RE: Decisions, decisions

Hi Linda
  Was that your gardening hat that flew past my house Sunday afternoon?
I'm north of you at St. Jo.  Our winds were 50-55 mph gusts.  And it is
still too wet to plant...I bought a bare-root oakleaf hydrangia a month
ago and I've had to pot it up...it is enjoying my patio along with all
the other plants I couldn't resist and bought too early.  But if I don't
buy them when I see they, someone else does...gives rise to a lot of
impulse buying!  Eventually it will dry out and we can complain about no
rain.
    My yard does look lush right now...don't think I lost any of my
perennials and some things didn't even die back.
    Well, the weather report is for a tornado watch.   Oh, the joys of
gardening in Missouri in the spring!  :-)
      Gaylia       
      Zone 5
> ----------
> From: 	Linda[SMTP:tuelles@earthlink.net]
> Reply To: 	perennials@mallorn.com
> Sent: 	Saturday, April 11, 1998 10:33 PM
> To: 	perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: 	Re: Decisions, decisions
> 
> >   I've been lurking on the list for a few months and have really
> gotten
> >some good tips from ya'll.  Thanks!
> 
> Me too, Gaylia.
> 
> > Linda was right about our
> >conditions in NW Missouri- it's soggy with more rain predicted.  I
> did
> >put some pansies out but used a mix with bagged soil.  Everything
> else
> >has gone into pots and they are sitting on the patio waiting for
> these
> >strong Missour winds to dry the soil out.
> 
> I live in south Kansas City, MO is that close to you?  I just heard no
> rain
> til Monday, but winds 40-45mph... and they call Chicago the windy
> city.  Not
> only did I have my hair tied back as usual today, but I also had to
> tie my
> hat on<g>  I took my tiny asters out to enjoy the sun for awhile, but
> I made
> sure they were well protected from the wind.  The lavender lady has
> gotten
> leggy in its cell packs, so I'm thinking about trying to transplant
> them
> into deeper pots - does anyone know if they have a good chance of
> survival
> doing this?  I'm planning a permanent bed I want to put them in
> (hopefully
> they'll make it through the winter, the packet says they can) along
> with
> some others rather than growing in a container.
> 
> I've dug, placed and set the cement around the fence posts and will
> actually
> put up the fence tomorrow if things look as sturdy as they did
> today... that
> will give the plants a great windbreak for hardening off... just
> thought of
> it!
> 
> >  And I have my first compost!  Did it the lazy way and just piled
> >everything up last year.  Hope my plants will appreciate it as I'll
> be
> >actively composting this year.
> 
> I started my first compost pile this year also from the wreckage of
> the old
> garden spot that hadn't been worked in over 3 years, plus the usual
> spring
> leaf cleanup.  It still looks pretty small, but it's undoubtedly
> growing...
> I goofed and put some pretty good size sticks toward the bottom
> though, so
> once I concoct a bin of some sort I'll just take the material off the
> top
> when I move it.  Lots of work but great fun!  Good luck to all with
> the wind
> tomorrow, wherever she may blow.  Hmm... maybe I should take a break
> and go
> fly a kite :-)
> 
> Linda
> USDA Zone 5/NW Missouri
> 
> 
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