Re: [gardeners] Weather report
David G. Smith (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 21:31:52 -0500
A change in the weather here in Delaware too -- 30 degrees this morning, our
first freeze.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: Shirley,George <gshirley@deltech.net>
To: Gardeners List <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 4:24 PM
Subject: [gardeners] Weather report
> I think I can honestly say that the drought in SW Louisiana has broken. We
are
> getting rain since yesterday and it has been falling steadily all of that
time.
> The ground is finally getting saturated enough that there is some runoff
and I
> have reports that the freshwater marshes are beginning to fill again. It's
> actually been raining here, off and on, for about a week now and we are
glad to
> see it.
>
> Our cabbages are heading up nicely, the radishes are still producing, the
chard
> is about 6 inches tall, the carrots are still feathery but doing well, the
NZ
> spinach is spreading, the kohlrabi and Florence fennel are doing well, and
the
> onions have gone mad. I start picking some tomorrow and they've only been
in the
> ground about a month. Bunching onions are over a foot tall and there are
three
> to five onions in each bunch where only one start was planted.
>
> The tender plants are in the greenhouse and I'm starting to itch to plant
the
> spring seeds in the pots but must force myself to wait until January 15th.
>
> Life is indeed good.
>
> George
>