Re: Bowling balls, or, the only thing that's blooming in this drought
- Subject: Re: Bowling balls, or, the only thing that's blooming in this drought
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:05:44 EDT
In a message dated 6/13/02 10:59:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mygarden@easystreet.com writes:
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I drove a 4' piece of rebar about 2.5' into the ground and stuck the ball on
the rebar in amidst what's left of the daylilies, one of my azaleas, next to
the crinums, etc. (Heck, I have about 20 of these things--there's no such
thing as "excess" in my garden!) The marbled balls are the best yet. The
dark colors and metallics look best in the sunlight, but I was astonished at
how great the pale colors looked in the streetlight! They sparkled like a
ball of diamonds and a few of the marbles, depending on the angle at which
the light hit, actually glowed! Now I'm thinking of doing an allee of balls
with clear marbles for a moon-path.
I admire your cleverness in the garden and willingness to make it your garden
and your pleasure. Being bound by the book rules can become an awful chore.
<<<<<<<My inspirational neighbor (bicycle weather vane; dresses his
scarecrows in
formal bridesmaids dresses he gets at the dump) mounts some of his marble
balls on the mailbox post supports you can get at the Big Hardware Store for
$12. You can also use strong pot-hangers.>>>>>>>>
Between the two of you, you should be on the next tour. A lot of us need to
learn to lighten up.
Rain? What's that? The next time it rains, we're going to be giving the
storm a name... >>
I am sorry you are missing rain. We are rained on daily and for the first
time in quite afew years I have lost outdoor planted annual seedling to slugs
- little stumps in the frames. I also found some new slugs which I think you
guys in the West sent to us so we couldbe as slug happy as you are. There
are dark brown, nearly as wide as long and very slow moving. They seem to
perch in one place and remain there. They have a muscle strip I've not seen
before in the local slugs. I found and killed three of them. Maybe the rain
has allowed a hertofore not widely found species to multiply. We usually
have little slug problem so this is the first year I have gone out an
purchased a box of the meal form for seed beds.
Karen I do hope this everlasting rain will dip south of us and visit you. It
can be very discouraging for a keen gardener. The only suggestion I could
make is to use a lot of containers where you can control the water. I am
sure the long drought here a few years back caused the explosion in container
gardening. If offers you a lot of color, experimentation with new plants
and a real garden while watching your babies ourdoors shrink and look
miserable.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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