Re: Colder than Marte :-)

Ellen:

Belated thanks for advice re ants & ant-killer. The big black ones 
probably are carpenter ants & I used the Diazinon because my husband 
(who used to be a carpenter --*grin*) suggested it. I tho't, from 
reading, that Dursban was more for bugs living in the soil rather than 
on it???

Yes, weather's becoming my secondary hobby, too, right alongside 
gardening. Haven't paid so much attention to temps, wind & potential or 
actual snow/rain since I lived & worked in a ski town! I'm zone 4 in 
Colo., w & s of Denver (z. 5), in what are called foothills tho' alt. 
where I am is 7,400': Colo. high country (real mtns) starts few mi 
further at 8,000 to 15,000'. When I lived in that ski town (slightly 
more than 8,600') I didn't even attempt gardening except in containers 
that could be whisked indoors. The "official" growing season there is 88 
days, so you can imagine what reality often was.

There are many Colo. sayings re weather, but my 2 current favorites are 
"We have only 2 seasons: snow removal & road repair" (which I 1st heard 
attributed to the Twin Cities, rather than here!) & "We have 9 mos of 
Winter & 3 mos of bad skiing." I also recall a friend who claimed he 
missed Spring because he was in the bathroom that afternoon...

And I do know that large parts of Canada are milder than here (my mom's 
Canadian & I have tons of relatives there, mostly in Manitoba & B.C. + 1 
that was in the Yukon til he moved south -- to Edmonton!) But 
nevertheless, I too, prefer to live & garden in a cold climate, maybe 
cause I have little experience in any other (1 year in Dallas 25 yrs ago 
doesn't really count.) Anyhoo, my personal comfort zone only ranges from 
about 65 to 75 degrees; otherwise, I tend to wilt, never mind the 
flowers.

Marte in the mtns, where it's 45 & has been raining all day which is why 
I'm on the computer & not out in the dirt.
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