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Re: my first

I'm going to be rally thick here - but does the zone system go east to west?
how many zones are there?

Sarah.
London UK

-----Original Message-----
From: Ruth Shultz <thegandr@hotmail.com>
To: veggie-list@eskimo.com <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Date: 13 August 1998 02:00
Subject: Re: my first


>Dear Phillipa
>I used to live in zone 2 in Ontario.  We had a growing season between
>May; when we planted seeds, and October-beginning of November when we
>harvested the last of the root vegetables.  We had anything common to
>most of North America and some kinds of squash and cucumbers indigenious
>to the area.  Okra is a green vegetable that comes in like a minature
>pepper but has a taste all its own.  Grits are dried corn bits and fried
>to go with breakfast, a lot of people in Oklahoma don't like them but I
>do. If I stand correcting by all means you people in other southern
>states jump in please.
>ttyl
>Ruth
>
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>>Ruth what on earth is okra what are hominy grits all sound foreign to
>me yes
>>there certainly differences from place to place.Have heard of those
>things
>>but dont know what they are :-)
>>what sort of garden zones are in Canada?I do know it can get cold there
>so
>>what sort of things are grown/
>>Phillippa
>>bpgraham@ihug.co.nz
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ruth Shultz <thegandr@hotmail.com>
>>To: veggie-list@eskimo.com <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>>Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 11:52 AM
>>Subject: Re: my first
>>
>>
>>>Dear Phillippa,
>>>Yes for many years now I have filled my winter nights with mystery
>>>novels, books about cats, and books all about gardening, gardening,
>and
>>>gardening. However most of the books referred to gardening in
>>>Canada...the climate, the soil and even some of veggies are different
>>>here....for instance...what is okra? hehehe  I am kidding don't like
>it
>>>boiled but quite nice in casseroles and fried with hominy
>grits....don't
>>>ask me what those are, I am new here...hehehe
>>>ttyl
>>>Ruth
>>>
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>>>>Hi Ruth  welcome to the world of gardening.once hooked there is no
>>>stopping
>>>>you!One thing I found helpful when starting out gardening was to read
>>>all I
>>>>could on gardening.I used to haunt the library and bookshops etc  but
>>>learnt
>>>>a lot.The winter was a good time for reading so as yours is not far
>>>away
>>>>give it a go.Happy gardening.
>>>>Phillippa
>>>>bpgraham@ihug.co.nz
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Ruth Shultz <thegandr@hotmail.com>
>>>>To: veggie-list@eskimo.com <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>>>>Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 12:26 PM
>>>>Subject: my first
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Dear Friends,
>>>>>I am new to the list and have never gardened before this summer in
>>>>>Oklahoma .....I hope to be more successful next year....things other
>>>>>than zucchini, other squash, tomatoes, and melons seem to be the
>only
>>>>>things that have grown this year.  I am going to try to grow some
>>>crops
>>>>>of green beans and other legumes along with okra before growing
>season
>>>>>is completely over.
>>>>>I hope that my experiences this summer teach me the lessons I need
>to
>>>>>have! I am in zone 7 and the summer here as reached 105 degrees
>>>>>farenheight.  It is amazing even with me determined watering that
>>>>>anything has survived the heat at all!
>>>>>Hope to do better with the garden every year....the gardening in
>>>>>Ontario, Canada was more familar.  But soon I will be familar with
>>>this
>>>>>clime and soil.:)
>>>>>your gardening friend
>>>>>Ruth Shultz
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