Re: now heat/weeds

The dew is so heavy every morning the grass is wet with it and just keeps
growing. I moved on Thursday, and it needs mowing again.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vera Metzke" <vmetzke@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] now heat/weeds


WE are under to close a watch from Administration with Alan's positon
so no watering anywhere!!!  Lost even basic citizen rights there?
Vera

On 7/24/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Oh no- my grass is brown.... but been watering the flower beds so the
weeds
all moved in there...

Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Vera Metzke
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:14 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] now heat/weeds
>
> I am amazed the weeds are growing.  We have been so dry my grass is
> all brown, flowers are dwarf and struggling to bloom and the weeds
> don't even seem to be growing.  Have not watered since .. under
> pressure for water conservation - voluntary (yeah right!).
> Vera
>
> On 7/24/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Well since you have your garden weeded- feel free to stop by and pull
> mine.
> >
> > Donna
> > Who is out the door, unfortunately not heading to the garden....
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >
> > >     I do believe every weed seed that ever thought of blowing into
> > > the
> > > garden germinated at the same time. We had the hot and dry for 6
> > > weeks
> and
> > > I
> > > was beginning to water the gardens the last two weeks of the mini-
> drought.
> > > then the rains kicked in.... and did they ever. A whole week of
> > > rain
> > > almost
> > > every day, cloudy overcast skies and still the heat. two mornings
> > > we
> > > worked
> > > in the garden it rained most of the mornings off and on... I ran to
> the
> > > big
> > > tree in the center of the garden, watched the rain clouds go by,
> > > went
> back
> > > out to work.
> > >     I have only been working out in the garden from 8 or 9 am until
> > > lunch.The back inside, wash up, have lunch and take a nap. The heat
> and
> > > humidity is exhausting. But, the garden is getting pretty close to
> weed
> > > free
> > > once more.
> > >     Staying inside I did get most of my fall inventory written up.
> > > Now
> > > have
> > > about 10 pages of new plants for this coming fall. Still just a
> > > very
> few
> > > more to go, but almost finished with that project. New newsletter
> written
> > > for August... so. Some good was hidden in last week. Now for this
> > > one.
> > >     Gene E. Bush
> > > Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> > > www.munchkinnursery.com
> > > genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> > > Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> > > snip....
> > > > It is ungodly hot out here this weekend... I am staying inside
> > > > after
> > > 8am,
> > > > or
> > > > at least in an a/c car and meeting hall. Tomorrow they are
> predicting
> > > 100+
> > > > degrees, heat index at 120....this is not normal!
> > > >
> > > > Donna
> > >
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