[gardeners] Catching up
Ron Hay (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:44:14 -0700 (PDT)
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Good morning, friends!
It seems like forever since I took the time to write. My mouse died last week, and it to find the time to purchase a new one and to install it was a trick, indeed.
Our garden, which was put in late, owing to our vacation in Bavaria, is now coming into production. Lots of chard (hard to keep up with it all before it bolts in this heat). basil, some green beans and a few hot peppers and one Armenian cuke.
Yes, George, I do get a bit itchy when handling cukes, zukes and yellow crooknecks (the very definition of fecundity!).
Tomatoes are large and green and will ripen in this 90 plus heat very shortly.
Passion fruit and macadamias are ripening apace; what nectarines we have been able to save from the squirrels are delicious. Apricots were a disaster this year, since we didn't have time to net the tree before we left for Munich, and the fruit was already too large for us to net by the time we got back...or we would have knocked it off with the net.
We have had a number of Japanese eggplants, but we have had to fight red spider. We hate to have to use malathion, but have resorted to having to do so, or we would lose the whole patch. Nothing much else seems to be effective this year.
On the subejct of the wedding, it sounds absolutely delightful! Did you use cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches as part of the finger food (VBG)?
Penny, as you know, our prayers and best wishes are with you both (and your whole family!). Do try to be good to yourself, to try to take a few hours off to rest and to get away from the house while the aide is there. I know it must be very difficult to focus on anthing else but Jim at this time, but no one wants to see you run yourslef down to the point where you are likely to suffer health consequences.
Well, friends, the ugly spectre of work rears its ugly head.
Happy gardening to you all.
Ron
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<DIV>Good morning, friends!</DIV>
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<DIV>It seems like forever since I took the time to write. My mouse died last week, and it to find the time to purchase a new one and to install it was a trick, indeed.</DIV>
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<DIV>Our garden, which was put in late, owing to our vacation in Bavaria, is now coming into production. Lots of chard (hard to keep up with it all before it bolts in this heat). basil, some green beans and a few hot peppers and one Armenian cuke. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yes, George, I do get a bit itchy when handling cukes, zukes and yellow crooknecks (the very definition of fecundity!).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Tomatoes are large and green and will ripen in this 90 plus heat very shortly. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Passion fruit and macadamias are ripening apace; what nectarines we have been able to save from the squirrels are delicious. Apricots were a disaster this year, since we didn't have time to net the tree before we left for Munich, and the fruit was already too large for us to net by the time we got back...or we would have knocked it off with the net.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We have had a number of Japanese eggplants, but we have had to fight red spider. We hate to have to use malathion, but have resorted to having to do so, or we would lose the whole patch. Nothing much else seems to be effective this year.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On the subejct of the wedding, it sounds absolutely delightful! Did you use cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches as part of the finger food (VBG)?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Penny, as you know, our prayers and best wishes are with you both (and your whole family!). Do try to be good to yourself, to try to take a few hours off to rest and to get away from the house while the aide is there. I know it must be very difficult to focus on anthing else but Jim at this time, but no one wants to see you run yourslef down to the point where you are likely to suffer health consequences.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Well, friends, the ugly spectre of work rears its ugly head.</DIV>
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<DIV>Happy gardening to you all.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ron</DIV>
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