Dolittle: We've had rain almost everyday this week.

Foxy Lady: Ours has been crazy too. Today it is 98°...my plants are sure looking droopy. Will have to go water them all.

Dolittle: I;ll send you all our crazy weather.

Bernice: We sure could use some of that rain! Our lawns are looking a wee bit dry.

Dolittle: we have just had 2 days of rain and that is very unusual...it never rains in the winter here:)

but the lawns and gardens are looking real healthy and green :)

Dolittle: Dolittle you can have all you like of our rain, I don't think it's ever going to stop

Foxy Lady: If you and skipinnz would send some of that rain my way, maybe I wouldn't have to run the sprinklers on my yard.

skipinnz: We been getting alot of rain also.

Foxy Lady: Know what you mean by crazy weather. We had a drought recently which is unheard of, they said we'ed have power cuts because there wasn't enough water in the hydro dams and now all we get is rain and more rain.

skipinnz: No but this year the weather has been crazy.Were between 70 F and 90F during the day and in the 50's at night.

Foxy Lady: You wouldn't normally get frosts that late in the year would you?

Bernice: and SR our garden is late due to the frost in late May.

Foxy Lady:  Well.. our fall garden didn't make it.. only the Sunflowers.. I figured where it set wasn't good.

Our corn though is a good 3' high, our Tom Plants are awesome.. big, and strong and blooming.. our lettuces, cabbage, and spinach are all doing well.. and all the peppers seem to be getting strong and ready.. No complaints here.. Will take some photos in another month when everything is producing..

Foxy Lady: well the herbs are just great, grapes are starting to set, no banana as yet...pawpaw (papaya) are ripening, tomatoes are going fair, as are capsicums, silver beet (chard) etc. I have sone sort of pumpkin coming up...dont know where it come from. APple cucumbers are just starting to pick up...
.putting up 2 new fences on each side of the house to keep Bear (dog) in the back yard. He has a bad habit of chasing people walking dogs, and the horses along the fence line . that will put a halt to him LOL

How's everybody's garden doing? Our weather is still crazy,very short summer for us.

Bernice: That's a good way also.

Foxy Lady: no, the only thing I have done is to mortar and pestle (sp) them with sea salt and a little olive oil.

Bernice: Have you ever tried to dry them out?

in my garden I have a birds eye chilli tree that is absolutely laden in chilli....can someone tell me how to, or what to do with them. Is there some way I can preserve them?

skipinnz: I have cymbidiams growing and all I do is tie/attach them to a tree trunk in the back yard and they eventually "root" and stay there on their own. You can buy a special potting mix for orchids, and that would be the best way to go, but of course Im talking australia...tropical australia where orchids grow wild.

satinjade: is or are they cymimbidiums not sure on spelling. I've got mine in 20 lte pots filled with a really course potting mix nearly bark, need to have 3 green bulb, before they will flower and where we are we need to water heaps in the summer which is our Jan & Feb to get good spikes. Hope this helps

Dolittle: Were 74 F today but very windy.Feels more like in the 60's F.

Any tips on growing Orchides ?

Bernice: wish we could get some rain....I had to water my roses with the hose.

Dolittle: rofl.......my garden is flourishing and we are getting a "eetsy"bit of rain, which help things sort of grow in my climate. we had 6mm last month instead of over 200mm so things are really dry but..........good times are ahead hopefully :)

Foxy Lady: It's in Oklahoma!!

Where is Summer ? Our temps in CNY are in the 60's F and 38 F at nite.

Bernice: I don't want to think of Fall.

the bogs are darking and the chirds are burping....wails are tagging, and heople are pappy.

hehehe

and Autumn is here LOL....

is finally here in Central and UpState NY.

skipinnz: Oh your so lucky.

Foxy Lady:Or no we don't get snow.

skipinnz: Now i remember,do you get much snow?

Foxy Lady: Hamilton, central noth island of New Zealand

skipinnz: Where are you located.

Foxy Lady:Well we've got heavy rain at the moment but as our district has been declared a drought area , the rain is much appreciated.

skipinnz: Oh i wish but we hit 60 F yesterday,it was great to get out with the kids.Today were getting snow and freezing rain.

Foxy Lady: It's in the mid 20's Celcius here and quite mild, just finished picking our pears & peaches. Mind you not looking forward to winter.

Mousetrap:

Foxy Lady: That was,nt a bad film!

Mousetrap: We got so much snow this year.I'm getting Cabin Fever.

Foxy Lady: Blooming freezing here!

Bernice: LOL were about 24 F but going to 49 F tomorrow.

it is only about 32degC today here = 90degF...humidity about 70% and damned unpleasant LOL

Anybody got warm weather? I'm sick of Snow,Snow and freezing temps.

Bernice: Don't ya hate it when your plans fall thru.Well take the time and relax.

Foxy Lady: well the rain HAD subsided, but.....
about 3 hours sth of us got 25 inches of rain in 12 hours...because of the southerly prevailing winds it has turned tail and we are expected to get it over the next 12-18 hours....the floods just go down and up they come again....we have had so much rain that instead of it all soaking away, the water just keeps rising....no kitchen on monday the man said if this rain keeps up :(....oh well no work either so will be able to just sit and relax hahaha

Bernice: Oh no your flooded again.I sure hope you get your kitchen done.

Lisa G: yes it is the wet season and the first real wet season we have had in years LOL