Re: dry as an old bone

Never thought I'd be sick of rain either, believe it.

On 7/3/07, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Never ever thought I'd hear YOU say that.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] dry as an old bone
>
>
> > Sure wish this monsoon of ours would head east.  Believe me.
> >
> > On 7/3/07, Bonnie Holmes <holmesbm@usit.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Problem is that I started planting before I attended some of the
> seminars
> >> on dealing with water scarcity...my stuff is really spread out over 1
> 3/4
> >> acres.  Some beds were determined by existing trees that I wanted to
> >> stay.
> >> I'm going to try the bottle method in places were there is shade...in
> the
> >> sun, I'm thinking that the water will get too hot.  Don't know about
> the
> >> rest.
> >>
> >>
> >> > [Original Message]
> >> > From: Theresa W <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> >> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> > Date: 7/3/2007 10:48:11 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] dry as an old bone
> >> >
> >> > Sounds like you are going to need to put together some kind of
> watering
> >> > system with a timer to keep everything alive for you 10 day trip.....
> >> >
> >> > Theresa
> >> > P.S.  It is supposed to be 103 tomorrow and 105 thursday.
> >> >
> >> > Bonnie Holmes wrote:
> >> > > I am struggling to keep my trees, shrubs and perennials alive as it
> >> > > is
> >> > > so dry that the yard is cracking. I still have some twice-blooming
> >> iris
> >> > > and three tricyrtis to plant but am not sure I can keep them alive.
> I
> >> > > have been babying a young sycamore...it lost all its leaves but I
> >> > > just
> >> > > noticed three new green ones yesterday so it may make it. I'm
> worried
> >> > > about a trip we need to make at the end of the month. We'll be gone
> >> for
> >> > > ten days and I'm concerned that many things will be gonners when we
> >> get
> >> > > back.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > What is strange is that even though my tulip populars are in a
> place
> >> > > that gets watering their leaves are turning yellow and many of my
> >> asters
> >> > > are starting to put out buds and bloom!!! Usually they bloom in
> late
> >> > > August and early September!!!
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Bonnie Zone 7/7 ETN
> >> > > Remember: The River Raisen, The Alamo, The Maine, The Alamo, Pearl
> >> Harbor, 9/11
> >> > >
> >> > >
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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