Re: Re: Bulb sale

Easter 2005 is March 27. this sale will be about 2 weeks later. Still,
people buy all kinds of weird and inappropriate stuff at all times of
the year, not that there's anything weird or inappropriate about Tulips
in april.


Kittty

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> You mentioned "forced"--can you force them? Non-plant persons buy all 
> sorts weird and inappropriate of stuff at Easter. If that date 
> coincides with the Hort Ed's garage sale, you will likely move all 
> potted stuff. 
> 
> 
> 
> On Monday, October 11, 2004, at 06:05 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> > All the Foxtail Lilies sold (Eremurus), most of the daffs and crocus, 
> > all the Ipheion (Spring Starflower) and chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow), 
> > all the Hyacinths and Lilium, and all but a few Allium. Last year they 
> > were demanding more tulips, so I got more, but they wanted Narcissus 
> > this year. waht can I say? 
> > 
> > 
> > We really can't plant leftover tulips here, the rodents get them. so i 
> > think I'll be potting them up. The Hort Ed is planning a garage sale 
> > for 
> > mid april next year (we used to have them before I became an MG, but 
> > not 
> > since then) . So I think some forced bulbs might time out pretty well 
> > for that. I have several Triumph types left and they force well. 
> > However, I wouldn't really call it forcing exactly. Just potting them 
> > up 
> > and overwintering the pots. I 'll have to work out the timing for 
> > bringing them out of their hiding place in time to bloom for that sale. 
> > 
> > 
> > Kitty 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > 
> >> Glad to hear it Kitty. Any highlights? 
> >> 
> >> Pam Evans 
> >> Kemp, TX 
> >> zone 8A 
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: Kitty 
> >> Sent: 10/10/2004 5:24:51 PM 
> >> To: gardenchat@hort.net 
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Donna's Tree 
> >> 
> >> It was beautiful - maybe too beautiful so that people did other 
> >> things. 
> >> 
> >> Still, we did alright. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Kitty 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> 
> >> From: 
> >> 
> >> To: 
> >> 
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 10:54 AM 
> >> 
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Donna's Tree 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> In a message dated 10/9/2004 9:27:23 AM Central Standard Time, 
> >> 
> >>> justme@prairieinet.net writes: 
> >> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >>> ....(I hope she is having my today weather and not the rain we had 
> >>> all 
> >> 
> >> day 
> >> 
> >>> yesterday) 
> >> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >>> Thankfully, we are getting your rain. (It's the first we've had 
> >>> since the 
> >> 
> >>> first of September!) I, too, hope that means Kitty has a beautiful 
> >>> day 
> >> 
> >> for her 
> >> 
> >>> sale. 
> >> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >>> zem 
> >> 
> >>> zone 7 
> >> 
> >>> West TN 
> >> 
> >>> 
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