Re: Datura seeds

Just the smell of dirt makes me happy.  Really.

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 5:40 PM, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:

> Well said. Gardening is a grand experiment that you can push in any
> direction that interests you, whether it's simply planting seeds or
> designing complex visual images. There's always something to be learned from
> mucking about in the dirt.
>
>
> On Mar 1, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
>  Jesse, my feeling is that there is so much about working with plants that
>> is rewarding, why waste time on one that isn't?   You gave it a shot, you
>> learned something from the experiment, but it's time to move on to something
>> else.   At the other end of the deal is the plant that grew well, you were
>> able to divide, and you were then able to trade that division for another
>> new plant.  It all at least evens out.  I think more often the wins far
>> outweigh the losses and you learn something, to boot.  I love gardening.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" <justjess01@gmail.com>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:42 AM
>> Subject: [CHAT] Datura seeds
>>
>>
>>  Well, I woke up to temps in the high 20's this morning.  Gross.  So - if
>>> I
>>> can't go OUTSIDE and play in the dirt, I decided to play in the dirt in
>>> my
>>> KITCHEN.  I started some of the datura seeds you gave me Andrea.  I just
>>> love those and can't wait to see the beautiful blossoms on them.  I
>>> repotted
>>> some of my sad looking house plants - some of them half-eaten by my CAT.
>>> She has a thing about the spider plants and eats all the new babies off,
>>> and munches on the leaves.  Then - she goes in the other room and barfs.
>>> Nice.  I don't have a place in my house where I can put them out of her
>>> reach.  And - I realized that some of these houseplants look like
>>> poop-on-a-stick, and will always look like that because I've been nursing
>>> them along and trying to make them look wonderful for the last 5 years
>>> and
>>> they refuse.  So, they go in my compost pile.  If a plant doesn't bring
>>> me
>>> joy, and it's not beautiful after years of trying - then it just becomes
>>> frustrating and a source of irritation.  So - out they go.  Time to
>>> revamp
>>> my plants and gardens.  If it's not working for me, then I need to try
>>> something different.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jesse R. Bell
>>>
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> Inland Jim
> 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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