From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 4/25/2024 9:06 AM, Nyssa wrote:   
   > Snag wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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 .   
   >   
   > Good deal! I wish I could find such a deal for my low-lying   
   > section of backyard.   
   >   
   > Nice that you're remembering to "tip" for the delivery.   
   > A lot of people wouldn't think to do that these days.   
   >   
   > Nyssa, who lives in a swamp and suffers the muddy   
   > consequences every spring   
   >   
      
      We have formed a pretty tight group of people here in The Holler .   
   Every one of us brings a different talent to the group and we all help   
   each other when there is a need or opportunity . I'm the metalworking   
   Mr. Fixit , Ken is our small engine guy , Tim helps out with his backhoe   
   , and so on . And we all have gardens and share seedlings - I always   
   plant more than I intend to use so I have some to share . Several of us   
   have hens , so there's never a shortage of eggs . Or fertilizer !   
   --   
   Snag   
     "They may take our lives but   
   they'll never take our freedom."   
     William Wallace   
      
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