Re: Weather report

Keep dry! Wish we, too, were getting more rain - our farm pond will  
be a "puddle" if it continues dry. Spent the morning weeding "the  
swamp" - about 1/3 done. The Japanese iris are blooming (always the  
last of the iris to do so), then hit the local nurseries. Never cease  
being disappointed in what I don't find. Bought a couple tiarella  
cultivars, but not the T. cordifolia I was looking for, and the stuff  
I found did not look like it had that species in their gene pool.  
Also got an Hibiscus 'Copper King', and a Fothergilla gardenii 'Blue  
Mist' (has anyone out there tried this one?). Finally stopped by the  
supermarket and noticed they were shutting down their seasonal  
"garden center" - found one lonely sweet pepper that was clearly  
suffering and decided that for $2.00 (4" pot) I would try a plant  
rescue. First thing I did was remove any peppers it was trying to  
produce and any current blooms. Will plant it in the vegetable garden  
this evening and see what happens.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jun 12, 2006, at 11:51 AM, james singer wrote:

> At 10 AM we were put under a "hurricane warning" even though  
> Alberto needs another mile or two per hour of wind speed to earn  
> that title. It's been raining for at least 24 hours and predicted  
> to continue for at least 24 more hours. As heavy clouds drift  
> between us and the satellite, the TV occasionally loses signal, but  
> only briefly. Since we are on the "dirty" side of Alberto, we're  
> likely in for a bit of blustery weather when it finally makes  
> landfall [predicted for about noon Tuesday], but we're probably far  
> enough south of the projected point of landfall to miss the severe  
> stuff.
>
> All the rain, however, is most appreciated.
>
> 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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