From: Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net   
      
   cshenk wrote:   
      
   > Nyssa wrote:   
   >   
   >> cshenk wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree   
   >> > flowers made   
   >> > it, sheltered by the house.  50mph gusts.  Some around   
   >> > me were not so lucky, sadly.   
   >> >   
   >> > Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were   
   >> > fine.   
   >> >  We ran ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it   
   >> >  on,   
   >> > then anchored those   
   >> > to the structure.  It's solid.  Virginia Beach is   
   >> > hurricane terratory though it's mostly near misses.   
   >>   
   >> It got awfully windy here too. I've been postponing   
   >> setting out my lettuce and vinca plants, but they're   
   >> getting crowded inside under the plant light.   
   >   
   > Figured so.  MSN is recapping our tornado warnings.   
   > Nothing happened this but about a yeat ago one of our more   
   > affluent neighborhoods got hit hard.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> From this morning's weather radio forecast, it sounds   
   >> like we're going to be dumped directly into summer next   
   >> week with temps going into the 80s. Who wants to bet   
   >> those poor lettuce plants will go directly to seed )do   
   >> not pass go, do not collect $200)?   
   >   
   >   
   > i put mine in partial shade.  The nice thing about a   
   > container garden is you can move it around 8-)   
   >   
   >   
   >> Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a   
   >> gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips   
   >> the growing season   
   >   
   > I'm having fun!  Post retirement leaves me time for such.   
   > I'm even   
   > sprouted seeds inside.  Delicata squash did really well.   
   > They are 5inches tall already!   
   >   
   I'm glad you're enjoying it. You've earned it!   
      
   I'm just glad that all of the refurbishing and upgrading   
   for the house exterior is *finally* finished so I can   
   start concentrating on the indoor fixes and the outdoor   
   gardening.   
      
   Nyssa, who has a nice looking house after more than three   
   years of working to get it this way   
      
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