http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/scc/icsf/library/fanzines/nme3/triffid_beech.gif
http://www.miniaafrica.co.za/plants_projects/3.htm
http://codemonkey.sunsite.dk/projects/beyond/hworld/images/sheeps_man_and_triffid.jpg
http://www.scifimoviepage.com/day_triffids.html

snow is a 4 letter word

snow? way top soon no one is getting any yest I hope?
heres its been nunseasonably hot still excpt fot this cold front that blew through last night..very windy..went down to 20 C

I can even get into the spirit of winter,snow & stuff but I HATE the cold.

autumn colours
http://sensitivelight.com/autumn/1.jpg
http://www.visitdunkeld.com/img2/Perthshire%20Autumn%20Colours.jpg
http://www.gryffinlodge.ca/images/tm-3-1684-lg.jpg
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Russia/photo37536.htm
http://static.flickr.com/1/730169_8ffded1d83.jpg
http://rene.spika.cz/prague_november/praha_32_w.jpg
http://www.travelwithachallenge.com/Images/Travel_Article_Library/Greece-Meteora/Autumn-Meteora.jpg
http://www.creativeimagestudio.com/IMG_4156_small_autumn_colors.jpg
http://www.derbyarboretum.co.uk/Autumn/Rose_Hill_Way.jpg
http://www.luphen.org.uk/images/2003/2003-10/2003-10-26-173719.jpg
http://www.gorzow.mm.pl/~bebelebe/Autumn%20Colors,%20Inyo%20National%20Forest,%20California.jpg
psst ,one smoochy one
http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0308/images/ljw/Fall%20kiss.jpg

Foxy Lady: yes true Foxy Lady,fall mean work,but also harvest,and beautiful fall colours,jumping in a pile of leaves,stuffing leaves up ScarletRose's shirt,fall is also a little philisophical for me,the years end in sight,a time for reflection.

Foxy wasn't here to fix it.. but I was.. ;)

list & links to pics of the official flowers of the US states
http://www.50states.com/flower.htm

for canada's provinces
http://www.members.shaw.ca/kcic1/flowers.html

list of the official flowers of countries

I could not find pic links,but you could cut/paste the names into a search engine.

http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/flowers/pcd17.html
http://www.nzflower.co.nz/national-flowers-country.php

http://www.greenfingers.com.au/services/news/abc_Big_Tomato_Competition/


question "Phenyl"? what

http://www.cuyamaca.net/OH170/Plant_TNails/Hibiscus_rosa-senensis_Fl_1.JPG

http://www.durionursery.com/Iris%20laevigata%20'Royal%20Cartwheel'.JPG

I like the sounds,but it just my garden is NOT quiet.there is a cemetery across the lane from our house.redtail hawks live in a high tree there.tree frog & cicadas sing in the trees.
and if it gets too quiet at night,there is an old raccoon who sneaks over from the cemetery & livens things up by bangin' around the garbage cans.

does anyone else have a noisy garden,even when no one is in it?
I found these to give you an example:
morning shift
http://www.naturesongs.com/mourndove1.wav
day shift
http://www.naturesongs.com/bumbleb1.wav
night shift
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/Insects/Field%20Cricket/489sl.wav

oh and ,some garden toys:
http://www.gardenfrogsandfriends.com/cricket%20page.htm

nobleheart: yes,right,I am too trusting...ty for watching over me

my ICQ#********

Just protectin ya bud.. you really shouldn't give this out on a public board.. you will have a chance of someone stalking ya..

http://www.newslettersink.com/greetingcards/postcards/007H0300-sunflower.gif

but if you try it my way,let us know if ScarletRose's idea about the arm flapping thingy works.

HARVEST
You can begin to harvest sunflower seeds as soon as the center flowers turn brown or the backs of the heads turn yellow, to prevent birds from stealing them. Cut them, leaving a piece of stem to hang them in a well ventilated place to finish drying. Cover them with netting, paper sacks with holes or cheesecloth to catch falling seeds as they dry.

They can be allowed to dry on the stalk, but you'll have to cover them this way to keep the birds from eating them all before you can harvest them for yourself!

If you've grown sunflowers for the purpose of feeding birds, you can either leave them in the ground, or harvest the heads as above, then hang them in the yard or garden when they are ready. This method has an advantage in that you can dole out the heads over the winter, instead of seeing the seed all eaten within a few weeks.
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http://extension.missouri.edu/extensioninfonet/article.asp?id=3404

Rose: re :
Anyone know how to dry out sunflowers properly?
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you take off all your clothes,stick the wet seeds to your skin all over,then stand out in the sun in the backyard until they dry out.

Foxy Lady: re :
i tried injecting a pumpkin with milk...
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If you inject your pumpkin,this happens:
http://www.prairiefuture.com/gallery/photos/drunk_pumpkin.JPG

biggest pumpkins:
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~atman/gardening/muchAdo/bigpumpkins1998.html
botanical record breakers:
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0601.htm

http://www.geocities.com/queenbeeegaragerock/queen_bee.jpg

LOL

http://www.buzzin.net/images/englishimgs/lightbee9.gif

http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article/4512
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PS
foxy,this bee not scary,he is silly

http://members.tripod.com/usedtobees/bee.gif

pretend
http://www.barnesy.org/b3ta/giant_wasp_rodeo_boardsize.jpg
http://www.eden-project.co.uk/images/bee1-s-5140023.jpg

really
http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/HomeHort/F1Column/2004Articles/Graphics%20Ento/Cic%20vs%20Cic%20Killer%20Wasp.jpg

http://www.vespa-crabro.de/manda.htm

http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,10330-1553309,00.html

ScarletRose: your piccie?is that because you are sweet or because you are buzzed?

Kipling: yes bumble bees like this:
http://www.science-art.com/gallery/30/30_982003175615.jpg
not like this:
http://www.dannystrixkix.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/8680l.jpeg

stuff still growing here too foxy.and I discovered bumbly bee are making holes in the wood in the back of my patio.

yes,there are some really strange fruit(see and i wasn't even thinking of richard simmons)

Foxy Lady: you wouldn't

I have an extensive knowledge of botany.
but I found this page,look a the links to the fruit pics here.
most I never heard of:
http://www.hawaiifruit.net/indexdata.html

never any stale around here.....LOL...I catch your meaning
hey maybe next time you cut the grass,you can make a couple of these:
http://www.magicmakers.com/retail/accessories/grassskirt.html

nobleheart: as you wish foxy,it was silly,but please let the people know it wasnt naughty..I would not want the people to assume the worst.

this is interestinf to read:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/citrus/mandarins.htm

Foxy Lady: cool idae.I imagine the moisture & the sugar promotes biological activity.I have heard of the same thing being done with a stale beer.

none of that allowed on this board.

braid garlic?I put garlic aroind my windows to keep the flakes away...lol

I know what you mean I have a master's degree in snuggling going to waste.

cool nights are good for snuggling

keep in mind while u watch all that water om gulfport...its a port city..the water isnt the cleanest..oily..polluted..now in it is swage,bodies,floating debris...power lines..what a mess

yes watching the news:
this is a live-from-the-dish-on-the-truck sattilite feed :

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7832873/

click on the video feed

I hope katrina's temper tantrum doesnt wreck anyone house or garden

http://www.rooneyandmuldoon.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/pleachedgoldenchain.jpg

hi to all my fellow gardening nutz...
this is cool:
http://www.botanic.bham.ac.uk/images/arch-spring.jpg
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PS
on the woods that surround the observatory here:
http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/DDO/research/cepheids/
is an overgrown orchard.
I have more wild cortland apples than I can carry...also found an elderberry patch.

I hope you & bree enjoyed your time together well

miracle gro is like viagara for carrots,right?

Foxy Lady: the RSS box..mmm.rss is Short for RDF Site Summary or Rich Site Summary, an XML format for syndicating Web content. A Web site that wants to allow other sites to publish some of its content creates an RSS document and registers the document with an RSS publisher. A user that can read RSS-distributed content can use the content on a different site. Syndicated content includes such data as news feeds, events listings, news stories, headlines, project updates, excerpts from discussion forums or even corporate information.
maybe they are planning one.

I use as a search engine a customized version of copernic pro.
I can zero in on any boolean search idea fast.

something alittle different to do.
The Telegarden
This online remote controlled tele-robotic installation allows online users to view and interact with a remote garden filled with living plants.Members can plant,water,and monitor the progress of seedlings via the tender movements of an industrial robot arm.
also has cams from which you can view the mall & a chatroom & stuff.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/