From: Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net   
      
   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   
      
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