AG Addiction
AG Comment
I have to state that the comments of Pete Glasier apply to me too.
It would not be a normal summer if I did NOT grow AGs.
Once the snow melts and the warmth arrives again and all the living things
start to rejuvinate for another year,the urge to try a few more AG seeds is
stronger than ever.
Anyone can grow grass,tomatoes and other veggies but AGs represent the
olympics of the gardening world and to strive to be in the top ranks of
these olympics is truly a noble challenge.
The most reasonable goal for all of us,however,should be a personal
best.Once that is done interesting things can happen,both locally,nationally
and internationally.
I think that most local,provincial/state and national/international winners
are surprised that their gardening efforts have made them a star,for a
year.Often the next year brings them back to reality.
AGs have a way to humble and baffle all of us.The challenge remains,as
always----AE
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Kevin;
I think it is progressive. Some of us newbies are just spending every
waking hour on the computer and burning up ink cartridge after ink cartridge
while we await the germination of the seeds!! I think you are o.k. though,
no need for a therapist just yet However, you may want to rethink that
advice if you find yourself out on the ledge standing next to Dennis. lol.
Debbie
>From: LKNIKKI1@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Mental illness must run through the hobby
>Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 18:08:27 EDT
>
>
> List
> A couple of months ago I was at the Elk Grove pumpkin seminar and had
>a wonderful conversation with Pete Glasier. During this conversation Pete
>said that he "had" to grow pumpkins it was in his blood and he felt that I
>too was cut from the same cloth. Well, I think he may be right!!
> The one thing that every successful grower has said in common was to
>study
>as
>much as you can on the subject. I think I may have hit OVERLOAD. Yes, I
>have
>put maybe too much time in studying these incredible spheres and now
>everything is coming out pumpkins.
> Here is an example. I have my first alarm set at 4:35 (Grindle) then
>hit
>the snooze the alarm comes back on at 4:49 (Marcellus) which gets me up. I
>get out of the house and on to the road at 5:00 (est Reynolds) and arrive
>at
>work on average at 5:53 (Kournikakas) to start work by 6:01 (Hester). SEE
>WHAT THIS STUDYING HAS DONE TO ME !!!!
> I use comparisons and analogies that relate to pumpkins like !!
> My friend had a sore arm I told him to "Manipulate it one inch at a time
>after it has wormed up as not to damage it." or "referring to a child about
>not eating too much Ice cream, You can have too much of a good thing you
>know, like Nitrogen." which was replied to with only a deep confused
>stare!!!
>
> If I buy something I find myself looking for a correlation between the
>price after tax and a pumpkin like say "your order comes to a total of
>$8.25
>(Shimanski)" see I am going to go NUTS if I keep this up.
> At work I never had an interest in lawn dimensions until I started
>growing.
>Now I look at a 1,000 square foot lawn and think "you know I could put my
>705
>Mettler there and the irrigation is already set" of course my boss would
>think negatively about it.
> My wife bleached one of my red fishing shirts and I found myself yelling
>"all my clothes look like SQUMPKINS" which again caused a reply of a
>confused
>stare.
> As I drive home from work I have to keep myself from looking at the
>Hollywood hills as I sit in traffic because I find myself weighing the
>advantages and disadvantages of growing on valleys and hill sides.
> I find myself not enjoying a casual conversation unless I somehow am
>able
>to swing it over to pumpkins. Then have to be reminded that "not everyone
>is
>interested in growing pumpkins" which receives a reply of why not and a
>blank
>stare ?????
>
> Well, I hope the germination of my plants on May 15 Th. will knock out
>the
>lonesomeness of the whole winter without one of my best friends "THE
>PUMPKIN."
> So tell me am I going nuts!!!!!!
> Take care and GROW EM BIG....
>
> Kevin Smith
> Torrance CA
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