Re: Anyone too hot still?

On Sun 25 Sep 2005 07:49:45p, Lucy's Mom wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
(news:0jdej1d7bpokthvfho805rctd6llnskkbv@xxxxxxx):

> Sounds like here in Texas...It's been a h*l# of a summer to try
> and keep newly planted beds and the yard alive. Between the
> heat, drought, and the armadillos (they don't call them
> "Nature's Rototiller" for nothing!) I've lost a lot of
> plants...Oh well, I can always replant...
>
I've been doing the replanting thing since I bought the house. LOL
I'm a neophyte gardener, but I just love it. We don't have
armadillos, but we have moles and voles and they do a job from the
ground up. 2 years ago, I planted about 100 tulip bulbs in plots
that didn't have anything else going on yet. I've planted bare root
perenials that never showed to the light of day. I swear, something
gets them before they even come up. This year, a Jacob's Ladder
that I planted 2 years ago but disappeared that year came back. It
just shrivelled up before I even knew it was in trouble because of
draught. The only things thriving are 2 butterfly bushes I planted
last year. I'm struggling to keep a few rose bushes alive. We have
a lot of deer here, but they don't come anywhere near where I live;
too close to a busy road.

Going back to the moles/voles -- there are tunnels in the cats
enclosure. Every time the kitties go out, they dig a hole in one of
the openings. I suppose they hear it. It's turning into a massive
hole in the ground! LOL


> I guess since you bagged the leaves, you can't burn them. I
> love the smell of burning leaves on a crisp fall day...

Nope. Not legal to burn leaves here. I love the smell, too! Raking
and blowing though, it kicks up my allergies.

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Cheryl
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