Re: [gardeners] In the garden?
margaret lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 08 Jan 1999 06:53:03 -0700
At 04:52 PM 1/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Our ground is frozen, daytime temps around 40, but low 20s at night.
>>Pretty much the usual winter weather. I've got to get some chile and
>>cauliflower seeds started, though. Margaret
>
>Is that all the colder it is where you are? I thought the midwest was
>pretty well frozen.
I'm not in the Midwest, Lucinda. Boise is north of Las Vegas, and
Lewiston, IDaho, directly north of Boise, is a Pacific seaport, thanks to
locks and dams on the Columbia river.
>
>Let us all know how Windows 98 turns out. I don't think I'm reday for it.
>
>We keep getting squalls, 5-10 cm here and there. It's keeping everything
>pretty and white. We should have another big one this weekend (maybe) so
>it should be interesting. Average temp -9 celsius, with wind chill -30-35.
> Despite bad weather the roofers are coming tomorrow to reshingle our
>garage. This is what Mennonite farmboys do in the winter.
>
>The front lawn is a snowfort, and the back is now about 24 inches deep with
>drifts. At least all the summertime disasters from the drought and heat
>are covered up. I shudder to think what I have lost. Next phase is
>groundcover, I think. The job has gotten so hectic I won't have much time
>to garden and think I'll spend that little bit I do have moving my good
>bulbs to the farm. Godwilling I can retire soon.
>
>Lucinda
>
I hope you can retire when you want to retire. Ask the Mennonite boys how
deep the manure is in the hotframes. People in this area dig a pit, fill
it with about two feet of fresh manure, top it with dirt then with a glass
and wood cold frame. Margaret, who's delighted to see your name among the
posters again.