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|    Snag to cshenk    |
|    Re: Dang it!    |
|    24 Apr 24 17:30:14    |
      From: Snag_one@msn.com              On 4/24/2024 4:26 PM, cshenk wrote:       > Nyssa wrote:       >       >> cshenk wrote:       >>       >>> Snag wrote:       >>>       >>>> On 4/22/2024 10:46 AM, cshenk wrote:       >>>>> Late coldsnap got me. Lost 4 trays of seedlings in the       >>>>> green house. All my red bell peppers.       >>>>>       >>>>> I will have to redesign the sunroom better for more       >>>>> seedling space. That will take awhile as it's got a lot       >>>>> of junk to clear out.       >>>>>       >>>>> I've still got time to get herbs started. I'll have to       >>>>> get starter       >>>>> plants now. Ah well, The delicata and zucchini are       >>>>> fine still and there's 6 trays still inside.       >>>>>       >>>>       >>>> I brought mine in last night ... and after seeing the       >>>> frost on our       >>>> cars this morning I'm glad I did !       >>>       >>> Too much to bring in. Ah well, tomatos weathered last       >>> night. Sprang       >>> up suddenly. It was 31f when Don got up to let the dog       >>> out.       >>       >> I almost lost half of my vinca plants that I'd transplanted       >> into their hanging baskets. They really looked done-for,       >> but I brought them in and they recovered, thank goodness.       >       > I was able to save 2 seedling trays and 1 patial with a little bit in       > there. It's the red peppers that hurt. The lettuce was seeded but not       > germinated yet so there's hope yet. I have herbs still in packets and       > some odds-n-ends still in seed packets.       >       >       >> OTOH the lettuce plants I had put outside in their big       >> pots did just fine. I'll be adding more to another pot       >> later today.       >       > That's good!       >       >> Nyssa, who when on a gardening supply run this morning       >> and snagged two huge pots for tomatoes and replacement       >> seeds for other starts that didn't start on the first       >> try       >       > I have yet to make my run.       >               My neighbor has a friend who did some landscaping and has soil to       give away ...I need some fill for a shop expansion project , and it       looks like I'll be getting a load to supplement my garden topsoil . For       free , but I'll make sure he (the neighbor) gets compensated for at       least his fuel for hauling it to me .       --       Snag        "They may take our lives but       they'll never take our freedom."        William Wallace              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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