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Re: is something wrong? not really

Allan Day wrote:
> 
> On Mon 10 Aug, Connie Hoy wrote:
> > Monica,this is so interesting when folks indicate their growing zones..
> > I too am a zone 6 but in the NW of the country and tomato,corn are not as
> > early as you in Indiana...Corn will be coming on soon and toms Cherry only
> > right now..Larger ones for juices etc.generally dont come on until late this
> > month at least in any number.Your frost in spring must not be a problem,as
> > we dont seriously warm up until mid to late June hence the harvest
> > schedule...Envy you some.But on the positive side I will be canning most of
> > my toms when it has cooled down in Sept.
> > Nice to hear someone is reaping up a storm.
> > Connie
> >
> > M. Mathena wrote:
> >
> > > Allan Day wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I haven't had any mail from veggie-list since 5th.Aug. and there is
> > > > nothing in the archive either since that date. Is everybody on holiday
> > > > or do we have a problem?
> > > > Allan
> > > Allan,
> > >  We have been on a few days vacation, our school states Aug. 17. We do
> > > not have children in school, but my husband works there. All of our
> > > harvesting is nearly finished, second patch of corn coming on, but we
> > > froze 50 dozen ears cut off of the cob a few weeks ago. Will make more
> > > tomatoe juice this week, so not much to ask. I enjoy reading all the
> > > messages from the veggie list, learned alot, and did not need to ask
> > > many questions, since most were already answered. I suspect alot of
> > > list members are doing the same thing. Zone 5-6, Southern Indiana.
> > >
> > > Monica
> >
> >
> Hello ladies, what have I started, another chat circle?
>  I don't know
> what you could call my zone, how about deepest UK. Actually we have a
> sunny hillside on the welsh borders. Yes we do have corn and it won't be
> long. The outdoor tomatoes are ripening.so far the birds have had them
> because we haven't finished the nets. We are ripening the cherry
> tomatoes indoor., picked 18 small punnets for market yesterday. Connie,
> did you look at the time on my original, about 4AM here, I am often up
> checking e-mail then.
> We have been coping with cucumber problems. half our plants went off, it
> turned out to be cucumber mosaic virus, spread by aphids from presumably
> the aubergines which co-habit. I did a lot of research on the net. It
> seems that to control the aphids you encourage lacewings and hoverflies.
> You make winter homes for the adult lacewings out of lemonade bottles,
> bottoms off, fill with corrugated cardboard rolls and hang up.
> Also grow open type flowers (like daisies)  for the nectar, best colours
> white & yellow. As it is the larvae that do the work I have to get busy
> with flowerbeds next to the polytunnels.
> Lots to learn, lots to do.
> 'Bye for now
> P.S. anothet very hot day here, how are you faring?
> 
> --
> Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
Allan,
 It looks like you did start a chat circle, but there was not much 
going on anyway. The weather in Indiana has been hot, and the humidity 
has been high, but we are not as hot as Texas and the more Southern 
States. As I stated earlier, we have had an abundance of rain. I 
really do not know what to expect from El Nino or now La Nino. I don't 
think I will second guess the winter. It sounds like your crops are 
just beginning, how long will the weather cooperate with the growing 
season in your neck of the woods? By the way, where if Stan? Does 
anyone know where the Lazy Gardener has gone?
Monica
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