Re: Buddha's Hand

Now that's bizarre.
http://ccpp.ucr.edu/variety/images/vi369f.jpg

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Buddha's Hand


> I think  you might have to splain that Lucy....Buddha's Hand Citron?????
>
> A
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] todays exper... or What's Up
>
>
> > Interesting about Wal-Mart, Fran.
> >
> > Not too long ago, I found a Buddha's Hand citron at our local Wal-Mart.
> > In fact there were three of them [grafted; 7 gallon; under $20], and
> > there aren't that many more-sophisticated nurseries that even know what
> > they are!
> >
> > My take is that if you know plants well enough to recognize healthy
> > from ill, you can often find some amazing selections in places like
> > Kmart, Home Depot, Target, and Lowes, as well Wal-Mart. So I tour their
> > garden centers whenever I go there--and sometimes I make tours of them
> > all, just to see what's up.
> >
> >
> > On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 02:08 PM, F M Ferrari wrote:
> >
> > > I guess it may be where one lives but this weekend I found some good,
> > > healthy Heuchera at the local WalMart for $3.00. I always check
because
> > > you never know what's going to be there from week to week. When they
> > > get
> > > something good and different in, it goes fast because folks like me
> > > will
> > > buy all they have! And right now I've developed an attraction for the
> > > coral bells now that I've seen how well they wintered here. Fran
> > >
> > >
> > > Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:Well, I believe there's room for all
> > > kinds of businesses. I don't shop
> > > Wal-Mart - can never find anything there. But we do have a Meijer's
> > > across
> > > the street (same sort of place but regional) that seems to have
> > > everything.
> > > I wish I had the $ to shop mom and pop types, but I don't.
> > >
> > > One of the big reasons I'm out of a job is the big box stores. They
> > > pretty
> > > much ran off or bought up all the mom & pop 1 hr photos. The small
> > > stores
> > > cared about quality and used our products. The big box places don't
> > > care
> > > about the quality, so won't use it. And judging from conversations
I've
> > > had, articles I've read, and studies that have been made, they don't
> > > need to
> > > worry about the quality. the customers don't care, so why should they?
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
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