Re: Any suggestions?

Doreen Howard wrote:

> Rena,
> How about having each child get an old shoe he or she has outgrown--holey
> tennies work great.  Have the kids fill them with sandy soil mix or
> commercial cactus mix.  Then plant baby succulents.  They can personalize
> the shoes with fabric paint or glue on stuff.  They make wonderful gifts for
> Mom or the grandparents.  And, they can be held until Christmas in a sunny
> indoor place.
> Doreen Howard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rena falcone <renabean@noln.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
> Date: Thursday, June 14, 2001 12:36 PM
> Subject: Any suggestions?
>
> >To anyone that has any good
> >ideas:
> >I'm Starting to devise a plan for the late summer and fall to continue
> >the education process for the garden club for our kids.  I may go with
> >some indoor plants that the children could give as holiday gifts.  Any
> >suggestions for inexpensive, easy yet interesting plants? "r"
> >
> >Nesa wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  I am overwhelmed by the good news and your kind messages. Thank you
> >> everyone . I am just a woman who loves gardening and is lucky to have
> >> supportive friends like you and a great husband.You can count on
> >> hearing plans as well as progress of my new plot. We're going on
> >> holiday next week for 4 days and will start when we get back. I
> >> already have some pumpkins and tomatoes that are ready to go it.I will
> >> not disrupt the Squash(Peter Pan), Okra (flowering and fruiting in
> >> containers now) or Beans(flowering and fruiting too) again as they
> >> seem to have adjusted. I still have lots of seeds and will just start
> >> new ones to go in the ground.I will definitely be starting with
> >> okra(many of you know I believe that is a great natural trellis) -
> >> Clemson Spineless as it's early and some Country Gentleman corn. I
> >> will find spots for my Papaya and Banana trees that are now
> >> temporarily in containers. I am starting Chiku(sapodilla) too, in fact
> >> this is able to produce in containers. I have a few Wonder Egg fruit
> >> seedlings (got the seeds froma friend in Texas) and plan on putting 2
> >> in the ground, will leave 2 in containers. As for toms, I have lots of
> >> Whippersnapper seeds from England and have one plant that's about 10in
> >> that will go in the ground . I've named this plant "Whup"- a good
> >> Southern name as I'm competing with a friend of mine in Texas to see
> >> whether her Whupper or my Whup will produce first- we both planted the
> >> seeds on the same day. So far my Whup has had his ass whupped cos
> >> Whupper has produced 2 toms (not ripened yet though).I plan on
> >> starting more Whippersnappers and ultimately saving seeds for the
> >> community plot. I also have lots of Yellow Pear seeds and as Yellow as
> >> well as Pear shaped toms are highly unusual here I am gonna plant
> >> those for me and the Community plot too.I am expecting some Juliet
> >> seeds too which will join the list. Can anyone tell me what to expect
> >> from those?Guess I have rambled on long enough, more later.
> >
> >
> >
> >

Doreen...not to get off subject, but aren't you the lady I bought that Satsuma
from a couple years back as you were leaving Angleton?  If so, wow...sure great
to see your name again...the tree is still alive and producing great crops!

Hope all is well...

Larry
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