My veggie plot - summer is coming!
05-24-2009, 12:06 PM
#191
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Thanks, Joanne! I have to tell you, even with all the debate, there are a few points I'm not clear on, myself.
The main one, being: do we have pelargoniums, here in the united states?
I passed on getting some geraniums, bc, they were annuals, but would pay the price for the pelargoniums, bc they would keep coming back.
Also, they are used for pot plants,...
does that mean you can smoke 'em? :mrgreen:
ohhh, BBBB! thought you said, you were on your way? that was a half hour ago!...anyone seen hide or hair of her? :roll:
K, you know if B, doesn't show, that I still get the 20% right? :wink:
(overhead and maintenance, etc.)
The main one, being: do we have pelargoniums, here in the united states?
I passed on getting some geraniums, bc, they were annuals, but would pay the price for the pelargoniums, bc they would keep coming back.
Also, they are used for pot plants,...
does that mean you can smoke 'em? :mrgreen:
ohhh, BBBB! thought you said, you were on your way? that was a half hour ago!...anyone seen hide or hair of her? :roll:
K, you know if B, doesn't show, that I still get the 20% right? :wink:
(overhead and maintenance, etc.)
05-24-2009, 12:06 PM
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pelargoniums
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geraniums
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in the usa the pretty, lush, exotic, beeauutiful ones in the gorgeous colors are geraniums. they live in pots in hot weather and they swing.
those dreadful, skinny, stringy, pathetic ones that people grow only because nothing else will are pelargoniums.
05-24-2009, 12:17 PM
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p.s. the american geraniums die back in the winter. you can take cuttings and grow them indoors for the next season.
the american pelargoniums (hardy geraniums) are perennials and grow in the shade. they come back and multiply like crazy rabbits.
k - i didn't know you went to horticultural school. does that explain the 'weed' habit?
the american pelargoniums (hardy geraniums) are perennials and grow in the shade. they come back and multiply like crazy rabbits.
k - i didn't know you went to horticultural school. does that explain the 'weed' habit?
05-24-2009, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltncrazy
By request, a poem, written by Quiltncrazy, dedicated to Butterflywing, and K, my flowery friends.
Let me introduce you to the trio:
Butterflywing is her name, making ppl laugh is her game.
She reminds me of Dr. Ruth, not just in looks, to tell the truth.
She's very wise, and can crack a pun,
You've been told, by the time she's done.
She's a quilter, and knows her stuff,
But don't crack on her, she don't take no slough.
K is a beauty who lives in France,
She calls me big ears, I say Francey-pants.
She has two kids, and cute they are,
A man, a dog, a cat and a car.
She gardens and quilts,
she makes the time,
A better friend you will not find.
QC is, how you say, a quirky quilter,
Sometimes her level is a bit off kilter.
But she is true, and that is rare,
So she's a bit daft,
I do not care.
Whacky, crazy, no matter the name,
She's true blue, and plays a straight game.
Joined me up to a quilting board to see what i could see,
All kinds of people, all kinds of quilts, oh what fun this is going to be.
Made a friend, her name is k, that's who she is to me,
She lives in France, with Dugal, and Barney, kids and hubby make three.
Then we met, another quilter, call her, B, for short,
One day she made me laugh so hard, I couldn't help but snort.
Now B has this way, of soft and hard, a very balanced mix,
She likes to joke, but be a lady, so to the snorting, she says, "nix".
Oh the adventures we have had, and we are just beginning,
The comebacks and jokes, and tales we've spun, are sure to keep you grinning.
Now B and K, they think I stir, and sometimes, I tend to pick,
It's from years of living with my hubby, don't blink bc he's quick.
So K grew a garden, and B loves flowers,
Of these things, we could talk for hours,
And we all love quilts, of this we know, but it cost money, let's put on a show.
Now B is smart,
And I am poetic,
That leaves, K, and she's coquettish.
So a plan is formed, for our new show, and K, will be the star,
She'll dance on stage, with her marigolds, well at least it ain't a bar!
So B and I, go to K, and say, go share this with your man,
Instead of saying no to K, he says, they have a plan!
K says, it's got to be pelargoniums, or I won't do the dance,
B says, no, it's geraniums, you'll do the dance in France.
I can pick, and be quite funny, but frankly, had to think of fabric money,
So, gotta divert their attentions, and fix this clash,
No time to waste, need fabric stash-cash!
Every star needs a stage name, so I am told,
So came up with a gem, now k's, Mary's Gold.
You can see her nightly, dancing in the light,
What a beauty, going left and right.
Now K gets eighty, me and B, get twenty,
We're never short on stash, heck, we got plenty.
This is our story, of three quilting friends,
Stay tuned, I'm sure it's not the end.... :wink:
Let me introduce you to the trio:
Butterflywing is her name, making ppl laugh is her game.
She reminds me of Dr. Ruth, not just in looks, to tell the truth.
She's very wise, and can crack a pun,
You've been told, by the time she's done.
She's a quilter, and knows her stuff,
But don't crack on her, she don't take no slough.
K is a beauty who lives in France,
She calls me big ears, I say Francey-pants.
She has two kids, and cute they are,
A man, a dog, a cat and a car.
She gardens and quilts,
she makes the time,
A better friend you will not find.
QC is, how you say, a quirky quilter,
Sometimes her level is a bit off kilter.
But she is true, and that is rare,
So she's a bit daft,
I do not care.
Whacky, crazy, no matter the name,
She's true blue, and plays a straight game.
Joined me up to a quilting board to see what i could see,
All kinds of people, all kinds of quilts, oh what fun this is going to be.
Made a friend, her name is k, that's who she is to me,
She lives in France, with Dugal, and Barney, kids and hubby make three.
Then we met, another quilter, call her, B, for short,
One day she made me laugh so hard, I couldn't help but snort.
Now B has this way, of soft and hard, a very balanced mix,
She likes to joke, but be a lady, so to the snorting, she says, "nix".
Oh the adventures we have had, and we are just beginning,
The comebacks and jokes, and tales we've spun, are sure to keep you grinning.
Now B and K, they think I stir, and sometimes, I tend to pick,
It's from years of living with my hubby, don't blink bc he's quick.
So K grew a garden, and B loves flowers,
Of these things, we could talk for hours,
And we all love quilts, of this we know, but it cost money, let's put on a show.
Now B is smart,
And I am poetic,
That leaves, K, and she's coquettish.
So a plan is formed, for our new show, and K, will be the star,
She'll dance on stage, with her marigolds, well at least it ain't a bar!
So B and I, go to K, and say, go share this with your man,
Instead of saying no to K, he says, they have a plan!
K says, it's got to be pelargoniums, or I won't do the dance,
B says, no, it's geraniums, you'll do the dance in France.
I can pick, and be quite funny, but frankly, had to think of fabric money,
So, gotta divert their attentions, and fix this clash,
No time to waste, need fabric stash-cash!
Every star needs a stage name, so I am told,
So came up with a gem, now k's, Mary's Gold.
You can see her nightly, dancing in the light,
What a beauty, going left and right.
Now K gets eighty, me and B, get twenty,
We're never short on stash, heck, we got plenty.
This is our story, of three quilting friends,
Stay tuned, I'm sure it's not the end.... :wink:
and NO, YOU DON T GET MY 10%
05-24-2009, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by k3n
I GIVE UP !!!! Be wrong if you like, BW I don't care!
And BTW, why is it suddenly 20 percent? I agreed to 10 and that was between you NOt each! LOL
K x
And BTW, why is it suddenly 20 percent? I agreed to 10 and that was between you NOt each! LOL
K x
UH UH!
10% each. cheapskate. here i am , furthering your career, and you want to be stingy.
05-24-2009, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by k3n
I GIVE UP !!!! Be wrong if you like, BW I don't care!
(LMBO at that twist!)
And BTW, why is it suddenly 20 percent? I agreed to 10 and that was between you NOt each! LOL
K x
(LMBO at that twist!)
And BTW, why is it suddenly 20 percent? I agreed to 10 and that was between you NOt each! LOL
K x
oh, no, not you b...was talking to the janitor :mrgreen:
K, you know ya gotta smoke the weed out back, and hide behind the garbage cans, there...cause your gonna have to shed the marigolds, while your lighting up...don't want a 'stinky' show...watch out for the paparazzi...if you see a flash...flash 'em back! LOL...
that'll scare 'em...or might egg 'em on...all depends on your nekid bottom :XD:
where's hans in all this...tell him to keep all those camera flies, back...you is a star now! 8)
05-24-2009, 02:18 PM
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Location: AZ and CT
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Whatever they are, mine preferred sun, and at the end of the summer I put them in the basement. They went dormant, and they came back to life the next spring. Sometimes, when we come back to CT later than early April, they came back to life and got tall and stringy, developed new leaves and started searching for light. This is hard in our dark, dank, dirt-floored 142 year old basement! But they lived on until last year when I finally realized there is no place with sun where I want them any more. I gave them to my daughter. I guess I have to buy the other kind, the ones that like shade. But our local nursery only carries geraniums, and the labels say they need sun.
05-24-2009, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by quiltncrazy
where's hans in all this...
(must be dirty,...no wonder I say you remind me of Dr. Ruth, lol. So, when ya gonna show us....lol :wink: )
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