What's Up in the Naughties?
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Yep, January, naught-naught. We had about a week of unbelieveable weather, the three days before this one made it to 70* or better. Now, it's only supposed to be 38* for a high tomorrow. Blick. Back to cleaning, I guess. Or maybe ordering more stuff. Yeah! THAT'S the ticket!
Did this downtime stretch on long enough?
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Well, since no one's around, I'll talk to myself. Having not used the kerosene heater since the last century, I was worried that it might not be Y2K comliant, but apparently it was. And after turning it off this morning and turning on the electric heater, it too seems to be Y2K compliant. As are my aquariums, refrigerator, toilets, and coffee maker. The only real things I need to survive for the winter.
Hubby and I are going out to get me a new desk, under the idea that he's going to get this computer room straightened up. Yahuh. It looks like a guy's dorm room in here.
My cat's ears seeds that I collected at my sister-in-law's house leapt right up! They may take over my yard, but I'll take them over dandelions any day. Nothing else coming up yet.
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What's up is drooling over the new seed catalogs while nestled in a favorite armchair, under an afghan, with a fires in the woodstoves and a cup of tea nearby. Sigh. This is the season of dreams and plans, far from the reality of droughts, pests, and weeds.
ruth
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Hey guys! I'm baaaaaack!!! Florida was gorgeous! We had an absolutely great time. Can't wait to go back next Christmas! I couldn't believe the nice warm weather we were having up here! Today was cold and windy after some high winds and hard rain yesterday afternoon.
Sysop, I'm with you. Going through the backlogged mail I have tons of catalogs. Since I'm starting some new shade beds this spring I'm doing some serious drooling and dreaming on what to get!
I had a nice surprise. My baby hellebores have put up bloom stalks! I guess they weren't too small after all. I hope the deer don't discover them. I have all kinds of bark damage out back. The poor things are starving. With the warm spells we keep getting all my daffodils are up a few inches. They've done that for the past few winters. I wonder if this weird warm weather pattern is the new weather pattern for this area. Believe it or not, I want SNOW!!!!
Well, back to slowly unpacking for a family of five. It's a big job!
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While unloading the mailbox today, hubby remarked that Xmas wasn't even two weeks past and we were being inundated with catalogs again. Of course, these are the kind of catalogs I can't resist. While you were gone, Kathleen, I *received* my T&M order and already planted out four of the packets! I can't believe your little hellebores are blooming. H. orientalis or foetidus? Deer won't touch them, they're poisonous. In fact, a couple of years ago when I had my first H. foetidus set seed, I couldn't wait for them to finish ripening on their own and risk them spilling their seed, so I clipped the stalks and shelled the seeds myself. Now keep in mind that I'm not allergic to anything. But within a few hours of pod-shelling, it began to burn under the ends of my fingernails like I'd been cutting up really hot peppers. Not long after that, the ends of my fingers began to burn. I ended up in tears, trying everything to get the burning to stop. Contact dermatitis. Keep that in mind if you ever get any juices of hells on your hands. Wash them immediately. A lesson not soon forgotten.
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Thanks for the advice, Jeana. Yes, I would be in sorry shape if I touch a cut hellebore. I get contact dermatitis just from brushing up against a lot of plants. Pain in the butt!!! I have no idea what type of hellebore I have! Typical me. I think it's the regular white lenten rose. I'll let you know as the blooms start opening. By the way, way back you mentioned a deer repellent that works. What was it? I'm going to need to protect my plantings that I'll do this spring. I've pestered my men into helping me start my prickly hedgerow. I'm going to order barberry and prickly locust to start out.
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Ah ha! I surprised myself! I went out to the hellebores and I had actually kept the plant stakes! They are h. argutifolius "Summer Rose." Anyone actually has this? The stake just says early and 18-24" height. I guess you can tell I got these cheap at a rinky dink nursery!
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Hey, Jeana! Another pesky shade question -- cats' paws. I take it they like dry shade? I'm looking in my Shady Oaks catalog and see it listed. I was very curious about your remark on them but restrained myself. But now I'm just too curious! Is it a good bet? I don't want to completely abandon the dry shade spot out back 'cause of the maples' roots. Are cats' paws shallow rooted? Thanks much.
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Ok, pesky Kathleen, I'll see if I can remember to address all of these. First, what is the botanical name of the plant they're calling cat's paws in the catalog? I'd tell you mine, but all my wildflower books are downstairs. Anway, mine is really a sun denizen and the flowers look like bright yellow danelions, only taller and bigger. But there's *plenty* of things that can take dry shade. Well, maybe not plenty, but enough. Like hellebores, though I've never heard of a named variety of H. argutifolia (does yours have almost prickle-like things on the edges of the leaves?). H. foetidus does great and seeds with abandon. I can send you some babies. There's also cyclamen, ivy (though I wouldn't use Englilsh ivy unless you have a large area to do) Iris foetidus (way cool), Ajuga 'Caitlin's Giant', lamium, Euphorbia robbii(wrong sp. name, too lazy to go look it up)-wood spurge, wild columbine. That should be enough to keep you busy for a while. I charge for any other dry shade suggestions since they're a trade secret.
I don't remember a deer repellent except having the men folk "mark" your territory. I may have read something somewhere and blurted it out, but if I did, I have no idea what it would've been. If you have things they're going after, you can lay down old chainlink fence around the area with rocks under it to prop it up a few inches, they won't walk on anything they think they might get tangled in. If I were in your position, I'd opt for the electrified concertina wire, juiced with 50,000 volts. Actually, I have a wonderful doberman rescue that needs a home and she loves to run off deer and squirrels. THAT'S what you need, yeah, *that's* the ticket!
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Oh good grief! I'm lazy too! I had to go retrieve the Shady Oaks catalog to look up cat's paws! OK, it's called antennaria. Described as a silver-white hardy ground cover that's drought tolerant. The flowers are small silky "pussy toes." My poor head is swimming! I've marked all my catalogs with things to get and I have all these layouts going through my mind! I want to get everything! But common sense will prevail and I'll realize there's no way I can plant all the things I want to get. I wonder if the boys will help if I pay them? Hmmmmm? Also, I've been put on a strict budget. Sigh! I'll have to do some creative budgeting!
I guess I got you confused with someone else, Jeana, about the deer repellent. I do that a lot. I've been getting so much advice from many sources I really need to start writing them in a notebook to keep it all straight! You should write a book! I'll be your first purchaser! You have definitely given me the best advice on shade gardening and I really, really appreciate it. THANKS!!!!
Oh, and the hellebores do have prickly things on the edge of the leaves.
Well, back to dreaming and scheming. Is it March yet?!?
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Then it sounds like you have H. argutifolius. I really like that one, but the best way to insure a harsh winter here is to plant one. Since mine died, we've had two nice winters.
Pussy toes will grow in dry shade, but not at any great clip. If you want something to cover the ground or hold the soil, go with one of the others I said before. Ajuga 'C.G.' is fast, beautiful, tough as nails, and will smother out anything.
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By pests, you wouldn't be referring to the Cooks' Talk denizens, would you, Ruth? With all the clamor over there, I think I'd go hide under an afghan, too! What really happened, anyway? I was at work for New Year's and after I checked out my systems (Y2K AOK) I logged on to the board here and left a message that everything seemed fine. I got the correct date and time and was able to return and see my post. Is Web Cross an outside vendor over whom you have no control? I know what that can be like! Would you consider posting a quick explanation to all the fora (forums?) as a courtesy to the users? A lot of good information got lost (along with plenty of worthless chatter). Best regards, and happy new year!
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Hi! It's a terrible shame that we lost half a month's worth of posts, don't you think? Not as bad for us gardeners at this time of year as for the cooks and so many great recipes they posted. A few were really beside themselves, but I think they're calming down now. It is frustrating to have to (i.e. feel compelled to) re-post questions and answers, but life does go on, doesn't it? I've been so busy squashing Y2K bugs this week at work that I haven't had a slacker's moment to put a word in here. Sure, the water's running, the power's on, planes didn't drop out of the sky, but as they (whoever they are) say, the devil's in the details.
Should I order my Caladium "White Queen" from Park's or Wayside? Or someone else?
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Um, uh, ok, sure. OH! You meant *which* one to order from. Beats me. I don't like them well enough to put up with their prissy-ness. *If* I buy any, I get them already leafed out.
Speaking of which, I went down in the basement for a pot today and my darn cannas are coming up! Not acceptable! I think it's because it's been so warm that the basement hasn't been as cool as it usually is in the winter months. Aggravating. I guess I'm going to have to pot the #&^% things up and put them in the greenhouse. Not sure I want them that bad. I don't mind lifting things in the fall, but they darn sure better be easy to store and easy to start in the spring.
Have white crocuses blooming in a couple of spots. And my Helleborus orientalis 'Red Mountain' is putting out its flowers. Groan. It's too early, go back to sleep!
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I hate to say this, but I have stuff to get rid of. If you're interested, go up to the stuff to trade folder.
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Another cloudy, damp day, overcast. This place has gone mysteriously quiet. I know Carolyn's hubby fried their computer so that's why she's not here. I'm wondering what Genie has done to her computer this time since we haven't heard from her for a while. David's not at work....where's everybody else?
I'm determined to finish setting up the rock on my tank today and to get at least three plant/seed orders off. If I don't deal with these things, the catalogs are going to cover me over. But first, I need to make a list of things I've already ordered.....I hate it when I order the same thing from two different places!
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No gardening activity here, but have been geedily looking over the offerings in the Wayside catalog (OOOOOOO look at that, wouldn't it be great in that bare corner? What! $40 for ONE plant! Oh my, Got to get a cutting bed going big time.)
Awful weather. No snow to cover the beds, protect the plants and give us something to play in around here. Heard tell that the last time measurable snow has been this late was in the 70's. It has gotten warm enough for some buds to start swelling, which will be disaster if they go too far and we get a good cold snap. Ski areas are having a hard time keeping up a snow cover and I, being a Ski Patrol member, must go up again today and be on duty. Good thing I have a pair of rock skis available.
We did have one day of skating on the pond right after Christmas, before it rained and warmed up, which was fun. But you know, beauty is where you find it and even this rotton weather was able to create this really cool ice pattern on the pond during that thaw, which I share with you here.
I like winter with the cold, the stark contrasts and incredible patterns of twig and branch against white snow. Hope we get some this year.
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Bill, I think I missed something somewhere. Where you be at? I had thought you were in a warmer place than you seem to be. Cool ice pattern. We have another day in the 50's here. Things are going to start to wake up then we're going to have a disasterous cold spell, I can feel it. But I'm taking advantage of it by going out and getting some work done while it's nice out.
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Bill, way cool picture. I take those kinds of pictures too! I have some I took in Florida and my men turn them all around trying to figure out what the heck I was taking a picture of! Can't they see it's Spanish moss?!? If I can figure out how to use our #*@& scanner I'll send one of my wonderful pictures!
What a dreary, wet, foggy day we're having here. Yesterday was the same way. But I can't get gloomy today -- it's my birthday! I survived another year! I never say I'm a year older! Today I'm going to pamper my orchids. They were not taken good care of while I was gone on vacation. My friend remembered to mist them, but forgot to water them. Poor babies! So alot of the flower buds have dropped off. Boo Hoo!!! I may also need to put them in a plastic tent till they plump up again. I'm hoping some of my new shade gardening books arrive today. I'm starting to build an impressive library on shade and southern Florida gardening. My sister has enlisted my help on what to do with her backyard. Knowing her she'll wait till next Christmas when I visit before planting anything. That's ok. I love to start new gardens! Also, it'll give me experience on when eventually we retire to Florida. We were going to move earlier this year, but my husband couldn't find any "good" jobs. Meaning he couldn't find any that would pay what he makes now. Also, we're in an excellent school district and really shouldn't move the boys. Oh well, time to go back to the catalogs and dream some more.
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Kathleen! Happy birdie, two ewes!! I feel pretty much the way you do about birthdays. On one hand, I fight it, on the other, I think, one less till my eventual mortality and final rest. But even in death, we'll still be gardening, won't we? I'm going to be cremated and get my gardening part of it over with quickly. I'm twenty-seventeen. On my twenty-tenth birthday, hubby threw me a surprise party and the cake said, "Happy 29th Birthday.....Again!" Very clever. I got him a tee shirt some years ago that said, "I got this shirt when I turned 40. I hate this shirt." He never wore it! Eventually I'm going to get him the one that says, "In dog years, I'm dead."
I can't believe you'd want to retire in FL. No seasons. I guess it'd probably better for you with your lupus, though. Hubby keeps throwing jabs about changing his flying position to Honolulu and I keep giving him wilting glares. HI is fun for about 10 days. After that, the cost of living, lack of seasons, poor sandy soil, tourists, overabundance of two lane roads, small properties....just not for me. But you let us know when you get there and we'll all throw you a no-notice inspection, as ex-military hubby likes to call it. In other words, we'll all just drop in on ya! (And your sister *has* to grow some gingers!)
What kind of orchids do you grow? I have about two dozen, I guess. They get sort of pampered through the winter, then put out on a table under a tree in the summer and are lucky if they get watered. Then again, alot of orchids thrive on that kind of neglect. It sort of mimics their native wet/dry seasons. I need to send you a kiki of one I sort of swiped (well, it was laying on the ground in the parking lot) at an orchid place in HI. It was from a big clump growing in the ground. Dang, I've ID'ed it once, but can't think of it right off hand. But last year, it had blooms on it for 9 months. It increases very rapidly with kikis and I grow it in a clay pot filled with mulch. It takes full sun, but in the summer, you have to gradually acclimate it to sun or the leaves may burn. I started with one piece and have a full-full 10" pot, plus last year, I gave away a full-full 8" pot. It has small rose-pink blooms, but gets lots of them. I'll pull off several kikis when it gets warmer and send them to you. Your sister could probably grow it in the ground in FL.
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Oh, come on, people! Doesn't anybody have a wish list? Post it in the stuff to trade folder, maybe somebody out there has what you want. Maybe somebody out there has what *I* want!
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I've made a tentative jab at the trading stuff. I think we've been hibernating too much.
I fought moving to Florida for awhile. My hubby wants to live there big time. But, the past two Christmases I've visited down there and had no lupus pain. I was tired as all heck from the drive, but this bod does like the Florida warmth. I really don't want to move 'cause I love the changing Virginia seasons. Now that I'm going to shade gardens and hopefully creating quite a few nice oasis' I may have to start saying "no way!" again. Maybe we'll win the lottery and can have two homes!
I'm a budding orchid grower. I've been doing it for about a year now. I have a couple of cattaleyas that don't like it here. I have a couple of dendrobiums, a cinbidium that has yet to bloom for me, a lady's slipper, a couple of phalenopsis, a vanda that has yet to bloom and a miltonia that just loves it here. Oh and a nun's cap that took me almost all year to figure out that it really doesn't like any sun -- not even sitting clear across the room from the window. It's finally starting to fill out like it was when I bought it. There's an orchid "farm" near here that draws me like a magnet that I try and try to resist! I need to figure out what I'm doing wrong before I buy any more! I have figured out that the upstairs is just too warm and dry for orchids. I moved them all downstairs about a month ago. Except for the drying out on vacation, they seem to prefer the downstairs better. I'm also not too great about keeping them fertilized. They all have different fertilization schedules that I do really need to write down and keep on the calendar. You do have me intrigued about the kiki. What the heck, I'll try them if you send them. I'm adventerous!
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Uh, the "kiki" is just a term for a new plant that starts growing either out of the bloom stem or the regular stems. When they get about an inch and a half of root, you break them off and stick them in a new pot or down in the bottom of the old pot. I'll try to remember to look up exactly what it is tonight, but this one is something akin to the dendrobiums.
I have this theory about orchids...they can all like the time they get fertilzed or they can take a hike. Same with water and temps. I don't baby any of them. The I plant I'm going to give you, I make an exception and make sure it's up against the south wall of the greenhouse so it gets full sun. My nuns cap bloom spikes keep wanting to grow south, so I have to keep turing it as they grow so they won't all be leaned out one way. I have five bloom stalks this year. I bought a white and yellow one, but I don't think it's going to bloom this year. I tried a miltonia from HI, but it did *not* like being put outside in the summer and being neglected. Dead. My favs are the dendrobiums. They're so easy. Water them in the winter, put them out in the summer and water them whenever you think about it, leave them out as long as you can in the fall (they need so many hours below 40* in order to set good bloom buds), then bring them in, feed them, and wait for the blooms. They can take some light frosts, too. I have a Paph (lady slipper) in bloom right now and it gives me fits. I've tried to times two bring it is as the bloom buds are rising only to have them dry up. So, I left it out in the gh this time and the bloom is beautiful. I just have to go out there to enjoy it.
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Ugh! POURING rain today.
Jeana, We are pretty much dead center of PA. Can't figure out if it is zone 5 or 6. Sometimes both.
See map Red dot in center marks us, almost illegible "Middleburg" may be seen above it:
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Yeah, Bill, I guess this would an odd year for you there, weather-wise. Hubby went to school in PA and just shook his head about your weather there. I'm enjoying the warmth, but will hate it when a cold north wind comes along and blasts all my bulbs trying to come up.
It was in the 60's today and supposed to be in the upper 60's tomorrow. I plan to have hubby out there with a chainsaw taking out some trees that add nothing to the landscape. I gave him the go ahead on building at least one more bridge, so he has visions of 2x12's dancing through his head. Not that I don't trust his engineering skills (the first bridge was way overbuilt), but this one's not going to be big enough to drive the tractor over, either. Ok, so maybe I'll let him make it a nudge wider so that we can take the cart over it.
Didn't get alot done today. Got all the garlic out from about a 6' radius around my staghorn sumac and dug that area mainly because I'm tired of looking at the one lone trunk and now will have several more popping up from severed roots. We got 10 bales of pine straw tonight and will be laying that in the front bed tomorrow (at last).
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Looks like a lovery day, time to see if I can cash in on hubby's life insurance. Funny, how he would think that every time I ask him to get out the chainsaw. Yet, he's the one who wants to get a chainsaw-on-a-stick. I told him to just duct tape the electric one to the end of our pruner, but he didn't go for that. Men just can't take constructive advice.
Ok, once they get back on, we need to tell Genie that she canNOT mess with her computer anymore since she keeps messing it up and Carolyn's hubby can't mess with theirs anymore since he fried theirs. There's 3000 people over in FH woodshed, but we're down to, what 8, 10? This is pitiful. FG needs to hype this more (sysop, if you're listening). We might as well email each other, sending copies out to all of us. Those that come here with questions seem like they stumbled across the site then don't even say anything after they get their answer. I'm assuming they don't stumble back to see if they even got an answer. If there weren't just a few of us wanting to gab and share, this site would be dead. Are gardeners really that bland? I know they're not, I remember the good old days with aol and their gardening boards. A folder like this one would crash about every 10 days when it would reach 1000 entries. There are gardeners galore out there, but they don't know about this site. Come on FG, don't bury us in the fine print, write us up! I thought the huge slow down would drastically pick up in the winter or at least after the holidays, but it hasn't. This site is hardly worth maintaining. I sometimes think if I weren't so chatty, no one would hang around. Maybe I'm too chatty, I think Kimm gets disgusted with me and only checks in once in a while, but that's child's play compared to some of the outright meaness that goes on in the woodshed from time to time.
And the site alot of the time is slow as molasses. And I have a cable modem. I can't imagine how bad it must be for those with a regular phone modem. Would any of you guys rather email and forward rather than try to get through to this site? I certainly don't have a problem doing that. I think we need to form a united front agaist FG for not promoting the site. If you ever go to the homepage, have you noticed that this site is at the absolute *bottom* of the page? What's the deal, FG? I'm saving everybody's email address in case this gets pulled and will forward a copy of this to the regulars if it does.
FG, who's going to answer any questions if the few of us aren't here? I guess that would be you, sysop.
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Yes, it might be a good idea just to email each other. Maybe things will pick up once the season warms. Thanks for telling me what a 'kiki' is Jeana. I like your philosophy on orchid care. My grandmother had the same and I'm starting to adopt it myself! I can't be bothered by too much babying and pampering! Which is also how I feel about gardening in general! The miltonia is about the only one of my orchids that I seem to have thriving. Every time I pass it, I dump a cupful of water over it to keep it constantly wet. The others I give a good spray but they don't seem too appreciative. Oh well, I'll give them another chance. What are the bridges for? Actually, I think I remember you saying once you have a creek in your yard. You saying your husband is dreaming of 2x12's is the way I am right now with the dry streambed. I have a feeling I'm going to start it soon 'cause I keep visually it in my mind. I wonder if my hubby remembers how to use a backhoe?!? He used to lay cable before becoming a computer person. It'll give him a nice project to dig me a wonderful ditch. I'm trying to calculate how much gravel and stone I'm going to need. And do I want to do it all once or in stages. Decisions, decisions! The thing will be about 300 feet long or more. I can't find our plat and am too lazy to go out and measure at the moment. That's the way the boys are too. They don't want to haul rock up from the creek no matter how much I pay them. It will be a horrendous job lugging those rock up a steep hill. Well, I'll think of something. A rock party!!!
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Excellent rant, Jeana, I'm behind you 100% on several points, but on the first, must I remind you that what people do with their 'puters in the privacy of their own homes is none of our business? I don't even want to speculate!
More seriously, though, I do agree, this is pitiful. Do you remember my "I'm getting bored here" post from November (it's in the archives now)? Things apparently haven't changed much in two months. I also agree that there could be a better connection between this forum and the magazine. To my knowledge, they have only farmed it once, for reprints of some of the self-sower posts.
i "Those that come here with questions seem like they stumbled across the site then don't even say anything after they get their answer. I'm assuming they don't stumble back to see if they even got an answer."
One of my pet peeves! Sometimes it feels like you're talking to yourself. BTW, maybe you could get DH to set you up your own web site - Ask Jeana. On second thought, why bother? You've got it here!
I expect you've seen the message from Taunton New Media by now. What a breath of fresh air! I think one big reason the traffic has declined here is because of slow response time. I'm hoping the improvements will bring back more people. We'll see. (I'm very jealous of your cable modem, but for a slow site like this, it makes no difference. It will once they make the change.)
Please don't defect. I would miss all y'all (did I get that right?). I'm very hopeful after reading David Kenney's grand missive.
I want to suggest something: These "chat" folders are fun and easy, but they get big quick, and stuff gets buried pretty quickly. Please please please don't be shy,
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about starting new topics. For instance, all this orchid info would surely attract interest from casual browsers who would miss it in the depths of "what's up in the naughties." Ditto the hellebore stuff and dry shade plantings for Kathleen. I still can't figure out how to get lurkers to venture a comment, but a wider variety of real subjects might help, don't you think? or don't you? I need to get back to work now.
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O.K.
You've all forced me to come out of the woodwork here. Don't leave!!! What will I do if I can't read something new everyday. I agree, there are very few voices here; your reliability in posting is what keeps me here. However, The limited amount of participants makes me shy to add something, which is really just a cop-out, so I will do my best to continue communicating from here forth.
I also feel many people just stumble through just to post once and never return, but there are people like me who read to familarize themselves with the site and archives before opening their mouths. Which does lead to the number one complaint I have- TOO SLOW!! I also noticed that "discussion" has been moved now to the bottom of the home page, where not too long ago it was highlighted up near the top.
So, what I've been doing is putting together a list of stuff I could trade and stuff I'm looking for, since Jeana thinks it's all just her stuff. I'm feeling a bit like all my stuff is probably so common that everyone must have more Sedum spurium and Ajuga reptans than they know what to do with also. So, I'm finding some more interesting stuff. I'll post there soon.
Weather here is delightfull. 50's during the day, teens at night. Snow patches melting slowly from our last storm. Not much going on in the garden proper, but my hubby and I are currently fencing our 2 acres with deer and rabbit fence. It's begining to feel like self-toture: pounding in T-posts, massive amounts of concrete & heavy rolls of wire. The purpose is really to contain our new puppy, with the added benefit of keeping deer and elk out of the garden. I've yet to see how gardening with the dog goes, since we got him once things were dormant. Just wait till I fire up the drip system next spring!
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Catherine -- GREAT to hear from a mountain gardener in the West. I'm in the Mid-Atlantic. Jeana, David, Kathleen et al.: DON'T LEAVE!!!! I've been sidetracked by holiday & work stuff, but I'm ba-a-ack....
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OK, now I've read all the postings in this folder -- Jeana, you're right on all counts, but DON'T LEAVE! David, I agree: more topics (so, SYSOP, can't you put all those orchid postings in a sep. folder?). I for one am going to print them out for reference when I finally get into orchids (a long-time dream which won't happen till SO gets that greenhouse built!).
P.S. to SYSOP: And the slowness of this site is VERY discouraging....