Re: This is summer?

speaking of farmers..... we got 1-2 inches of rain over the weekend.
(the good kind- all day, light, just soaked in) and I swear the corn
grew a foot or better since Friday ride home from work....


Donna


----- Original Message ----
From: Lynda Young <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:30:39 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] This is summer?


Drought is right - we got less than 1/4" of rain yesterday and whooped with
joy at that.  My area has had less than 1/2" in the last 2-1/2 months. It
really is getting serious.  I feel for the local farmers. Can't wait to see
my water bill :(

Lynda
Zoe 7 - West TN

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Bonnie Holmes
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:00 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: RE: [CHAT] This is summer?

Summer is here in ETN.  It is actually more like August than June...hot and
very dry...worst drought in 114 years.  Also, thought this
interesting...latest deep freeze in April in 114 years.  Usually, we use
April 15 as the last frost.

This weekend, the Friends of the UT Trial Gardens had their annual "Blooms
Day".  I attended on Saturday to get in some of the lectures and on Sunday
to volunteer some hours.  

About the fence, what about things with thorns...cactus or berries?  Even
roses?  The Trial Gardens has a "Rattlesnake plant" that has a nasty thorn
but very interesting color and structure.


> [Original Message]
> From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 6/24/2007 9:50:32 AM
> Subject: [CHAT] This is summer?
>
> I thought summer began this past week, but yesterday the
> high was in the low was 69 degrees, and this morning the
> temperature was  45 degrees.  It's up to 67 now, but quite
> windy and chilly.  Also, it's terribly dry.  It's been a couple
> of months now since the 8-inch flood, and not more than 
> an inch total has fallen, mostly in very light showers, 
> since then.  Not my idea of summer weather.  People
> say how beautiful the weather is, but it just doesn't
> look that way to me.
> Auralie
>
>
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