Re: now heat/weeds

This morning it was cooler, only about 82 at 8:30, but 90% RH. I don't
know for sure if my canvas shoes were wet from dew on the grass or
perspiration as I worked in the yard.


Kitty

-- "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
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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