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Chit Chat / Re: More Paws

« on: April 16, 2007, 06:09:40 PM »

My sister keeps goats . . . . I never had any idea that they were soooooo cute!  Since everyone else wants the black one, I'll take the other, cuter one!

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Photo Album / Re: Couple from Today

« on: April 16, 2007, 06:08:07 PM »

Tammie did you hybridize that one?  You ARE a clever girl, aren't you?????? 

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Clivia miniata in bloom...

« on: April 16, 2007, 06:06:42 PM »

I think I need one (or more) of those . . . .

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Egret Flower ???

« on: April 16, 2007, 06:06:07 PM »

Better yet, will they act like a fake heron and scare away the real herons?

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Wanted: Frogsbit

« on: April 16, 2007, 06:04:53 PM »

Give me at least two weeks . . . . DD#1 is an actress in the musical Cats and I don't have time to brush my teeth regularly, let alone mail plants . . . . . But please remind me in early May and I promise I have some I can, and will, send to you!!

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Pond Chat / Re: need help with shade pond

« on: April 16, 2007, 06:02:13 PM »

Some of the plants Andrew mentions might be useful, but it all depends on your zone and just how shady the pond really is . . . . have you ever actually gone out and drawn a diagram of the sun shining on the pond every hour on the hour?  I did that and found that one side of the pond got enough sun for lilies to bloom and the other did not.  Without knowing your zone, even Andrew cannot say which plants are hardy and will do well for you and which will not.

It's also helpful to know if you have filtration or a waterfall as moving water will deter some plants without bothering others.  Are there still areas in your pond?  And 150 gallons isn't too large, but how deep is the bottom and how deep are any plant shelves?  Different plants like different amounts of water over the crown or roots.

I have two shady ponds and grow different plants in each because the amounts of sun are different in each and the depths are different and one has a falls while the other has none.

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Pond Chat / Re: I heard from my soldier.

« on: April 16, 2007, 05:57:02 PM »

Um, how did you adopt him?

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Pond Chat / Re: I heard from my soldier.

« on: April 16, 2007, 05:54:21 PM »

I've had so many nephews in this war (lost one to it early on) that I've not had to go looking for anyone to contact.  I've just had one nephew come back and another is scheduled to re-deploy back to Iraq for a second tour - don't like those odds at all!

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Pond Chat / Re: Hey, I hit 1000

« on: April 16, 2007, 05:52:32 PM »

Congrats!  Some other forum celebrates the thousands with titles . . . . I always thought that was kinda silly, but it is worth a thanks and keep on posting!

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: An idiot spilled some gas on my veggie garden

« on: April 16, 2007, 01:40:13 PM »

If only I had it on video....      I have my own fire story......but there's no way I'm going to share it...... 

Now that you've told us you have one, you have to share it  . . . . .

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Asparagus .. 3 weeks from planting to table

« on: April 16, 2007, 01:39:42 PM »

That's the only way I'd get produce outa my garden . . . . .

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Photo Album / Re: A Study in Reds

« on: April 16, 2007, 01:39:17 PM »

Soooo pretty .. . .

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Photo Album / Re: Couple from Today

« on: April 16, 2007, 01:38:14 PM »

That second blue is sooooo pretty!!!! 

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Chit Chat / Re: Shooting at Va. tech

« on: April 16, 2007, 01:33:53 PM »

It is one of the saddest things that I've watched happen in a while . . . those were all young kids just about to begin their lives . . . . . I know that there are a lot of sad things going on in the world, but this is just so senseless . . .

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Chit Chat / Re: More Paws

« on: April 16, 2007, 01:31:52 PM »

Sooo cute!!!!

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Pond Chat / Re: My pond predator.....

« on: April 14, 2007, 05:48:17 PM »

Has he ever really stuck his nose in the water to catch one?  If he does, he might just get a snootful and quit trying.  If not, I'd just let him go . . . . most cats cannot really catch fish and I doubt seriously that dogs can either !

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Chit Chat / Re: Got into my first movie

« on: April 13, 2007, 05:13:46 PM »

Congrats!  I hope you become wildly successful and we will all claim to have known you when . . . .

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Chit Chat / Re: Horse Hijinks

« on: April 13, 2007, 05:11:56 PM »

Now that's a clever horse!  And she's cute too!

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Wow factor - on gazania?

« on: April 12, 2007, 07:05:07 PM »

Casey and I are coming to live with you.  We're leaving the girls behind because they are just too much trouble . . . . we need rest and relaxation and you've got just the place for us to find it!

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Chit Chat / Re: Living on the Wild Side!

« on: April 11, 2007, 05:34:15 PM »

Man I hate those tags!!!  I need someone with theproper authority to come tear themoff all my stuff, once and for all!!!!  Someone should charge to do that . . . .  maybe that will be my next job.

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Chit Chat / Re: Welcome Jane!

« on: April 11, 2007, 05:31:53 PM »

Ya never know!  I'd certainly make a claim for them tho!!!

Email me . . . . .

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Wanted: Frogsbit

« on: April 11, 2007, 05:30:09 PM »

Ok Scott - but you'll want to be very patient!  I hate going to the post office and I've got a buncha stuff going on just now.  I also have a standing order for most of my frogbit . . . send a box north every year.  Think I have enough for two tho . . .

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Chit Chat / Re: Welcome Jane!

« on: April 11, 2007, 01:00:39 PM »

Hi Jane!  So glad to see you back.  Hope things are better in your life  .  Spring is coming and the birds are singing and the plants are getting ready to flower . . . . .

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Pond Chat / Re: Shade plants

« on: April 11, 2007, 08:09:33 AM »

Kay if you wait a week or so, I'll check mine.  I moved it to a much bigger pot last year and might be able to send you a piece of it . . . . it's blooming now.

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Egret Flower ???

« on: April 11, 2007, 08:04:04 AM »

Those are really pretty! 

My terrestrial orchids are getting ready to bloom . . . .

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Wanted: Frogsbit

« on: April 11, 2007, 07:59:05 AM »

Not in Florida (at least not this week) but have tons of the stuff . . . . I could mail you some if you can wait till I get a little less busy . . .

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Pond Chat / Re: Shade plants

« on: April 11, 2007, 07:54:49 AM »

Kim, I don't grow iris at all because it doesn't like my pond.  I said Acorus which is sweet flag.  I don't know if all acorus will grow in shade or not - I haven't had much luck with the full sized acorus, just the dwarf, yellow kind (acorus gramineus 'ogon' to be exact).  It grows like a weed in my pond - thick and lush and stays green all winter for me.  I have never had it in dirt either, just rocks.

Kay the Golden club is a slow grower and a very pleasant, pretty plant.  Mine is in a pot that keeps the dirt at the surface of the water, but when we went thru the Okefenokee it was growing everywhere from the banks (out of water but roots probably reached it) to submerged by 2 feet.  It didn't seem to care if it was in sun or shade either . . . the plant I have is one of the very first pond plants I got when I built this pond, so I've had it for years and years and have never divided it.

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Chit Chat / Re: A Wedding in Fiji

« on: April 11, 2007, 07:48:31 AM »

That's better - some more . . . .

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Chit Chat / Re: A Wedding in Fiji

« on: April 11, 2007, 07:47:40 AM »

Ok - Here goes (again!) . . .

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Chit Chat / Re: Happy Birtthday Karen J.

« on: April 10, 2007, 06:04:29 AM »

Happy Birthday!  Hope it's sunny and warm for you today!