Re: Sizzling Afternoon!

So far so good.  I was praying that it would come here, but no such luck.
We could use 10" of rain.  Just our lakes could take that much, and all the
stock tanks.

On 6/19/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I seen the pictures on the news of how bad Houston was flooded... I hope
> that was NOT in her part of town!
>
> Donna
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 1:49:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Sizzling Afternoon!
>
>
> Holli - as miserable as I know it is for you, I heard from Noreen this
> morning and her a/c is out.  In Houston.  And they had 10 inches of rain
> this weekend.  Can you say HUMID??   For those of you who know how humid
> DC
> is, multiply that by a factor of ten, that's Houston humid.  My Lord I
> can't
> even imagine....
>
> On 6/19/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > With the 90 plus weather of late- I think you should find the time to
> > uncover the A/C....
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 8:54:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Sizzling Afternoon!
> >
> >
> > > I'll say it is hot..  Compressor on AC went Friday nite   :(
> > Oh my!  Will it be long b4 you can get it fixed?  I haven't uncovered my
> > A/C
> > unit yet, I'm so behind on everything.
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Hollikft@aol.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 4:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Sizzling Afternoon!
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 6/18/2006 3:24:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > > sue.nyc@att.net writes:
> > >
> > > Wow it's  toasty here in NYC...95 degrees so far. I just got back
> inside
> > > from
> > > watering and checking the garden and I am wiped! There is a "Air
> > > Stagnation
> > > Advisory" out...basically it means a smog alert.. People like me  (I
> > have
> > > Asthma) are supposed to stay indoors, but I couldn't stay away
> from  my
> > > plants! Everything looks so happy! I have a Jalapeno almost ready to
> > > pick,
> > > and the rest of the peppers, cukes and tomatoes are blooming
> like  mad.
> > I
> > > replaced the trailing petunia that got murdered by the mystery hedge
> > > butcher
> > > and it's doing great.
> > > The best part is I have nice fat bees and  ladybugs everywhere. A few
> of
> > > my
> > > bell pepper plants have some  tiny
> > > holes, but I imagine that's to be expected. I have a Pyethrin spray,
> > > which I
> > > avoid using as much as possible, and a homemade spray of
> Palmolive  dish
> > > soap, water, and some rubbing alcohol. I'd rather let the ladybugs
> > do  the
> > > job though!  My hubby to be brought home some Cayenne pepper  plants
> so
> > we
> > > added those to the group. He can't wait to make his own hot  sauces
> and
> > > chili..he's a hot pepper lover.
> > > My rose bush is even doing  well. Right after we planted it we got a
> > week
> > > of
> > > cool heavy rains, and it  looked really sad..it was literally a stick
> in
> > > the
> > > mud. Now it's got leaves  bursting out everywhere. My herbs are
> growing
> > > like
> > > crazy too. I have  Oregano, Dill, Chamomile, and Lavender. Below is a
> > link
> > > to
> > > our pepper  pic-hubby to be is so excited..he's never grown veggies
> > > before.
> > > Looks we  have yet another convert! :-)
> > >
> > > First  Jalapeno!
> > > http://home.att.net/~sue.nyc/pepper1.jpg
> > >
> > > Sue (Zone  6b/NY)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll say it is hot..  Compressor on AC went Friday nite   :(
> > >
> > >
> > > Holli
> > > LI,NY
> > >
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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