New bees chit chat thread...Seed Junkies welcome 09/27/09

HI Everyone
If it there was it wasn't me this time Robin I promise.
Seray finally got the grapes today they held them until they got their paperwork in order GRRR but came home from shopping with friend and mailman was here. Grapes are in wonderful shape still very damp and not a sign of wilting and DH is happy and already planning where to put them.

Ok We have another package on the lose? hummmmmmm wonder what it is and who is it going to?

Oh no - the plant fairies are up to something again . . .

There's lots of packages floating around. LOL MINDY!

hi all, did i hear packages, hmmmmm i saw something in the form of a package pass thru here but i cant recall where it was going this time. or where it originated. sorry no help here,
blondie

I haven't seen it yet either, blondie . . .

Seray don'tyou be hollaring at me I am innocent this time. Besides I would have dmailed everyone so they could bug the recipient for me. Only dmail you got was about the grapes arriving. So go hollar at someone else.

During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password:

"MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyTrenton"






apparently, the password called for 8 characters and a Capital

blondie

LOL - good one blondie!

Very funny. LOL

That's right Mindy you would've dmailed us all. I was hard pressed to come up with enough creative punts on Arejay's pkg. LOL fun

Hi guys,
My internet has been down again, they had to replace the harddrive on my satellite dish. Who knew they had one of those. Anyway, missed you guys and glad to be back on..

Mindy, got your envy today, will get it out for you tomorrow.

Have a good evening everyone..

I spent the weekend in Michigan visiting with an old friend. She sent me home with about 30 hostas, 5 huge canna bulbs and a bunch of seeds. I'm going to be busy planting next weekend!

Good Morning Everyone !!!!
Cloudy here today, suppose to rain , probably will.:((((((((((

Was wondering if anyone here has seeds for orange and apple mint ? Would do trading if I have what you would want.

Hi everyone!

At work - as usual - lol. It was about 50° here this morning!!! It's finally sweater weather... Us desert dwellers are sissys when it comes to the cold.

GM all, it's been chilly here the last couple of days, too. I think I better bring my hanging plants in today.. Still have tons of Red Spider Lilies for sasbe if anyone else is interested. I also found these cute little bulbs, have no idea what they are. They could possibly be daffodils, not sure. I will post a pic later to see if anyone recognizes them. Seems like every time I dig I find huge clusters of bulbs I didnt expect. Fun, huh? Hope you all have a good day.

Hey Mechelle!

D-mail me about how much postage you think you'd need for some Spider Lilies and I'll take some off your hands - lol. I got some from sk a little while back and they need some friends!

Kelly

Hi everyone, Checking in today. I never turned the computer on for a couple days. Was feeling better today. It rained for the past 2 days and more tomorrow and Friday.
Flower, I use 6 mil thickness and 25x100 roll. It's about that same price but you don't want to have to lap it because it will let in cold air if it isn't in one piece. We have a couple hardware places around here that carries it. The only thing you have to replace it every year. You can buy regular greenhouse plastic at some supplies places that is more expensive but lasts for 7-10 years. So it depends on which you want to do. Then just hang down some heat lamps with grow lights or regular light bulbs for the heat. (I have a 12x14 size and use 5 heat lamps with regular 60 watt bulbs - let them hang down low to the ground maybe 2 foot off the ground because heat rises and you need heat low for the ones sitting on the ground or low shelves.) I put a screen door covered with plastic and a window in there to allow some heat to escape if it gets too hot in the daytime, then close them in evening to hold in heat. Have something for back up heat just in case the power goes off, like keroseen heater or keroseen lamps or anything to help if power failure happens. Hope this helps.

Yes Thanks mekos. The one that I have been looking at is 12x100 6mil and has a 4 year warranty on it so I figure I would be good to go. My Gh is 12x7 but if measured it is 11x 6 so I won't have to be over lapping anything thank goodness. I am seriously thinking about doubling it up though. I have 2 heat lamps in there and am going to get a small heater of some sort to put in just in case. Have 2 grow lights too so I am set except for getting the plastic now and a heater.

That is great Flower. You are good to go. It's looking like winter might come early this year here. This is my kind of weather but I wasn't expecting it for a while later. It doesn't usually get this cool until Nov. or later. It's been in the 70's all week and raining again. Looks like we might need the greenhouses sooner this year.

it is hitting record highs here 90's verrrry hot here late winter expected
blondie

I'll dance a little cool weather your way Blondie. I don't miss the 90's though.

blondie - we're down in the 80s all week, low 50s at night! I'm loving it!

Hey you guys, I have Elephant ears to bloom. My first bloom from them.

Ooh Mekos, are those Alocasia Frydek? I just got some of those but I don't think mine have the purple color on the leaves. Mine are green with white on the leaves. Purdy, purdy.. How are you by the way?

Mekos, glad to hear that you are feeling better.

Kel, too funny, down to 80's! That cracks me up! We are struggling to get up to 50. Nights down to 20-25. Good thing I'm planning on visiting there, and not you coming up here! You would freeze here! But the colors are really starting to turn with these cold evenings.

Still have a couple of inches of snow. I'll try to post a pic for you Mekos!

Tubby, had to go to work in a town about 30 miles away over the weekend, and just happened to see a business with 3 different kinds of ornamental grass. So of course, we stopped and raided a few seeds. Want some? Don't know what kinds they are, but all 3 were different and very pretty, about 5 feet tall.

hello all... Thought I might get to sit and visit with you all for a change but the weathr turned bad and its raining again.. Sat connection doesnt work worth a flip when its cloudy and rainy... Maybe the weather will be better tomorrow and I can catch up with what all is going on....

skellogg
That would be great..Thanks.

Hey Mechelle, I'm better, just awful sore muscles. My elephant ears start out all black then as it got older, it got some green in it. I can go find the name but it's different than the one you mentioned. I'll find the name and let you know. I also have some Polly-african mask looking things and some other ones also. I can never remember names.

Good Morning Everyone,
Jan I am glad to hear you are feeling better. I love your Elephant ears I have never seen one in bloom. Will you post so I can see the flower open when it does?
Skell, I know you are here but I have to skip over what you are writing I am afraid if I read it my garden will look like yours....White.. BRRRR, I am not looking forward to it.
KT2 turn the fan on high in Skells direction. I could use some of that heat but she obviously needs it more....

Morning Everyone!!!

You've been working hard looks like getting ready for fall. I think you have a Colocasia Antiquorum Illustris. Pretty things. Black and green. Here's a baby I potted up in the spring.

Here's the spath. Did yours look like that Mekos?

That is beautiful Seray...

I have one that was getting ready to bloom too but I don't think it will go ahead and do it as the weather has gotten so chilly here. I put it in the green house so maybe it might.

huney you have mail.

Thanks Arejay. Have you finished buttoning down for the winter?

Flower it might in your greenhouse. Do you have your plastic on already?

No but it still has some plastic on it and they are protected some what.

hello everyone... still very overcast here...rained most of the night...The temperature is rather cool today...I need to be outside getting some work done, but its so wet and boggy gonna need knee boots...

I think AR is one of the prettiest states Huney. What zone are you in?

wow how did I do that twice....sorry