Re: [gardeners] How warm has it been?

Allen and Judy Merten (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:11:17 -0600

Hi Harry,
    Same here in Texas. We have sunflowers blooming and more sprouting,
also corn plants where we feed the squirrels.
    Still getting cherry tomatos, about 3 gals a week now, and Rancho
Grande Jalapenos, and Anaheim Chilis.
    Allen
    Bastrop Co.,Tx
    Zone 8

Harry Boswell wrote:

> It's been warm enough in the REAL USDA Zone 8 that some of the
> spilled sunflower seeds from my birdfeeder have sprouted, grown,
> and flowered.  I have a small dwarf sunflower patch, about a half-
> dozen sunflowers blooming on December 11.
>
> Harry Boswell               hboswell@netdoor.com
> USDA Zone 8
> http://www2.netdoor.com/~hboswell