Re: Rain, rain, and basil

They're illegal here, but that only deters the timid, apparently. Kinda silly when you think about it--a payote button would give you the same light show without the fire danger and probably cost a lot less.


On Jul 4, 2006, at 8:44 AM, Kitty wrote:

They did finally stop here a little after 11pm. Indiana has two new laws causing the problems. One lifted a ban on out of state fireworks so everyone is going crazy with buying newest, loudest stuff. The other is that we are now on daylight savings time which means it is light out later so now they can do fireworks at home until 11 except for tonight they can do it until midnight.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain, rain, and basil


I was very thankful for the rain yesterday as I was
seriously worried about fireworks with everything
being dry here. Of course, my plants appreciated it
too...

They didn't stop the fireworks till 1am here last
night, well... that's the last time it woke me up
anyways....

Donna

--- Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:


**$%#& fireworks have been going off here for HOURS.
 And this is July
THIRD.  The cats are all in and not happy.  Will I
ever get to sleep with
this noise tonight?  And how much tomorrow?  Geez I
wish it would rain.
HARD.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain, rain, and basil


> yep since 4am this morning.... clear for an hour
or
> so, then rain again... street in front of work was
> flooded this am, and backyard had some standing
water
> tonight here.
>
> Can't tell now if that is thunder or
> fireworks...probably both.
>
> Alan will get over it, just blame me...
>
> Donna
>
>
>
> --- Vera Metzke <vmetzke@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Rain - you got rain....Just a few sprinkles here!
>> Now that you have all
>> been talking herbs...It has been a bad influence.
>> Went to the area farm
>> store to pick up a couple of things to find the
>> remains of their bulk plants
>> were 25 cents!  Picked up Greek Oregano (
origanum
>> vulgare hirtum) and
>> Garden sage (salvia officinalis) in addition to a
>> few others.  Spent under
>> $2.  they were in the need help areaSeem to be
doing
>> well at this point.
>> Thanks for expanding my gardens!  Husband has a
>> diffent opinion but it has
>> reduced his mowing!
>>
>> Vera
>>
>>
>> On 7/3/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > been raining here most of the day too.... but
no
>> > lizards for the cat to play with...
>> >
>> > Donna
>> >
>> > --- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
wrote:
>> >
>> > > I grow some sweet basil in the lathhouse, but
>> mostly
>> > > Thai or African
>> > > because they seem to take the heat better and
>> not
>> > > bolt as quickly.
>> > >
>> > > And it's raining now--Florida rush-hour
>> shower--that
>> > > the cats have
>> > > asked me to stop so they can get back to
>> terrorizing
>> > > lizards and such.
>> > >
>> > > On Jul 3, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Johnson Cyndi D
Civ
>> 95
>> > > CG/SCSRT wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > That can't be good. I hadn't heard about
that
>> one
>> > > before, hope I don't
>> > > > get
>> > > > unlucky with it - I try to grow a lot of
sweet
>> > > basil. I'm not as fond
>> > > > of the
>> > > > other types.
>> > > >
>> > > > Cyndi
>> > > >
>> > > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
>> > > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > > > Sent: 7/3/2006 5:33 AM
>> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain rain, move to
where
>> > > you're needed
>> > > >
>> > > > It may be that you got some infected seed,
>> since
>> > > it's the Sweet Basil
>> > > > that
>> > > > disappeared.  Even the tested seed isn't
100%
>> > > safe, I'm told.
>> > > >
>> > > > d
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > > From: "MICHAEL HABIB"
<godihabib@verizon.net>
>> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 8:20 AM
>> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain rain, move to
where
>> > > you're needed
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >> Daryl,
>> > > >> Thanks for the info. I have Asian basil
and
>> sweet
>> > > basil in one large
>> > > > pot.
>> > > >> The Asian is growing like mad, the sweet
>> already
>> > > disappeared. I have
>> > > > never
>> > > >> had this problem with sweet basil, I also
was
>> > > late planting this year.
>> > > >
>> > > >> Usually I plant at beginning April. I
might
>> have
>> > > avoided all this by
>> > > >> planting earlier so the basil would have
had
>> a
>> > > good root system before
>> > > > the
>> > > >> deluge.
>> > > >> Godi zone 7
>> > > >> Mt. Vernon, VA
>> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
>> > > >> From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
>> > > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > >> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:20 AM
>> > > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain rain, move to
where
>> > > you're needed
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> Oooh, you *are lucky. You must have
really
>> good
>> > > drainage in your
>> > > > garden
>> > > >>> beds.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> With regard to the basil- if you lose all
of
>> the
>> > > leaves, check for
>> > > > wilt.
>> > > >>> It's a fairly new fungus that's taken out
a
>> lot
>> > > of fields here,
>> > > >>> especially in wet spells.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> Here's a bit from NCSU. "A devastating
basil
>> > > wilt disease caused by a
>> > > >
>> > > >>> soilborne pathogenic fungus, Fusarium
>> oxysporum
>> > > f. sp. basilicum, was
>> > > >
>> > > >>> first discovered in the U.S. in 1991 and
>> > > identified in N.C. in 1992.
>> > > >>> Plants infected with this disease usually
>> grow
>> > > normally until they
>> > > > are
>> > > >>> six to twelve inches tall, then they
become
>> > > stunted and suddenly
>> > > > wilt.
>> > > >>> Initial symptoms usually include brown
>> streaks


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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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