to the tomato and are used similarly.
>> Tomatillos are usually used to make fresh salsas (with chilli, onion,
>> tomato, fresh coriander & nacho chips -mmm!), but you can also add them
>> to pasta sauces etc.
>>
>> Please note that if you want to save seed from your tomatillos (which is
>> very easy to do) you should grow only one variety, as they will cross.
>> They are not self compatible (i.e. they need to be pollinated by pollen
>> from another plant), so you do need to grow more than one plant to get
>> fruit.
>>
>>
>>
>> 20072 'Verde Pueblo' Tomatillo
>> This tomatillo not only produces lots of large pale yellow-green fruit,
>> but unusually, has a very mild skin and is nice to eat raw. Thus ideal
>> for salsas (recipe included), but also makes a rich spaghetti sauce.
>>
>> Sprawling type. Pale green fruit, good flavour.
>> #1.50 - 30 seeds
>>
>> snipped from: www.vidaverde.co.uk/ tomatoes.html
>>
>> My tomatoes are still small and green..... darn....
>>
>> Donna
>> Who is heading to see the fireworks and wondering why we have to go
>> there three hours early to get a good seat- duh- they are in the
>> sky!.... It is so darn hot and humid out, had to come home and shower to
>> cool off after the bbq.....thankfully my a/c is working! Local news says
>> it feels like a 101degrees... Isn't this Pam's weather-- why is it in
>> Northern Illinois?!?
>>
>> > Hi all-
>> >
>> > I have a wonderful tomatillo plant growing this year- the think is
>> huge, I
>> > keep pruning it on one side, so that it doesn't completely engulf my
>> > habanero peppers.  The problem is, it has zillions of flowers on in-
>> but
>> > has
>> > yet to make one fruit.  Any idea why???  This is the first year I've
>> grown
>> > these.
>> >
>> > Theresa
>> >
>> > P.S.  I've been eating cherry tomatos for a few weeks, but today I ate
>> my
>> > first full sized tomato from the garden.  I love summer!!!  Oh, and
>> the
>> > tomato seed Jim Singer sent me (some kind of Mexican variety as I
>> recall)
>> > are really good!
>>
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