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Re: Introduction

Judy Showers wrote:
> 
> My name is Judy Showers, I live in South Central Pennsylvania, USDA zone
> 6 and PA is one of the mid-atlantic states.  My climate is "variable,"
> especially in the last few years.  I can remember when I was a child,
> the summers were hot & the winters were cold & snowy but not overly so.
>  The last few years, I have seen very hot summers (100 deg. F), and very
> cold winters,(-18 deg. F.),  Drought in summer to lots of snow (3-4
> feet) in winter.  I guess this is all due to the greenhouse effect and
> the ozone layer.  I am age 53, married, no children to me but my husband
> has 2 to his 1st wife.  We own & operate a television & satellite
> business(called Carlisle Radio & TV Co) a used furniture business(called
> J & W Used Furniture) and a hobby craft business(called Showers of
> Buttons).  For recreation, I have an attached 10' X 22' greenhouse that
> my husband built for me about 5 years ago.  I also have a 7' X 11' pond.
>  I really enjoy growing exotic & tropical plants, and especially from
> seeds, so you might hear some questions from me, should I run into
> difficulty.  I am a member of the Hobby Greenhouse Association, also the
> local chapter, and am on their discussion group on the net. I am on so
> many discussion groups on the net, it keeps me busy reading them when I
> get time, but a lot of times, I don't & the email piles up.  Glad to
> meet all of you & learn about your seed-starting ventures.

I forgot to tell you what I have grown (both successfully & not) from 
seeds: Ravenala madagascarensis (unsuccessful), Lavatera, Cassia, 
Hibiscus, Delonix regia, Dwarf Poinciana, Erythrina (different species), 
several different palm trees, several different species of Passiflora, 
etc.
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