From: Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net   
      
   Snag wrote:   
      
   > 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 !   
      
   That's a very good support group! I wish I had something   
   like that here.   
      
   As it is, I'm the one who shares seedlings and helps   
   answer gardening questions.   
      
   I am also the Designated Baker and share breads and   
   cupcakes, etc.   
      
   I do have one neighbor who helped me pull my riding   
   mower out of the mud my first mow of the season. I   
   couldn't budge the thing by myself.   
      
   I guess I'm building up brownie points, but with   
   few people able/willing to let me cash them in when   
   I need help in return.   
      
   Nyssa, who wishes there were some people around with   
   talents other than hers to call on...besides the ones   
   you have to pay for   
      
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