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storm777

And what was YOUR day like?

Sep 12, 2007 18:06

Arrived early to work on Tuesday, did my premise check and nothing was amiss. Did my paperwork and opening inventory, did the computer entries, then went out for a smoke and saw a truck parked in back of our store. OK, no prob, people leave their cars in our lot all the time, be it for breakdowns, carpooling etc ( Read more... )

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feonixrift September 13 2007, 02:07:23 UTC

"How was yours?"

I planted carrots.

storm777 September 14 2007, 23:04:15 UTC

And I would have traded with u in a heartbeat.

As much as I like the excitement of Utica, the City, I would give my sould to just be able to relax in the burbs or country and work on my gardens, flower and veggie...

I crave this...

and WOW!! storm777 September 14 2007, 23:09:17 UTC

Nice that you can plant at this time of year. We are expecting our first frost tomorrow night, lows in low 30s~~!!!! No more outdoor planting here, to be sure!!!

Re: and WOW!! feonixrift September 14 2007, 23:19:23 UTC

I'm very glad to be finally planting again. Can't get out to water much during smog season, and nothing likes growing on a West facing porch when it's 109 in the shade.

Planting schedules around here are an odd reversal. Summer is the inhospitable season, especially for people who don't have real land that could soak up a lot of water, Winter is the season to crave for its short days that might let onions grow to full size without setting seed too soon. Assuming the wind doesn't just tear the whole thing up.

I think every climate has its own difficulties. I spent much of the summer envying people who can grow annual herbs without having to chase after them daily crying "no, don't go to seed, not yet! not yet!". But I'm sure a week farther North and I'd be begging for boring dry heat again.

Re: and WOW!! storm777 September 15 2007, 22:02:42 UTC

Suffice to say that our planting season has ended in a big way with our frost warnings being posted for this evening and overnight. Of course, things could still work out well INDOORS but outside, nope. Leaves are already beginning to change colors...and no, I am not complaining. I love this season.

Wish we could have dry heat here. We are pummelled all summer with oppressively hot and humid conditions, great for the green life but still hard to deal with when one is trying to breathe in air that is so thick, it can be cut and sliced.

And let us not speak of winter. We got off lucky in February with only 4 feet of snow in a week's time. My hometown area was blessed with 8 feet in that week and points north of home received from 12 to 14 feet, no lie. In a way it was awesome, the majesty of it all, but still, it was *ahem* a royal pain in the ass. We actually didnt know where to PUT the snow that we tried to plow out of our driveways!!

So as you can figure, lots of growing is done indoors from Oct thru May.

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