October!! How in the heck did October get here?
Well, I guess that means an official 'end' to plant trading season for me. I just finished up my last trades and as it gets chilly..........I'm already in withdrawal!!!! What?!!!!!!!!!!! No plants waiting for me in my beloved post office box.! I just wanna cry! Whaaaaaah!!!
LOL. Who else is gonna have mail box withdrawal?
Withdrawals...........
Me :( I sent my last planned trade out last Friday. I'm hoping to get a start of a hardy geranium yet this season, but other than that it will have to be just seed trades and SASEs. :-(
Oh how will I survive....how will any of us survive the cold harsh evil Winter???
How ya been Sue?
I could send you guys some purple coneflower seeds, if you're desperate (it's all I have that I've figured out how to get seeds from, so far.) I just hate to see people suffer! ;-)
Mary Ev.
Marc! I'm doin great, my friend! And you??
I just love to get the plants in the mail, then watching them grow. My friends comment, "that was from Ohio?" or "That was from Florida?", then "couldn't you just BUY them? Which is always the one question I LOVE! I always say, "No way could I just BUY them!" If I could count on one hand (which I can't) how far ahead I am with plant trading...............
And you could have not said it better: Cold, Harsh, Evil Winter! LOLOL!!
...................................................(meanwhile I'm working hard on my seed trade list!)
Mary - you and I posted at the same time. :-)
Consider my post as one of whiney - "ness" that the plant trading season is over. :-D
Thanks Mary....I'll keep you in mind come February when Seed trading swings into high gear around here. :-)
Sue! Glad to see your hanging around here this afternoon like myself (should be working, but I'm not)
My partner is like your friends'......"What did you get now???" "Don't they sell that down at the nursery?"
Just doesn;t understand it's much more special when you know it came from someone's garden, and sent to you with love. :-)
Hang in there lady, Spring is only 4 1/2 months away....sort of...........................
Marc & Sue - did you two ever get a chance to meet up? Wish we all could have been together back in September when I was there!
Nope :-( never made a meeting yet....we will I have no doubt.
One of my many plans for next Spring is to host a RU at our home....so hopefully we'll meet than if not before.
How ya feeling Karrie? Hope your having a better day today :-)
i am going to have po box withdrawls. i hate to think about it but it gives me time to work on the new house.
already telling my po box i will see it nest spring, LOL
ditto :
i miss all the trades and orders coming in .but if don't clean house will be able to start seeds on carpet.
Kerry, we tried those pickles and they are wonderfu. The crispiest I have ever had. I know this is not the place for pickles but I saw your name and had to tell you.
Jeanette.
LOL patricia ! starting seeds on the carpet.lol
well ladies im LOL at the fact that you can say you sent your "last" plant trade out!!! i said that the end of august and the first week of october and........ my DH just laughs when im running to the post office we "MY LAST TRADE" honest it is!!! then someone post I HAVE and Im off and digging and packing and shipping!
But i do have to quit-the ground will freeze soon and digging gets really hard on the hands!!!
I luv my plants more from trades than from Lowes! :)
Pssssss i got house plants in the mail today--Lizzy and I had a great time unpacking them!!!! :)
may winter pass quickly!! spring is my favorite.............
Ummm I went through Major growing withdrawl! LOL LOL I turned half of the family room into a garden. I wont do this again this year..I promised the family..I'm just gonna do it in the green house DH will have to buy :-D Here's what I did....shame on myself..LOL
http://www.victorialeshay.com/mygrowroom.html
Ohhh I forgot to add...If you look closely in the picture. You'll see little bean shaped maroon cups..I'm a Nail Techinician..I used my Manicure hot oil cups, my Cats water bowl, and anything I could get my hands on. I just had to see it grow!!! ha ha ah LMAO
I feel your pain, I walked through Lowes yesterday and wanted to buy petunias, they had some beautiful petunias, marked down to .10 a six pack. But then I said to myself, "Self ,it is the END of Oct, you know those poor little petunias would not have a chance. You will only get to watch them be burned by the frost soon. Now self, even if it is only a dime you know how it will hurt you to watch them pass on. You will sepnd a couple of hours planting them here and there and then just watch them die" So I sadly walked away. Today I woke up to rain and leaves blowing everywhere, soon Jack Frost will visit. It is so sad to see summer come to an end, I guess I will just have to garden on the "net" for the next few months.
Sandra
Kim, glad to see I'm not alone. That was my dining room this past winter and I, too, promised the family not to do it again...grant me the strength...