Re: Garden Update!- more

Glad you are recovering. I know it's "painful" to be still and not do all the things you want to do. When my back was out so badly I thought I would go nuts from not being able to do a thing. But as everything else, it passed.

I got permission from my landlord (also a friend) to use part of the empty lot behind me for gardening. I'm so excited. It's pretty much full shade in this particular section, but I've gotten to where I love shade plants for their foliage and great contrasts. Can hardly wait to get started, but it is miserable here, so humid you could just drop, and promises only to get worse. It may have to be a September project as it needs clearing before anything can be done. Lots of weedy small mimosa trees and briars. I'll try and remember to take before and after pictures.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W." <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Garden Update!- more


Yes- I'm thinking I'll be able to leave it until the weekend at least.
I still have pruning and deadheading to do, so I'll give that priority
(easier and looks better faster).  I also, of course, have about a
half-dozen projects I want to do..... I really want to replace the wood
slats on the large gate next to my veggie garden with lattice. I have
the lattice pieces, but not sure I should be sawing and nailing stuff
yet.  We'll see how I feel on Saturday.  Also- it is supposed to be 100
plus degrees this weekend, so I may be inside instead.  I haven't been
as tolerant of temperature extremes as usual during this recovery
either.  But, each day is a bit better.  I lasted until 3 pm at work
yesterday-  longest yet.  I'm working at home today.

Theresa

Donna wrote:

don't worry, the weeds don't mind..LOL

seriously, get well first, then tackle the weeds. Glad
you are feeling better.

Donna

--- "Theresa W." <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:



Gradually feeling better, thanks!  Still moving
SLOW, not much energy-
but I made until 3 pm at work today- that's the
longest yet!  Nose is
healing, still uncomfortable in spots.  Can't wait
for all to be back to
normal.  I desperately need to weed my garden!

Theresa

Andrea Hodges wrote:


Theresa, how are you feeling by the way? My dad


had that surgery done


several years ago and felt pretty bad for several


weeks. Of course


he's a lot older than you are.
A
----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W."


<tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>


To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Garden Update!- more




Glad things have worked out for you garden Sue.


Yesterday I finally


got outside for a bit and did some pruning.  It


was quite interesting


pruning job, since I still can't lean over.  So,


I sat on the front


wall and just pruned what was within reach.


There is still tons more


that needs to be done, but will have to wait


until after my f/up


appintment with the ENT doc on the 20th, at which


point I hope I'm


cleared to do whatever I want. While pruning, I


did note that the


large crinum that I bought at the CalHort sale in


spring has a large


bloom stalk on it, with one bud nearly open and


at least a half dozen


more coming!  They are white, but look like the


edges of the petals


will have a pink tinge.  I'm so psyched that it


bloomed so soon- and


that I only paid $10 for it!

Theresa

P.S.  Picked and ate my first tomato over the


weekend.  Yum!


SueNY wrote:


   My plants seem very happy in their new spot.!


No new yellow leaves


anywhere! About a week ago I clipped off all I


could find and


sprayed with
daconil, then a day later I gave all the plants


a light feed of MG for


tomatoes and veggies, half strength. Everything


is looking amazing


now. My
one tomato plant that was getting purplish


leaves is now nice and


green. I
do have one plant that looks somewhat


ridiculous-a bell pepper that


lost all
but it's top leaves in one of the recent heavy


storms. So it's got a


crown
of nice lush green leaves, some buds and


flowers, and one pepper.


The rest
of the stem is bare but has tiny new shoots


forming.


Poor thing! I have lots of tomatoes and


jalepenos and am just


starting to
get some cayennes and habeneros.
No cukes yet but they are blooming all over the


place and since they


are
bush pickles I won't have to wait long-seed


packet said harvest 45


days.
Looking forward to making pickles! My lavender


is growing and


growing, so is
my chamomile. My dill doesn't seem to like the


heat but it's hanging in


there. My little rose bush, which was bare canes


when I planted it


at the
end of May is now 3 feet tall, nice and green


and has a rose on it


about to
bloom. I also have 6 lovely little geranium


seedlings in my window.


They'll
surely brighten things up this winter. I already


have 3 full grown


ones in
various windows, where they bloom happily all


year long. Lord, what


would
life be without gardening?? LOL!

Sue(6B)




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