Re: weather

Hi Bonnie- yes, I fry to a crisp. In winter, I'm almost transparent.  
Irish, Norwegian and Swedish genes don't lend themself to tanning!  I 
just stay out of the sun when it is this hot.

Theresa

Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
> Theresa, do you tend to burn in the high UV you must be experiencing?  I'm
> glad you got to make your own rain, too!  I know you and your plants must
> have really enjoyed.  And you are blessed to have someone who enjoys
> gardening right beside you, with some "unusual" produce and plants to share!
> Enjoy!
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Theresa W.
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:24 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather
>
> I created my own rain in the backyard-  turned on the sprinklers when I got
> home from work and just went out into the yard and stood there.  106 today.
> (107 tomorrow and Sat).  Everything is hot.  My nextdoor neighbor gave me a
> couple of plants on Wednesday when I stayed home. His gardens all look
> great- don't ask me what one older Asian couple and do with all of the
> veggies and fruit that man manages to grow on his tiny little yard.
> Amazing!  Well, I left his house with a zucchini, an asian squash of some
> kind, some kind of funky hybrid that is kind of like a tomatillo (but isn't)
> that tastes kind of fruity like tangy cherry/mango/tomatillo blend and is
> the color orange.  Also, 2 pepper plants (one looks like a Thai devil, and
> the other he called an Australian bell (the peppers are actually the shape
> of bells).  Also an Asian herb called "geesu"- and yes that is a phonetic
> spelling since neither he, nor I know how to spell it using the English
> alphabet.  Amazingly they all transplanted
> OK- I guess since they already were surviving in pots in this heat.
> Stay cool everyone.  And for those of you who actually get any rain in
> summer, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
>
> Theresa
>
> james singer wrote:
>   
>> Not raining yet, but a 70 percent probability for today--and every day 
>> for a week. We seem to be averaging about 2 inches per day, which must 
>> be soaking in. At least I don't see it puddling up anywhere.
>>
>> On Jul 20, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Donna wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> raining here today.... wish I could share with those who need it, we 
>>> all need it, but why buckets worth? Do we really need that light show 
>>> to go with? Street infront of work is once again flooded. sigh.
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyways, as I was driving into work, the sky is really scary.... 
>>> reminds me of a twister forming. Not established enough here, but 
>>> those to the
>>> south- southeast... watch it... stay safe...
>>>
>>>
>>> Hopefully if it does form, it will touch down in some remote field.
>>>
>>> Donna
>>>
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>> Island Jim
>> 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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