OT: Re: [gardeners] Where'd everyone go?

Harry Boswell (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:14:29 -0500

Hang in there!! It can be done (I quit 22+ years ago).

(George, please forgive the OT post)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Att input" <kingdomm@worldnet.att.net>
To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:10 AM
Subject: RE: [gardeners] Where'd everyone go?


: I'm still here. Put the garden in in different levels through the last two
: weeks.
: 
: What's been taking my computer time? It's alt.support.stop-smoking.
: 
: One month yesterday. Wow, feeling good after a long battle.
: 
: Keep up the good posts!
: 
: -----Original Message-----
: From: owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com
: [mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of George Shirley
: Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 11:24 AM
: To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
: Subject: Re: [gardeners] Where'd everyone go?
: 
: 
: Not necessarily, there are only about 110 members of this list and most of
: those lurk. Our highest
: number of members was 150 about two years ago. This includes the regular
: list and the digest. We've
: lost about 10 members in the last month and picked up 4 new ones. I think
: most people aren't
: gardening yet.
: 
: Miz Anne and I are trying to get our spring garden in today but probably
: won't make it, the Mantis
: tiller won't start, first time ever. So, Monday it will go to the shop and
: right now we're taking a
: small break from turning over the rye grass with shovels.
: 
: We have tomatoes and chiles in the greenhouse that are in excess of 24
: inches tall, have fruit and
: blooms on them, and desparately need to be planted.
: 
: George
: 
: Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
: >
: > This is another one of those "why aren't people talking about gardening?"
: > posts.  It's signal to noise ratio.  If he'd ask a garden question, he'd
: > get more talk about gardening.  Margaret L
: >
: > > > Dorsett at dorsettb@kiva.net wrote:
: > > >
: > > > > That list's volume probably varies day to day, too.  Gardens
: > > > > averages between 400 and 500 messages a week.
: > > >
: > > > Volume's not a problem; it's the s/n ratio.
: > >
: > >what is s/n ratio?  Lucinda
: > > >
: > > > Dan Dixon
: 
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