Re: Wow

Jim and Kitty - did you buy the sun cherry as a plant?  Or seeds?  And where
did you find them?  I'd like to try them this year.



On 3/23/09, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
>
> I think you recommended Suncherry last year... anyway we planted it; very
> nice, good flavor and very productive.
>
> On Mar 23, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
>  The tomatoes ...are coming up in the greenhouse.
>>>
>> I started my seeds yesterday.  Legend and Suncherry Premium
>> Mine'll go in the ground.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95
>> CS/SCOSI" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:00 AM
>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Wow
>>
>>
>> That sounds like fun. One day I'd like to have time to go through the
>>> Master Gardener program. I looked into here once, it was years back, but
>>> the classes were all the way down in Los Angeles and so was the
>>> volunteer time. That's an hour's drive. Now even if it were close I
>>> don't have the time. But one day...
>>> I cleaned up the pond on Saturday, that went a lot faster than I
>>> expected, and put the rest of my plants from High Country Garden in the
>>> ground. Got some weeding done in the dry garden. There's sure a lot of
>>> grass in there, sigh...I made a couple clear spots anyway. It got so
>>> windy I couldn't stay out, too much dirt in my eyes.
>>> The tomatoes and peppers are coming up in the greenhouse. Husband got a
>>> wild hair and decided that he could grow better tomatoes in pots than I
>>> can in the ground, and use much less water too. So off he went to buy
>>> his own seeds. I'm encouraging this of course although I think he is
>>> grossly overestimating how much water one garden bed actually uses, and
>>> he's going to get bored pretty quick measuring how much water he pours
>>> into the pots. It will be interesting to see how it goes.
>>> Sunday started out very cold and raining and then got extremely windy. I
>>> dashed outside only once to put the horses in their stalls. Even the
>>> dogs didn't want to go out there.
>>>
>>> Cyndi
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>>> Behalf Of james singer
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:05 PM
>>> To: Garden Chat
>>> Subject: [CHAT] Wow
>>>
>>> Sure been quiet.
>>>
>>> Did my first 4 hours on the Master Gardener desk yesterday. Slow day
>>> there, too--about seven phone calls and only two walk-ins. Issues de
>>> jour seemed to be carpenter ants--hint: they're swarming now--and
>>> fertilizing blueberries. Also got a couple of calls about our plant
>>> sale: when? [first Saturday in May]; will we have heirloom tomatoes?
>>> [about 40 varieties].
>>>
>>> Kinda boring, so I read through the log to see what kind of calls
>>> other shifts had gotten [mostly carpenter ants and blueberries] but
>>> about a week ago someone called in for information on grafting figs.
>>> Wish I'd gotten that call; it would've been fun.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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> 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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Jesse R. Bell

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