Re: Weather

Oh yeah, I can hear her in January, "It's in the minus teens and my skin is
flaking - it's so dry!  I so  miss the coast!

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 6:45 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Weather


> Rita? CRAP! Why did I have to pick this time of year to move? And it's
been
> hot as blue blazes here as well. 90's and humid. ICK! I am SO looking
> forward to Illinois.
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> > To: Garden Chat <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 9/18/2005 2:39:13 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Weather
> >
> > This past week has sure been one of crappy weather. Hot and hazy. I
> > guess it's tropical depression 18 [can you believe it? TD 18! but of
> > course there's no proof of tropical warming, spake the Great God
> > Exxon-Mobile, and all the rapacious oil and coal companies and their
> > political toadies nodded and said "Amen"].
> >
> > Daylight savings doesn't help. The sun doesn't come up these days until
> > nearly 7:20 AM, then the haze keeps it in a kind of superheated
> > twilight until mid-afternoon.
> >
> > Have to say, however, that Ms. Fatma's Caribbean Red papaya seems to
> > like this weather. It now has seven fruits in various stages of
> > development and more setting daily. This is an amazing tree. It was
> > less than a foot tall when we planted it in late spring; it's now at
> > least 6 feet tall and flowering and fruiting like mad. Makes me wonder
> > if it couldn't be grown as an annual in a few zones north of here.
> > Maybe Holli, even, could add one to her tropical garden; it's also an
> > attractive tropical plant.
> >
> >
> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > Hardiness Zone 10
> > Heat Zone 10
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >
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