Re: Seedlings everywhere!

Hello Pat,
    I was warned about the very wide variance in the zones up there.. quite
a stretch from zone 6 to zone 3 in the same state... some say from one
garden to the next. I had to re-organize my slide presentation to show
plants with zone 5 hardiness or better. Not hard to do, actually.. but did
leave a few nice plants out of the show. We get zone 5 hear once in a while.
Just often enough to remind one that it can happen if you forget. Does not
last as long as with you guys up there, however.
    I was not aware of the drought in your neck of the woods. I will do my
little dance tonight while we still have some moon remaining. If I take off
all my clothes, build a bonfire in the woods, go out and dance at midnight,
the gods will give me anything I ask... just to get me to go back in the
house and put my clothes back on;-)
    So begin looking for some rain later on this week.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> Hi Gene.  Tomahawk is almost straight north of Madison, but much
> closer to Upper Michigan than to Madison.  I'm near Milwaukee and we
> do have some strange zones.  I'm in zone 5 being nearer Lake
> Michigan, while Chris in Tomahawk is 3-4 because of being further
> north and closer to Lake Superior (chilly lake).
>
> We've had a terrible drought here this year.  We had rain last
> weekend, but we're still 10 inches below normal in precipitation.
> While Chris had snow cover last winter (although less than usual),
> we had virtually none to speak of.  That's our major source of *drip
> irrigation* - melting snow.  Add to that months without rain and
> it's pretty ugly here.
>
> I'm lucky because I have both city water and a private well, so I
> can keep things watered pretty regularly.  Our municipal water is
> enormously expensive (actually it's the sewer costs that are high,
> but it's all lumped on one bill) so most people don't bother to water.
>
> I'm watching 40 year old trees wither and seemingly die in a very
> short time . . . .send us some rain!
> --
> Pat Mitchell
> corgilover@wi.rr.com
> Zone 5 SE WI - rain needed desperately

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