Re: Wow

My zinnia seeds popped their heads up just this morning : )

Pam Evans wrote:
> LOL - those Purple Prince zinnias just go nuts, don't they?  I haven't
> planted them in years, but they reseed on their own.  You must be a week or
> two ahead of us, mine haven't popped up yet!   But the bluebonnets are
> glorious!  God bless Lady Bird Johnson for that.
>
> On 3/24/09, andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
>   
>> Can I come live with you? That sounds like a hoot. LOL! I have managed to
>> get cucumbers, watermelons, tomatoes, Bell peppers, squash, and a
>> gazillions
>> other things in the ground. I have lettuce coming up from a month ago and
>> am
>> hoping I get to eat some before it gets too hot. Of course the squirrels
>> dug
>> up some of it, little buggers. It's been gorgeous here-we're past our frost
>> date but I'm holding my breath until March 31. You never know.
>>
>> I had a couple of old sections of privacy fence and painted them flaming
>> lime green (paint was called lemon grass) and have lots of purple and red
>> stuff planted in front of them. It should look great when everything starts
>> blooming. I almost painted them a color called "Martian" but thought that
>> might be going a bit far. It was WOW green. My shade garden is coming
>> along.
>> The Japanese painted ferns are coming up, as well as hostas, tricyrtis,
>> ginger, and columbines-can't wait for the columbines to bloom.
>>
>> I have seeds coming up-hyacinth bean, tithonia, marigold, zinnias (Pam,
>> yours are going crazy), orange cosmos from Bonnie I think- White wisteria
>> (the one that kept making the noises this winter), larkspur, hollyhocks,
>> and
>> various and sundry others. It's an exciting time! Oh, and my bougainvillea
>> that's been in the greenhouse is going to bloom! Now THAT'S exciting!
>>
>> I also have my whole kitchen window sill lined with blooming orchids. They
>> never cease to amaze me. Hope everyone is having as good a time as I am!
>> A
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Jesse Bell
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:32 PM
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Wow
>>
>> All my hens are the same age.  They all watch me like a hawk.  I went into
>> their yard on Sunday to move a peony that Rich gave me.  They have been
>> pecking it down to a nub so I moved it.  Well, if I found a grub, I threw
>> it
>> over my shoulder and one hen will grab it and run off squeeling and
>> squaking...because the other seven hens are chasing her.  When it's eaten,
>> they all come running back to me and stand there waiting, which doesn't
>> take
>> long, and I throw another one over my shoulder.  Same thing.  One hen
>> catches it, and gets chased all over the yard by the others.  Kind of funny
>> to watch.  The two roosters don't even stand a CHANCE around all those
>> hens.  They don't even TRY.  When I'm weeding my gardens and find grubs, I
>> toss them in a bucket and at the end of the day I pour myself a glass of
>> wine, take my bucket out to the hens and start tossing them.  Better than
>> watching T.V.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/24/09, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI <
>> cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:
>>     
>>> Always very amusing to give one of those big tomato hornworms to
>>> chickens. Experienced hens will grab it instantly but the younger ones
>>> don't know what to do. Sometimes they'll all stand around pecking at it
>>> very hesitantly and the worm may actually get the chance to move off.
>>> Finally one hen will grab it and shake it so it comes apart
>>> (eeeuuuuwwww) and then they all pile on. After the first couple they
>>> figure out it's good eatin'.
>>>
>>> Cyndi
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>>> Behalf Of james singer
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:35 AM
>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Wow
>>>
>>> Bet the chickens love them.
>>>
>>> On Mar 24, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> We get the cutworms AND the big green Luna moth caterpillars that
>>>> eat our
>>>> tomato plants.  If you have ever handled one of those big, giant green
>>>> worms...they are kind of scary.  They make a clicking sound.  One of
>>>> those
>>>> can eat my tomato plant down in one day.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/24/09, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> cut worms are BAD out on my farm.  They are beautiful when they
>>>>> turn into a
>>>>> Luna moth...but horrible to my tomato plants.  *sighhhhhh*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/24/09, Patricia Dickson <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> I forgot to add my own favorite hint is to use wet newspapers
>>>>>> around each
>>>>>> plant then pile high grass clippings after they get a little
>>>>>> taller so
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> you keep the moisture constant.  They like even water and I find
>>>>>> the mulch
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> newspapers help to keep them watered.  If you have trouble with
>>>>>> cut worms
>>>>>> cutting off your little plant you can wrap the newspaper up the
>>>>>> stem a
>>>>>> little.
>>>>>> Tricia
>>>>>> --- On Tue, 3/24/09, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Wow
>>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>>> Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 11:22 AM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ahhhhhhh...I see.  Well then...I'll just have to shop around and
>>>>>> see what
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> can find.  Thanks anyway tho.
>>>>>> Getting ready to till up a big veggie garden.  Price of food is so
>>>>>> insane...figured I'd grow some this year.  I have the land and the
>>>>>> room -
>>>>>> just need to do it.  Problem with ME is...I get all artsy and
>>>>>> creative
>>>>>> about
>>>>>> it.  I want the cute fence around it, and an arbor over the entry,
>>>>>> and a
>>>>>> cool scarecrow, and some bird houses.  Then my husband just shakes
>>>>>> his
>>>>>> head
>>>>>> and says "too much work....I just do the tilling".  sighhhhhhh
>>>>>> But it's what I want!  So I'll just have to do it!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 3/24/09, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> It's an F1 hybrid so I didn't save any seeds.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mar 24, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hmmm...well if you get any decent seeds from them this year...can
>>>>>>> I have
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>> a
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>> few of them?  I have not had very much luck with growing
>>>>>>>> tomatoes in
>>>>>>>> Oklahoma.  When I lived in Kansas City they were AWESOME.  I had
>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>> than
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> could eat.  This year I'm going to grow some in pots and see what
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>> happens.
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 3/24/09, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> I bought it as a plant. It was the only tomato plant we had [my
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>> sister's
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>> allergic to them], so when I saw them at a nursery, I remembered
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>> what
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>>>>> had said and bought just one for me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mar 24, 2009, at 7:53 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>>> Willamette Valley
>>>>>>>>>>> 44.99 N 123.04 W
>>>>>>>>>>> Elevation 148'
>>>>>>>>>>> 39.9" Precipitation
>>>>>>>>>>> Hardiness Zone 8/9
>>>>>>>>>>> Heat Zone 5
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>>>>>>>>> Willamette Valley
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>>>>>>>>> Elevation 148'
>>>>>>>>> 39.9" Precipitation
>>>>>>>>> Hardiness Zone 8/9
>>>>>>>>> Heat Zone 5
>>>>>>>>> Sunset Zone 6
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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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>>> Inland Jim
>>> Willamette Valley
>>> 44.99 N 123.04 W
>>> Elevation 148'
>>> 39.9" Precipitation
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>>> Heat Zone 5
>>> Sunset Zone 6
>>> Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
>>> Maximum 102 F [39 C]
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