Re: Rain, rain, and basil

No rain around here...some a little to the South of us.  I watered all day
just to keep the beds going.  The grass is gone (I don't really support
grass so if it dies, I don't mow as much...just the part that gets watered
as I water the beds.)

I finished "Death's Acre" and begun "Aliens in the Backyard"...I like it as
much as I did "Botany of Desire".  I've been listening to an interesting
booktape..."The Murder of Helen Jewell; the Life and Death of a Prostitute
in Nineteenth-Century New York" by Patricia Cline Cohen.  She did a lot of
research on this actual murder of 1836 and includes much social history as
well as legal and forensic, which I always enjoy.

While gardening and doing housework, I always listen to a booktape, saving
the bound books for evening reading.  So, I've just started a new one, "The
Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer
Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.  As many of my relatives,
including one sister, served in Vietnam, I find books like this helpful in
appreciating their experiences.

Everyone have a good 4th...for the past few nights we have heard and seen
fireworks...the dogs are very unhappy and don't want to take their evening
constitutional before retiring.


> [Original Message]
> From: Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 7/4/2006 10:48:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain, rain, and basil
>
> Nothing is illegal here in Fayette County, Tennessee.  There are
fireworks 
> tents in every cotton patch.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 8:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain, rain, and basil
>
>
> > LOL! They are totally illegal here.... so what does
> > that tell you!
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > --- Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> 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
> >>
> > === message truncated ===
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