I am so sorry...when we did ours I cleaned everything with equal parts white vinegar, water, and ammonia (I used lemon scented ammonia).....and I do mean everything...walls, woodwork, window sills, any and all fabric, and lots and lots of febreeze....If I lived closer I'd come help you scrub and work off some of this anxiety
Seed Swap and Chat #49 boxes enroute...
ok my mail actually came at a reasonable time today...nope no box...oh well maybe tomorrow
trina.. doubt you gonan coem today yoru in MO right now.
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Sheesh.. I knwo the po has mad e lot sof cut s and tryign to use ups or fed ex to carry their package s with, btu i tell ya sicne they started doign that thinsg takign longer. Now I dont' knwo ym state s well but isn't Il right up above Ks, so why it go from ks to mo?
Star , there is a Kansas city, Mo. and a Kansas City, Kan. The main office is in Kansascity Mo. I'm surprized they didn't send it to St. Louis. That is where they should have sent it. I believe she lives on the line. I used to live in Mo. There is n telling why theyt do the things they do. Probably just to confuse everyone and upset trinia.
Imazadi.. Man oh man sorry to hear abotut he fire, but so glad you adn yoru daughter safe. Fir e a very serious thing. That why i cant plug stuf in here. I been lucky so far that when sparks came otu wall or felt hot wall swithe s that nothgin caught fire.
Could ha been so much worse. It bad now, btu at least ya alive and wel and that what counts. If ya had somethgin special in yoru stash let me know, who know s may have it in my crisper.
Imzadi, did you have insurance? If so, they should have house cleaners come in and clean everything. Several years ago my dad threw a cigarette lighter in the fireplace by mistake. It exploded and threw black smoke thru the whole house.
Their insurance company hired a company to go in and wash everything. Ceiling, walls, carpet cleaners, the whole thing.
Worth checking into.
Jeanette
Imazadi, I'm so sorry about the fire, but so glad no one was hurt, and that you still have your home.
I'm wallowing in my trough! OMG, I thought I was holding back this year.....evidently NOT, LOL! So many treasures in there, I'm excited to get to sowing! Thank you all, looking forward to seeing bits of your gardens blooming here in mine :-)
i have insurance and they come monday. still dealing with firefighters and stuff. its dark so they are wrapping it up for the night. im tired.
i had veggies and morning glories and vines in my stash. and gosh knows what else. my magazines for spring( those can be reordered.
just tired right now.
I'm in Illinois right now..only spend summers at the place in missouri well did I put it up for sale this morning...I had no choice
Imzadi, so sorry to hear about your fire loss. Thankfully, you and your daughter are safe. My DH is a firefighter, it is tough to hear about the families' losses.
I have plenty of MG, a few vines, and a few veges. What would you like, I can send you some.
Imzadi if you need anything let me know...you said clothes were also lost if you give me the sizes I bet I have stuff.....trust me I have 2 storage buildings full of stuff that needs a home
Thanks Ella for the info that means i'll probably get it on Tuesday or wednesday then
Imzadi so sorry to hear of the fire. If there's anything I can help you with just let me know.
trying to catch up on the posts,.... I am WAY behind. But I wanted to let you know that I received my box yesterday. I wasn't able to get online last night because I had to go out of town for a funeral visitation and didn't get home til late. I happened to take a vacation day today and spent the morning looking at all my seed packets. I can't believe how many there are in that box! Thanks to everyone for all their time and generosity......
I need to go explore the box some more I think......
Thanks everyone!
Genna
Got my box! Snatched it up and took it away with us... trying to sneak into it sometime if I can :)
Thanks Everyone!
Imzadi, if there's anything I can do, just let me know! I'm not far away at all.
HI I got my box yesterday!!
I'm soo happy with my box
THANK YOU ELLA & EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
I recieved soo many seeds I don't even care if I didn;t get some thing that was on my list ... I'm not even going to check ... lol ... :D
Ella, You did a great job!!
(((super hugs)))
HAve a great evening everyone & thank you again ... :D
imzadi - I'm soo sorry to hear about the fire!! I know the smell of the electrical wire burning. Its not a pretty smell. I'm soo very glad you and your family are ok!! If I can help in anyway please let me know what all you need :D I'll see what I can do to help. Also please let me know what size clothes are needed ... I have a bag of clothes for some reason I have been putting off sending to charity. There are some jeans here that are a size I use to be several years ago that I have finally realized I'll never be again ... lol D-mail me and let me know :D
Ps I have questions on some seeds as to what some say ... lol :D my eyes aren;t as good as they use to be ... lol :D I'll ask later though ...
Imzadi.... I have a ton of seeds that I didn't get a chance to go through yet. A whole stash from last year... plus all the seeds I just got in. I'm a big vine collector too... If you LMK what you lost or what you like... I might have some things here for you and I'll toss them in the mail :-)
Ella... Or, anyone else who starts Iris seeds.... I'm interested in that toilet method, sounds easy! I don't know what kind of Iris seeds this works for. I have some Jap. Iris. and a few seeds of Louis. Iris. Do you start these differently? Any help on starting both these seeds would be great! :-) Thanks!
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Imzadi,
My heart goes out to you & daughter. I too have veggie & MG seeds
that I didn't list in swap but would be more than willing to share with
you. Let me know what you need.
To Ella & ALL I wasn't even half-way thru the piggy box when I
became overwhelmed thinking of the generosity of spirit of those
who wrapped, labeled & sent off their precious seed destined for
the garden of a virtual stranger. I just let the tears work their
way out before I waded through the box again. Thank you just
cannot express how grateful I am to all of you. May I do justice
to each and every seed entrusted to me.
Now I have to go have a talk to the seed & tell them that I will try
my best to plant them the correct depth & that I will try not to knock
over any trays if they will promise not to have any "dampening off" accidents.
Happy planting
oh yeah and before i forget....MAMAWK....Point me in the direction of that lousy good for nothing of Carolynn's....I have some aggression me and my baseball bat would like to work out!!!!!!! Being someone with a life altering illness I will never recover from only deteriorate...his actions really tick me off!!!!!! did he forget about the part "In sickness and in health?" If he wasn't gonna stand by that he shouldn't have gotten married. Makes you wonder how he would have reacted had it been there children instead of her? YOU CAN'T DIVORCE CHILDREN!!!!!!!!
with those kinds of principals your daughter and grand(s) are probably much better off without him!!!!!! he ranks just below my step kids momma! And if she needs anything you just let me know!!!! I may not be christain, but even little witches like me have very high moral standards when it comes to marriage, kids, and values!
ok I'll get off my soapbox now and go sit in the corner like a good little witch and behave now
Trina, I'm with you... and I also wanted to say that "high moral standards" & integrity aren't the baliwick of any one particular faith... I've known Wiccans, Hindus, Muslims, and agnostics who hold to higher standards than some who attend Christian church every Sunday... and I've known cheats and low-lifes who profess any one of the above also... it's not a matter of being a good Christian, it's a matter of being a good person. Hopefully, being a good Christian -- or a good witch -- makes one wish to be as good a person as they can be, but that's a different point. :-)
Back to the topic at hand, I'm trying to be as good and patient as possible while waiting for my magical piggy box to arrive!
Must be a slowwww wait for the mailman in the middle of the night ;)
You didn't get yours yet? Even the Jersey girls got theirs. hmmmf!
Maybe It flew up through Philly.... I'm only 45 minutes from Philly.
i am a size 12 in jeans and large to extra large in my sweaters. like them big. and love my flannels. im lost in stuff right now. trying to make heads or tells of it all.
grateful to be alive . thats all that counts stuff can be rplaced. we cant be. going to store tommorow to price jackets.
okay falling alseep so going to but the piggy to bed
night all and blessing and emailed a few. Rie
Imazadi so sorry about the fire. At least your piggy box (and your piggy self) wasn't in there. Let me know if you want any star of yelta morning glories, marigolds or russian sunflowers...I know I have lots of those left even after the swaps. I have other things too, and the piggy box.
One thing about ammonia, don't use it if you have a mold problem, it feeds some molds. Ammonia is great for grease, but use bleach for mold. If you have the receipts for your purchased seeds, you can include that in your list to your insurance company.
If anyone doesn't have them, please buy smoke/carbon monoxide detectors right away. You can get them at Lowes/Home Depot when you check out the garden department. The rest of us should check our batteries.
You may also have a suit against the contractor, unless you were doing the work yourself. Your insurance will probably cover cleaning and possibly even sending your clothes out to be done.
Anyone have any links for starting iris seeds? Especially methods that have worked for you personally. I have these rustX toilet tabs in my toilet, would probably kill the seeds.
Imazadi I am so sorry to hear about your home, BUT I am so thankful that you and your daughter are ok. Your right stuff can be replaced. If when you have a chance later on, you could post the seeds that you lost and we all would probably be able to help you out.
Trina and Critter thank-you for saying that! I totally agree. He's lower than dirt! There is not enough words to describe him.
She's had a lot thrown at her and a lot more to deal with in march or april. She will have to move back home because she will loose her home. She also lost 12 years of her memory when she had the 3rd surgery in May. Hasn't retuned and Drs are stumped. So...send some prayers her way if you have a chance.
Enjoying my seeds everyone! Thank you.
>>If anyone doesn't have them, please buy smoke/carbon monoxide detectors right away. You can get them at Lowes/Home Depot when you check out the garden department. The rest of us should check our batteries.
how ironic... i got my "amazon.com email" this morning.... 40% off on 'detectors'
DH replaced all our batteries a few months back.
imzadi -- so sorry to hear of your ordeal... at least you are safe.
MamawK - what more can be said. Carolyn will be in mt T's & P's.
Critter.. just checke d on yours
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I cant belive it is takign this long for the boxe s to arrive. I don't knwo if it the weathe r or what, but the othe r day one of th ebig wigs from postal servic e wa s on tv saying abotu how they doign cut baks cuz they get no federal funds , but want to fo such a good job. Think it tiem to right off a letter. They rais e price s every coupel of months and I knwo they hae close d alot fo stations, using gathering stations to save on electrical and employee costs , but they keep up they gonna send themselve s right otu of business. Can ya tell I not a happy campe r with po this morning????? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Ella -- you shipped Priority, right? isnt' that guaranteed 3 days?
shipped on Tues, so technically - everyone should have had their box by Friday, Saturday at the latest.
Mix ups do happen ... and considering boxes made it to WA in 2 days... that's pretty good service.
I think if I had to wait until Monday - my panties would be in a twist....
Thanks, Starlight! I'm not sweating the wait. :-)
Hello everyone... so sorry for all the stress some of you are going through, and you'll all be in my prayers. Everyone! I am a big believer in prayer
I figured my mail man would deliver my box.. no box.. so DH went to our mailbox, and there was the slip from the PO... "sorry we missed you".... Well.. we were here all the time. We have a new mail "man", and it's apparent he doesn't like to hand deliver the boxes to the house. We are 1/4 mile off the road, but all the other post GIRLS came here, knowing I live plants, and would always leave my boxes in the shade even if we weren't home.. so I am grrrrrr . This town is population 576... NOT big, but I'm going to ask them when did Colmesneil get sooo metropolitan!!..LOL... sorry for the rant! I'll get my box on Monday.. TY again, and there was someone back up there that said it so well about how i feel about everyone of you!!
I got my box yesterday!!!
So excited to be planting such wonderful seeds. Thank you all for your generosity in sharing your seeds and bulbs. I feel like a kid in a candy store.
Ella- thank you for all the work you put into this swap. You are wonderful!
imzadi- I am so sorry to hear about your fire. Thankfully you and your daughter are ok.
I have lots of seeds to share now, so if you need anything don't hesitate to ask.
Tcs.. Yep priority with confirmation stickers. I don't ship nothign anymor e with otu them even bubble r envie s get a sticke r on them.
Nope, I have argue s with different po people and priorty doesn't mean anythign more that they will wil try and get it to it's destination before say if it went first class, but there is no guareetnee. Priority means that they wil try and get it ther e in an abg of three days, but won't even start searching for a missing priority box til day 8. Ain' that soem garbage. And it not even liek they have al the holiday rush.
Star, I have a package on the way to you. I mailed it this morning.
Let me know if you like it. Look for a mule on the box.
Ridesredmule
GardenQuilts .... What I have done to get Iris seeds going ... I get one of those frozen dinner black trays that has side walls that are about 1" plus in height and then I get a smaller tray thats not as tall on the sides maybe 1/4" to 1/2" and I put holes in it and set it in the base of the bigger tray and then I add soil on and around the smaller tray then plant the seeds and the add a thinner layer of soil. Then I water. Its like its own watering system ... Sometimes I'll put it on a heating pad .. but I don't let the soil dry out. But I did this with some Iris - Ceaser;s Brother .... they took about 3 to 4 weeks. But they sprouted nicely :D
Thanks Ride,
She needs it cause she took a tumble yesterday and see she hasn't told anyone here , told her she needs to go to ER but with no insurance she says she can handle it so if she here off and on this is why. She gonna probaly send me a frowing face for telling but we been friends for long time and I know her well.
She was trying to put more plastic on top of greenhouse that had ripped up dur to weather and where she lives no one around to help much.
Wish my health was better and colud go spend a week helping her get things back together, but we all know she is a go gether and fall or no fall she will be back at it.
She says her foot the worst but neck and back hurting also. Ahould have been there holding ladder.
Seems like Yeaterday was bad day for few on here, Lost my faviorate Aunt today and Imzadi fire , thankful you are okay Like you said can replace wordly things but not life. Hopefully insurance will help you get straight and thankful you still have your piggy box.
Hugs,
Carolyn
It was just a little. "We think you're wonderful " gift. i hope she will be o.k Pleast let us know.
I know what it is like to need help but too Hardheaded to ask. Been there done that and we aren't getting any younger.
Prayers are with you all. Mekos G;daughter got attached by a dog the other day too. So much badness going on in our lives. Everyone needs prayers. Love you all
God Bless You all.
Charleen, And all the longears send their love, hugs and Nuzzles of Gratitude for such great people.
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Best thoughts, wishes and prayers to ya Ladies. Star...hope you heal quickly....please take special care. Imazadi....heart goes out to ya...first your leg and now a fire.....so sorry. Y'all take care of yourselves and everyone be safe.
Jean/Moon
i had a smoke dector in the room and through out the house. problem was the smoke stayed to the floor. i plan to put a couple at hip level around the house.
if you have gas please get the monoixe protectors too. better safe then sorry.
i am looking to replace my morning glories and my vine seeds. have bare trellisses and nothing to plant on them now. jack be little pumpkin seeds and squash seeds. tomato seeds are not an issue a dg member has me supplied on those. with some i have never heard of.
as for other things i think Ella gave me a giant selection of things to start and the rest of you too.
i dont know what i would do with out Dg.
heres a board from the fire look at the white on it. fifreman said it was from the heat of it that turned it white.
Ella,
I recieved my box yesterday. Wow!!! That's alot of seeds!!! I want to thank everyone for all the generious amounts of seeds.I'm so excited to plant.I am starting a few in the hose and getting things ready to try winter sowing some.I'm going into town Monday to get some potting soil.My daughter thinks I'm nuts,but she's 15 almost 16. So everything I do she thinks that.
Imzada , I'm so sorry about your loss !! I know we don't know each other but if you need anything ,I'll try to help.I'm just glad you and your daughter are safe.
Karen W in KS