that's wonderful. good for you lneuru@watarts.uwaterloo.ca wrote: > Because the climate makes us more friendly, polite, and teaches us > to value patience and difference of opinion. Lucinda in Canada > > On 7 Dec 2001 at 7:13, Bargyla Rateaver wrote: > > > my figs, in San Diego, are OK, but in wintry climate, much safer to protect > > them. Why do people live in those miserably cold places??? > > > > Margaret Lauterbach wrote: > > > > > >Forwarded by listowner. > > > > > > > >Received: (from pennyx1@juno.com) > > > > by m2.boston.juno.com (jqueuemail) id GMVLSEZZ; Wed, 05 Dec 2001 > > > > 02:15:39 EST > > > >To: gardeners@globalgarden.com > > > >Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 02:07:10 -0500 > > > >Subject: Fig trees in St.Louis, Mo. > > > >Message-ID: <20011205.020730.17862.8.pennyx1@juno.com> > > > >X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 > > > >X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 1,3-6 > > > >From: penny x stamm <pennyx1@juno.com> > > > > > > > >Does anyone have an opinion about whether or not my son-in-law, Gino, > > > >should > > > >be protecting his two young fig trees for the winter? They are in a > > > >protected spot, > > > >and the zone is 6-1/2. Probable low of zero. > > > > > > > >Penny, NY > > > > > > George, how come Penny isn't on line? How should we know whether he has to > > > protect his fig trees if we don't even know what kind they are? Some > > > varieties are hardier than others. Margaret L > > > > -- > > > > Bargyla Rateaver > > http://home.earthlink.net/~brateaver > > -- Bargyla Rateaver http://home.earthlink.net/~brateaver