New Bees Chat - Friends old and new, come on in! 7-11-11

Al, the heat index yesterday was 116 here. They showed a reading before the baseball game last night the temperature on the field was 120 degrees. But, I don't think their gauge could go above 120.

I have a ton of work to do in the garden but I'm not going out in that heat. I did leave an ice cold bottle of Gatorade for the mailman. Do you think he will dare to leave any bills today ?

Sandi, all I know about Wisteria is that they can get big enough to eat your house - lol.

The east coast is having brutal weather - stay cool and stay hydrated! Hoping for rain here. I leave for Maine on the 31st so hoping it cools off for you all by then. I'm heading east to escape the heat - geez.

Some of you have seen my new additions on FB, but here are mynew puppies... Smore and Flower. They are 4 month old Yorkie/Maltese mixes. They're even more adorable than the picture shows. They are settling in with Yankee and Stormy just fine.

Looks like your place is going to the dogs Kelly

Great looking additions!

LOL Mit - my house is oozing cuteness;o)

Yes, it is. they are so cute and cuddly.

kelly those are thr best looking pups iv seen in a long time ill bet they are soft as silk love nettie have fun on your tripand be safe.

Pssst!

we had thunder and lighting hear about half an hour ago but so for thats all we had. may get some heat showers tonight that would be nice. some of the big cattle people are going out of state to get hay ive been buisy this week with dr.s just that time of year, the bargains galore on 64 is next week goes from ft. smith to vilonia its alot of fun the girls and i are going one day. love and hugs nettie talk later.

Hi Nettie, Happy Sunday! We're going to a huge country market in Avon, just south of Rochester. It's about a 50 acre yard sale. Our rain finally broke the heat from last week, but we may have more high temps to come. My garden is comming on great this year, lots of green tomatoes on the vines. I have tons of purple coneflowers and BE Susans grown fron last years seeds from DGers, they're beautiful!

Al

hi al glad you still hsve a garden my garden is just about gone to much heat and no rain i water but its not doing any good. would like to have had some tomatos but will have to go by farmers market if i have some. have fun at the yard sale some of my better vaces come from yard sales very cheep. save when i can love and hugs nettie

Hi peepe - getting ready to catch the red eye out of Phoenix tonight, heading to Maine. I'll wave to everyone as we fly over! Someday soon I'd love to make the trip by car and stop and see all my DG pals along the way!

Be careful girl... Have great fun....

Have a great trip Kelly - we'll be watching for your plane to fly over!

Al

hi all hope the heat hasn,t made you nuts. i was not good before the heat hit so im very bad just lay around and close my eyes and rest im almost crazy need to do some things in the yard in the morning so im going to bed love and hugs. nettie

The heat got to all of us for the last week or two. We had some rain yesterday and today, now we live in a nice little rain forest but the garden and weeds are doing well! Hope everybody is okay.

I think Kelly picked a good time to go northeast, Arizona has been over the 100's for two months now.

Al

The weather has been rainy until yesterday but now it's pretty nice. Phoenix is hot hot hot! We are at the lake and internet is spotty so just checking in while I have a signal.

Good to hear from you Kelly! Hope you're having a great vacation! Send pictures!

Al

I leave in the morning for hot 'ol Phoenix - boo... I had a lovely time and will share some pics when I get home. Here is a pretty shot for you - we were driving into the old road into the lake we used to have our camp on. The rain stopped long enough for me to snap this shot.

Kelly you need a summer home in Maine where its a little cooler

Yes I do Mit - thank God I have a lot of family here to mooch sleeping space out of - lol.

hi all we have had another hot one and a fire we had fire trucks and police all over the place so glad they got it controlled im glad i didn,t have to go help would have if it was necesary this whole valley has a burn ban the fire today was from a rractor some one was going to bail some hay. it burned some pasture one very old house and a barn before they got it put out dau just called she said the fire is still smoldering they have men watching the mess for the night that makes me feel better. we are only a few miles from the national forest. so im sure they are watching also. and my bill will be keeping a eye on it also im praying for rain thats all i know to do.love and hugs nettie.

Morning everyone :-) Hope all is well with everyone and their gardens. I am getting ready to close the nursery for the season and I have a lot of things left over. I just cant throw things away! I thought I would offer a few of these things to you guys first.

$1.00 plus postage:

Coleus : these are all nice, well established plants that have been cut back as needed all year so they are nice and bushy. Here's what I have. Also if you buy 5 Coleus you get 1 free of your choice. Ships Bare Root. Tender Perennial/Annual

Pat Martin : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/37825/
Alabama Sunset : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/70886/
Fishnet Stockings : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/103366/
Wizard Mosaic : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/191717/
Henna : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/181647/
Electric Lime : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/181498/
Indian Summer : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/185640/
Red Roof : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/197311/
Wizard Scarlet : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/69952/
Watermelon: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/159370/

Echinacea/Coneflower: $2.00 plus postage. Nice sized plants currently in 6" square pots. Ships Bare root. Perennial

Summer Sky: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/133257/
Little Annie: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/195269/
Hot Papaya: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/184002/
Sundown: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/73557/

I will be editing and adding pictures (as long as they will let me) and more Coleus but I only have dial up at home right now. I also will be selling at deep discounts Echinacea, Morning Glory, Hosta, Lantana, Caladiums, Iris, Japanese Iris,and more.. The best thing to do would be to email me at mechelletidwell@yahoo.com . I would also be interested in trading as well for those I don't have. Thanks and will update as often as possible.
Mechelle

This message was edited Aug 9, 2011 3:47 PM

WooHoo! You'll be hearing from me! Thanks Mechelle!

they had to call the fire dept. back last night but we got a little rain last night. was enough to wet things a little.the man who caused the fire will have to pay a fine. don,t know how much. we belong to a rural fire department pay every year.saves money on house insurance.. we may grt some showers tonight sure would be nice.love and hugs to all nettie

Sounds good Sandi! Thanks!

Hope all is ok where u are Nettie.

michelle we had more rain last night hope it got the rest of the fire out. would love more rain hope we get more rain.i know ive lost plants but with this weather it can,t be helped. hope we don,t loose any of the big oak trees.everything so dry.going yo have parker in the morning until about three in the afternoon. ill get him to help me water the plants on the front porch he likes doing that. love and hugs nettie

hi all we got more rain today dh said about one and a half inchs that shiuld help alot. dau will be here by 6 in the morning to go on the big sale on 64 we should have alot of fun talk later love and hugs nettie

Hi Ya'all

It's actually been COOL for a change!

We're entertaining GD Livy and daughter Becky for the week while SIL Jason is doing extensive work on their house in Manchester. He has been knocking out old plaster walls and rebuilding, so it's real messy right now. We're having lots of fun with picnics and kite flying galore. Weather has been beautiful here.

Al

Very Good!!!

Weather is expected to be beautiful here too for the next week or so. Al, I have some pics to share with you that I should have sent you a couple months ago. I just loved your Marigolds. Beautiful size and height and sustained much longer than the ordinary dwarf variety.

Hope everyone is doing well and happy gardening this weekend!

Mechelle

Wahhhhhhhhhh!!! I wanna be able to grow Hostas here - lol. A couple friends do but in pots and they stay small...

I sorry Kelly :-( Just pack up and move to TN!

I would have thought your whole family would have been cooked by now!

Al

We're medium-well about now - lol... TN sounds great about now!

hi all its been cooler here for a couple of days can breath better hope it hangs around for a while love amd to all nettie.

Ugh nettie - not here... Today was 113° and high high humidity, but no dang rain...

I keep looking at the flowers from Maine to cool me off - lol...

Pretty flower Kelly :-) That is hot hot hot!

That's georgeous Kelly, any idea what it is?

Al

Looks like "love in a mist"

rained here again today, really nice. It is also getting cooler at night and some cooler in the daytime too. Love the flower Kelly, I have it in white, pink and blue. They already bloomed for me.