Re: rain dance is working TOO well.

Seeds...oh, yeah!  I got a late start on some quick annuals and I've got to
get them potted - simple stuff - Mirabilis, Dwarf Burgundy Sunflowers, and
red nasturtiums.

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] rain dance is working TOO well.


> Glad to know you can go to work and rest Kitty. LOL! Me too. I've probably
> got just about the cushiest job in the world, although it does tax the
> brain sometimes trying to explain to a Marine why the government won't
> refund someones tuition when they got an 'F'. I did manage to get almost
> everything in the ground that was desperate this weekend. My last big
> project is to tackle the pile of fresh mulch still in my driveway. I can
> only move so much of it at a time. Now that everything is planted and
> mostly weeded I can mulch. Then I'm done for summer except maintenance. I
> may do a couple of more containers, simply to fill in some spaces, but
> that's about it. I'm done. I do want to start fall seeds, but probably
> won't do that for a bit longer. Will be too hot for them to make it
through
> the summer.
> A
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 5/31/2005 1:01:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] rain dance is working TOO well.
> >
> > > Tomorrow it's back to work.
> > I'm already back at work Andrea, with my feet up on the little stool
under
> > my desk.  A chance to rest up before I tackle the front bed again.  Last
> > night I dug out some unhortly humongous magic lilies and some runaway
> starts
> > of the Grapeleaf anemone I dug last fall. Still lots more of that to get
> > out.  When the Star of Bethehem get done with their show, I'll dig them
> too.
> > I want to redo the sunny portion of this bed; turn some humus and other
> > amendments into it.  I'll line the whole front with Black Magic Cherry
> > Pelargoniums to screen the fact that it's under construction.  I also
> moved
> > my Silver Fir to a front shrub bed, hoping it will do better with more
> sun.
> > I haven't started the tenders bed yet; I'm so far behind.  Good thing I
> > didn't buy much this year.
> >
> > Kitty
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 10:14 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] rain dance is working TOO well.
> >
> >
> > > Jim and I are getting it. It started here yesterday off and on, now is
> > full
> > > on rain. No hint of sun, although not storming. For me this is a good
> > > thing, as I spent the weekend planting and fertilizing. I'm trying to
> get
> > > my lawn in front to actually look like a lawn this year and not a weed
> > > patch. Used Crab-Ex twice on the front and so far it has kept the crab
> > > grass from growing, hallelujah! Hopefully this will let the centipede
> > > spread.
> > >
> > > Planted lots of salvias a friend had grown from seed this weekend, got
> the
> > > Cup and Saucer vines in the ground, Coreopsis 'Sweet Dreams,' Eucomis,
> > > creeping Thyme, Red Bunny Tails grass, Weeping Love grass, several
other
> > > things including a 15 gallon Tibouchina that had outgrown the pot. I
put
> > it
> > > right next to the greenhouse door so hopefully it will make it through
> the
> > > winter. Plan to take lots of cuttings just in case. So, the rain is a
> good
> > > thing for me.
> > >
> > > Now if I can just force myself to clean the house rather than go back
to
> > > sleep! SUCH a lazy day!
> > > Tomorrow it's back to work.
> > > A
> > >
> > > Andrea H
> > > Beaufort, SC
> > >
> > >
> > > > [Original Message]
> > > > From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Date: 5/31/2005 10:20:49 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] rain dance is working TOO well.
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 5/30/05 7:44:00 PM, cathy.c@insightbb.com writes:
> > > >
> > > > << Still need rain in west central IL >>
> > > >
> > > > Cathy, I thought you would be getting the rain we have received.
> Drove
> > > my
> > > > mother to northern Missouri sunday and we drove in hard rain all the
> way
> > > and a
> > > > good share of the return trip.
> > > >     Ceres
> > > >
> > >
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