Re: [gardeners] Lurkers Come Out/Autumn Rain
Catharine Vinson (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 18 Oct 1997 00:01:23 +0000
I'm late with an intro. Have been out of town for the past couple of
weeks. Was awfully nice to come home to find notes from so many gardeners
who have joined this list.
I know a number of folks here from other places, but lots are new faces to
me. Not much to say about me, except I'm a garden addict. I garden in
Atlanta and try my luck with perennials (mostly natives), herbs, and
edibles. This last season I went a bit overboard with the
tomatoes....about 100 different varieites. Mostly open pollinated, or
heirloom varieites. I'm in the process of catching the pepper bug. I'm
terminal when it comes to basil...about 30 kinds from seed this year. Ah,
and then there's lettuce: I'm on my way to chronic. About a dozen new
varieties going at the moment.
This time of year I am busy cleaning up for next year. Send in the first
seed order last week. Sick, sick, sick. Next week will start slathering on
the manure in ernest and will plant the last of the cover crops.
About the only things blooming in quantity this time of year are the first
of the camellias (sasanquas), fall asters, roses (The Fairy is going gang
busters), and some recurring bloom daylillies.
Catharine
Atlanta, zone 7b