Happy Birthday! Re: [gardeners] Friday in the garden

Elizabeth (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 09:32:05 -0400 

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Happy Birthday to George today!  May there be many more happy ones.

Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: George Shirley=20
  To: Gardeners List=20
  Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:54 PM
  Subject: [gardeners] Friday in the garden


  Had to work all morning and finally finished the job at 1:30 pm, =
Sleepy sure was glad to see me
  home. Took a stroll around the garden and harvested some okra that was =
about 10 inches long and
  woody. Went immediately to the compost heap. Was going to go back out =
and rip the okra and eggplant
  out and start spreading rye grass seed but we had torrential downpours =
and lightning storms coming
  through for about 2 hours. By then I was out of the mood and it was =
dark anyway.

  Did notice some more ripe chiles so reckon I'll go get them in the =
morning if it isn't raining
  again.

  Got to do a little shopping tomorrow also as our kids, grandkids, and =
greatgrandkid are coming over
  Sunday to help me celebrate becoming an official senior citizen. Hit =
the big 62 Sunday and start
  drawing my Social Security in November. Want to commend all you people =
out there working those long
  hours and ask that you keep it up. I want to keep on drawing SS for =
awhile. <VBG>

  It's going to be strange not doing a fall garden this year so reckon =
I'll try to improve some flower
  beds. Got a lot of begonia to rip out of the east strip garden and =
also lots of partridge pea there.
  Need to set out or separate some of the ginger that is doing so well =
in that garden. The butterfly
  ginger is doing exceedingly well, lots of fragrant blooms that are a =
lovely white and do look sort
  of like a butterfly. What I thought was red ginger turns out to be =
some sort of tall lily so that
  gets torn out of that bed too. Reckon Stokes Tropical Garden will get =
some custom from us this year
  as they have some really showy gingers I would like to have.

  Got a couple of outsized cedars to cut out at the northwest corner of =
the house too. They're getting
  rather large and are way to close to the house. There's a few other =
plants out there that need to be
  rooted out and tossed but I have to get clearances from Miz Anne for =
those.

  We start converting the carport into a garage later this month so have =
to go and buy the materials
  soon. Also have to get estimates on the new kitchen so we'll know how =
hard we have to work over the
  next few months. Got a pretty good idea about new floor coverings so =
that will be up around January.
  Then I have a trellis to build in the back and a small gazebo with two =
seats for the front. Should
  keep us busy well into the new year.

  Whats up with all of you?

  George


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Happy Birthday to George today!  = May there be=20 many more happy ones.
 
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 George=20 Shirley
To: Gardeners List
Sent: Friday, September 21, = 2001 8:54=20 PM
Subject: [gardeners] Friday in = the=20 garden

Had to work all morning and finally finished the job at = 1:30=20 pm, Sleepy sure was glad to see me
home. Took a stroll around the = garden=20 and harvested some okra that was about 10 inches long and
woody. = Went=20 immediately to the compost heap. Was going to go back out and rip the = okra and=20 eggplant
out and start spreading rye grass seed but we had = torrential=20 downpours and lightning storms coming
through for about 2 hours. By = then I=20 was out of the mood and it was dark anyway.

Did notice some = more ripe=20 chiles so reckon I'll go get them in the morning if it isn't=20 raining
again.

Got to do a little shopping tomorrow also as = our=20 kids, grandkids, and greatgrandkid are coming over
Sunday to help = me=20 celebrate becoming an official senior citizen. Hit the big 62 Sunday = and=20 start
drawing my Social Security in November. Want to commend all = you=20 people out there working those long
hours and ask that you keep it = up. I=20 want to keep on drawing SS for awhile. <VBG>

It's going = to be=20 strange not doing a fall garden this year so reckon I'll try to = improve some=20 flower
beds. Got a lot of begonia to rip out of the east strip = garden and=20 also lots of partridge pea there.
Need to set out or separate some = of the=20 ginger that is doing so well in that garden. The butterfly
ginger = is doing=20 exceedingly well, lots of fragrant blooms that are a lovely white and = do look=20 sort
of like a butterfly. What I thought was red ginger turns out = to be=20 some sort of tall lily so that
gets torn out of that bed too. = Reckon Stokes=20 Tropical Garden will get some custom from us this year
as they have = some=20 really showy gingers I would like to have.

Got a couple of = outsized=20 cedars to cut out at the northwest corner of the house too. They're=20 getting
rather large and are way to close to the house. There's a = few other=20 plants out there that need to be
rooted out and tossed but I have = to get=20 clearances from Miz Anne for those.

We start converting the = carport=20 into a garage later this month so have to go and buy the = materials
soon.=20 Also have to get estimates on the new kitchen so we'll know how hard = we have=20 to work over the
next few months. Got a pretty good idea about new = floor=20 coverings so that will be up around January.
Then I have a trellis = to build=20 in the back and a small gazebo with two seats for the front. = Should
keep us=20 busy well into the new year.

Whats up with all of=20 you?

George
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