RE: question for those used to gardening in heat!

Ah. Well. Disadvantages to living in the desert include a bottle of hand
lotion in every room, and in my case, a prescription to nice allergy meds I
take every day. Although I expect I'd still have to take the allergy stuff
no matter where I lived. But I don't worry about chill factors and the heat
index! Y'all do have a lot more green stuff to look at.
I used to want to live somewhere you could just plop something in the ground
and not worry about running irrigation to it. I guess I'm getting too set in
my ways now, I don't want cold and I don't want bugs, which kinda leaves out
anyplace with a lot of water available. Oh well. 

Cyndi 



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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of kmrsy@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:15 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: RE: [CHAT] question for those used to gardening in heat!


20 percent humidity???????? Are you nuts? My skin would completely flake up
and fall off - at least any I didn't already scratch off. And my sinuses
would be a wreck, I wouldn't be able to breathe and my flakey dried up
corpse would be found in a heap, surrounded by 5 desperate cats. I have a
humidifier added to my furnace. Keeps the house at 50 percent.


--
Kitty 
neIN, Zone5

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> Brrrr. 60? No no, that's sweater weather. Hot tea weather. Happiness 
> is 80,
> 20% humidity, and no wind. Nirvana is 95, 20% humidity, a hammock under
the 
> sycamore tree and a big ol' icy drink, with the sound of the pond fountain

> in the background and the occasional dog insisting on some attention. Hey,

> I'm looking forward to the long weekend, can you tell? 
> However at the moment it's probably about 60 in this office. I just
changed 
> jobs, so I haven't been here long enough to tell but I'm betting it's 80 
> inside all winter. 
> 
> Cyndi
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf 
> Of Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:31 PM 
> To: gardenchat@hort.net 
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] question for those used to gardening in heat! 
> 
> 
> I've felt dry heat and moist heat and as far as I'm concerned they are 
> both
> hot. Give me 60, moist or arid. Kitty 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ AFFTC/ITSR" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:43 PM 
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] question for those used to gardening in heat! 
> 
> 
> > See, another advantage to living in the desert...it's a dry heat! 
> > Our
> > daytime highs won't get out of the 90s until September, I expect, but 
> > it's only 92 today and I wouldn't hesitate to take a couple-mile walk 
> > right 
> now.
> > Nighttime it drops dramatically, down into the low 70s or even 60s.
> > And no mosquitoes. I'll have to remember all these positive words when 
> > I'm out there weeding 
> on
> > a Saturday afternoon. I too know how to turn the hose on over my 
> > head.
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf
> > Of Pam Evans
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:16 PM 
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net 
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] question for those used to gardening in heat! 
> > 
> > 
> > LOL - look at the bright side. We'll probably get some relief by
> Halloween.
> > 
> > On 6/29/05, Donna wrote:
> > > Learn something new here every day :)
> > > 
> > > No wonder I am having a heck of time with this heat--unbearable
> > > again today, but some relief by Friday so they say... 
> > > 
> > > Donna
> > > 
> > > --- Pam Evans wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Only one problem w/ that dear, caffeine is a
> > > > diuretic which dehydrates 
> > > > you too. Vicious cycle. 
> > > > 
> > > > On 6/29/05, Donna wrote:
> > > > > oh no-- I have to have my caffine! I would be at a stand still
> > > > > without it! 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Lipton, sweetened, no lemon in the glass bottles
> > > > is my
> > > > > favorite choice... although sun tea is always in
> > > > the
> > > > > fridge during the summer season too...
> > > > > 
> > > > > Of course, that is for working... dinner requires
> > > > a
> > > > > pepsi.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Donna
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- Pam Evans wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > I do that all the time. Sometimes accidently, sometimes not.
> > > > > > But it really does help you keep cool. And keep 
> > > > hydrated
> > > > > > folks. The heat
> > > > > > will fry the water right out of you. Water or decaf/herbal 
> > > > > > iced tea are good choices. 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On 6/28/05, Kitty wrote:
> > > > > > > I mentioned that I did that last week. I
> > > > don't
> > > > > > know why it never occurred
> > > > > > > to me to do that b4. Boy did that feel good!
> > > > > > > Kitty 
> > > > > > > neIN, Z5 
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > > > From: "Theresa" 
> > > > > > > To: 
> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:49 PM 
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] question for those used to 
> > > > > > gardening in heat!
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Also- watering oneself while in the garden
> > > > is a
> > > > > > must for those of us in
> > > > > > > > the heat. My husband has some very
> > > > unwelcome
> > > > > > photos of me after
> > > > > > > > drenching myself witht he hose outside. He
> > > > > > thought it was rather funny
> > > > > > > > (but not photo-worthy in my opinion!)
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Theresa
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Bonnie Holmes wrote:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > >Also, try to either water in the early
> > > > morning
> > > > > > if your watering system
> > > > > > > gets
> > > > > > > > >the leaves wet. Soaker hoses can be used
> > > > at
> > > > > > anytime. One article I read
> > > > > > > > >mentioned creating larger dips with slight
> > > > > > berms around them...plant in
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > >dips. The morning dew and whatever
> > > > moisture is
> > > > > > available tends to
> > > > > > > collect
> > > > > > > > >in the dips. Mulch, mulch, mulch.
> > > > > > > > >Bonnie ETN Zone 7 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > >>[Original Message]
> > > > > > > > >>From: 
> > > > > > > > >>To: 
> > > > > > > > >>Date: 6/27/2005 10:16:14 AM 
> > > > > > > > >>Subject: Re: [CHAT] question for those 
> > > > used to
> > > > > > gardening in heat!
> > > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > > >>Donna, never fertilize a plant under
> > > > stress
> > > > > > and I never fertilize a
> > > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > > >tree.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > >>Haven't you rcd the rains recently? I
> > > > think
> > > > > > plants are tough if they
> > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > > >in
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > >>their hardiness zone, planted correctly
> > > > and
> > > > > > received adequate moisture.
> > > > > > > > >> Ceres
> > > > > > > > >> 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
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