Re: Today in the garden

My crocus are just about done, along with everything else. Except for my mums which are on their second flush of bloom - quite a bargain! A few tenders are still hanging in there, too; the Australian Fan Flowers and the Vancouver Geranium still look great. It's been unseasonably warm the past week or so, but cool weather with rain is coming in for the weekend. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@comcast.net> 
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Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Today in the garden



Guess I could've made that clearer. I do expect the crocus to bloom; I
do not expect the muscari to bloom until spring or thereabouts.

On Nov 6, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Kitty wrote:


Muscari?  Do you have one that is supposed to bloom in fall?  Or is
that just how they bloom there?  Most Muscari here put out new
greenery in fall, but bloom in April.
I do have on squill that is a September bloomer, but the rest bloom
in spring.


Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@comcast.net
>
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Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:35 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Today in the garden



It's been raining on and off--more on than off--since Sunday. It let
up earlier today for more than a few minutes, so I toured the estate.
Some rebellious plants--daylilies, roses, dahlias, and a lone
azalea-- are still blooming. The chrysanthemums, which were mounds
of color in
mid October are beginning to look a little tired, and the lavender
has
finally stopped blooming, and most other shrubs have packed it in for
the year. The tall, old maple in the front lawn turned fire-engine
red
in October and now looks like a hat-rack while a nearby birch is
still
green. The muscari and the saffron crocus are up but no blooms yet.
The vegetable garden is nearly done, although the orange cherry
tomato
soldiers on, blooming and setting fruit and the fava beans seem
robust
in spite of the coolness of the weather. We're going to have a large
crop of undersized tomatillos in a week or so [note to self: plant
them earlier next year], but the size won't matter much; they'll
still
make salsa.


Island 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
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

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