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RE: winter

Thanks Molly.  I am going to try that.  Someone once said to put them in a
paper bag in a dark closet or something.  I left them there three weeks and
nothing!  So I made fried green tomatoes.  A yummy alternative.

The terranium came out alright.  I just bought a small fishbowl, so I do
not have much in it.  I just looked around the house to see what would fit
and chose a few haworthia (attenuata), pachyphytum and a couple of pretty
stones I picked up on the beach.  But it gave me ideas for others, which is
important.  Now my eye is trained to watchout for containers at the
Saturday tag sales.  I think it may be my holiday present!

At 06:19 PM 11/10/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Christine,
>
>I like to seal my tomatoes, together, in a plastic bag.  The gasses they
emit will hasten the ripening process, or so I am told.  It works for me,
although I am no botanist, so don't hold me to the reasoning.  Anyway,
they ripen fast, so you have to watch them.  
>
>
>How did you terrarium turn out?  
>
>Molly 
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>From: 	Christine Hunter[SMTP:chunter@gis.net]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, November 10, 1998 2:26 PM
>To: 	indoor-gardening@prairienet.org
>Subject: 	Re: winter
>
>Hello.
>I have not yet truly felt winter's arrival on my doorstep.   I live on the
>island of Martha's Vineyard and the temperature has only dropped as low as
>31.  It is quite mild today, although I understand a storm is to be
>expected.  I walked Menemsha beach with only a sweater.  I made my first
>terranium today after getting the idea from you all.  I've been listening
>in for a short while and this is my first "out".   Question for you:  My
>garden bloomed quite late this season and my tomatoes are not ripening.
>They are full grown  in a "plastic house" and I would like to eat them!
>How can I ripen them indoors?
>
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>At 01:56 PM 11/10/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hello to all:
>>
>>Winter has arrived in east central Iowa. The wind is gusting up to 66 miles
>>an hour; the weatherperson says the average speed is 44. The temp at this
>>hour is 31 degrees. It's been raining all day; it's supposed to turn to snow
>>tonight. One to four inches perhaps.
>>
>>Many schools closed early not because of snow but due to wind. A lot of
>>branches are down; some whole trees are uprooted. Electrical power has been
>>disrupted over a wide area. I'm one of the lucky few that still has
>>electricity, but I'm afraid if this wind continues through tonight we may be
>>without power before dawn. The power and telephone lines to my house are
>>being blown up and down and sideways. I don't see how they can stay up much
>>longer.
>>
>>I'm snug in the plantroom enjoying plants under lights. Here is spring!
>>
>>The gardening season is finished, but I still have four daylilies, two hosta
>>and two columbines to put in. Guess I'll put them in a sheltered location
>>for the winter and dig them up and put in their proper locations come
>>spring.
>>
>>Hey, somebody's garbage can just flew by!
>>
>>John G. Adney
>>Marion, Iowa (zones 4-5)
>>johnadney@email.msn.com
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