Re: my gardening season

I'd put it right up there with polishing the silver.

On Jun 28, 2009, at 2:36 PM, Cornergar@aol.com wrote:


In the grand scheme of things...how important is vacuuming??  Just a
thought. Kathy


In a message dated 6/27/2009 9:02:53 P.M. Central Standard Time,
kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
I know I'm not in terrible shape, but things have been getting away from 
me.
I've been working some Saturdays and overtime during the week plus trying 
to
get the MG plant sale set up. When I do find some time to do anything it 
is
usually spent "putting out fires" - something is in  desparate need of
water,
or something is being eaten, or some hostas in my hosta bed are burning 
from
the 960 heat that appeared out of nowhere. This hosta bed had always had perfect exposure, but when we had those storms in Dec, I lost a lot of 
limbs
from that tree and the hosta bed is now in full sun. I haven't had time 
or
space to move them so I've positioned umbrellas over them until I can get 
to
it.  I  don't even remember when I last vaccuumed.

Kitty
neIN, Zone  5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Bell"  <justjess01@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent:  Friday, June 26, 2009 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] my gardening  season



Gardening Fairy strikes again.  How kind of your  neighbor.  And very
thoughtful.
I know exactly how you feel. Last night I was so overwhelmed. I am so BEHIND in everything right now. April and May it RAINED (23 days of rain) Almost every single weekend for the last two months have been consumed 
with
family funerals, travel or family in the hospital. Weekends are the ONLY time I have to get caught up. My gardens look like h*ll. I don't even 
want
to go HOME right now cause I get so fed up and frustrated. If I could 
find
somebody to help me do the deep cleaning - I can spend my time putting things away and putting stuff back in place. Even my bedroom - which I 
normally keep so clean, is cluttered with boxes from my sister's
house...photos, momentos, junk - that my mother gave me to sort through. 


I
haven't even had time to do that.
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 5:13 AM, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
This year, knowing that I had no time for gardening due to scheduled 
surgeries
of my mother, I decided not  to do any new plantings or annuals this
season.
Figured I would work on some restructuring and attempt to get the weeds 
under
control instead of spending the little  time trying to keep things

watered

etc.

So  what happened.....
I haven't water yet, nor would I have had too. We got over 8 inches in 
June
and the month isn't over. This is the first week of hot weather. I was 
right
about not having time, cause every day I had free was raining so the restructuring isn't working either. Mothers surgery has been postponed 
so
many times, not sure when it will happen. (was to be next Tuesday, but 
now
monday she is going for cardiac thing  instead)
For those that made it this far in the message, my house must look bare. 
My
non-gardening neighbor who I am not social with dropped off a flat of 
annuals
last night. Claims he was at the farmers market and a friend gave it to 
him
and figured  I could use them.

Place must be looking bare is all I  can think of....LOL!

Donna

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Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
39.9" Precipitation
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

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