tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post2939544175716260537..comments2024-01-03T02:26:23.899-08:00Comments on A Gardener in Progress: Wilting Wednesday.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-69759846247218301982009-08-01T08:42:26.455-07:002009-08-01T08:42:26.455-07:00Hey cathernine yes my pup is a springer well shes ...Hey cathernine yes my pup is a springer well shes not really a pup lol shes gonna be two on October 31, Shes a halloween pup. We have two of them actually she's the wild child. We also have a black and white springer to she's the lazy 10 year old couch one though. Have a wonderful Saturday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-63812368230329258692009-07-31T15:20:17.120-07:002009-07-31T15:20:17.120-07:00I am totally in love with your pond! I can't b...I am totally in love with your pond! I can't believe how hot it's been for you in Seattle! Wow! We are one of the driest states in the nation and we've only hit 105 once or twice this summer, but normally we are up there, so I feel your pain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-45374540502904606332009-07-30T18:10:29.573-07:002009-07-30T18:10:29.573-07:00Hope your heat wave ends soon, July in Iowa is usu...Hope your heat wave ends soon, July in Iowa is usually like the weather you are having now but this year it is cool and wet. We have hardly had our air on.Iowa Gardening Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457574109288160557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-6051848729935727112009-07-30T16:51:59.643-07:002009-07-30T16:51:59.643-07:00Crazy heat all over on the west coast! I've b...Crazy heat all over on the west coast! I've been hearing about yours up north in the news. The pictures look somehow familiar (ha ha) Down here, if we make the mistake of planting something not quite right for the valley it wilts like crazy after one day! Here's an interesting note...I have a potted palm tree on my patio and over the past week, we have had heat at 108-111. Guess what's happened? The palm tree's fronds are actually burned! I didn't think it could happen. Bring on the cooler weather...I can't wait to relocate!Roy and Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974699933106381385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-89064505584683786622009-07-30T16:31:35.913-07:002009-07-30T16:31:35.913-07:00How AWFUL!
I will send you some of your cold July...How AWFUL! <br />I will send you some of your cold July weather and rain....we have been wayyyyy colder than usual this spring and summer in Northern Michigan.The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-61780390150766964462009-07-30T16:28:54.345-07:002009-07-30T16:28:54.345-07:00Hi Karen~~ Much to my dismay my plants are hanging...Hi Karen~~ Much to my dismay my plants are hanging in there. Me? If the freaking heat doesn't kill me, my water bill will!!! Even today, it's ten degrees cooler but I've still got this perpetual layer of sweat clinging to me. Ten minutes out of the shower and it's back. Horrid weather. <br /><br />Your thermometer says it all...and this was at 12:30. But I guess since we had an atypical winter we might as well have an atypical summer to match. Keep cool. Your pool looks mighty tempting. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-14798320425515609782009-07-30T15:06:51.950-07:002009-07-30T15:06:51.950-07:00It's that long, sustained heat that kills you,...It's that long, sustained heat that kills you, isn't it? We're tired of days of over 90 degrees.Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-14726877228565643052009-07-30T11:02:20.065-07:002009-07-30T11:02:20.065-07:00Thanks everyone for your nice words! Either I'...Thanks everyone for your nice words! Either I'm already used to it, or it's not going to be quite as bad today.<br /><br /><br />Frances - Next time I see a fan or small AC I'm buying it, even if it's in the middle of winter :)Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-59526138928749508192009-07-30T10:15:57.456-07:002009-07-30T10:15:57.456-07:00wow.......living in the south, those are fairly no...wow.......living in the south, those are fairly normal temps for us...but without rain or an air conditioner....I couldn't make it!!!!! No fan can help in that kinda heat! I hate that you and everyone else up there are going through this. It affects peoples moods as well! I will pray for ya'll!!!Dirt Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738312834526690841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-90562509867041321542009-07-30T09:42:29.024-07:002009-07-30T09:42:29.024-07:00I've been hearing about your heat over there, ...I've been hearing about your heat over there, Catherine. 86 inside makes for a really miserable night. When we lived in silicon valley in CA, without AC, we had a heat wave with temps over 100. We all spent time out in the shaded yard with our feet in a blow-up pool. But at least we had an evaporative (swamp) cooler to help us inside. Like Frances, I would suggest a window unit, but I heard that those have sold out very quickly around Seattle. So you might not even be able to find one. Good luck!VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-31351355426277284082009-07-30T07:17:06.990-07:002009-07-30T07:17:06.990-07:00uhh.. that's really hot. We can conveniently r...uhh.. that's really hot. We can conveniently rush inside but pity the plants, sunbathing under such scotching sun. Considering umbrella or anything to shade those plants?..<br /><br />Cheers<br />~ bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-79969982935886025702009-07-30T06:54:21.388-07:002009-07-30T06:54:21.388-07:00Hi Catherine, I actually was thinking of you yeste...Hi Catherine, I actually was thinking of you yesterday during the 6 o'clock news as the PNW weather was a feature! Yep, definitely strange going ons all over the place...stay cool, please..heat exhaustion is a dangerous thing!lynn'sgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104383899991317740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-79333177086809062592009-07-30T06:46:37.100-07:002009-07-30T06:46:37.100-07:00I would admire your lovely blooms every time I vis...I would admire your lovely blooms every time I visit your blog, and inspired. This time I'm amazed that you're getting the same heat as I'm experiencing since May. Watering in the evenings coupled with high humidity, it's a combination for natural-sauna here.Jaimehttp://www.jaimeboey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-87141761176933936662009-07-30T06:26:59.084-07:002009-07-30T06:26:59.084-07:00That high heat with no AC is just miserable. When ...That high heat with no AC is just miserable. When we lived in PA we didn't have AC at first.<br /><br />Wishing you cooler temperatures soon!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-45226261990787262482009-07-30T05:14:36.253-07:002009-07-30T05:14:36.253-07:00You've gotta be kidding !!!
You're not sup...You've gotta be kidding !!!<br />You're not suppose to get temps that high.<br />Any restrictions on watering ?...that would be a problem.<br /><br />Garden still looks happy!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-54816391235872622722009-07-30T04:20:29.411-07:002009-07-30T04:20:29.411-07:00I'm sorry about your hot, hot weather. High te...I'm sorry about your hot, hot weather. High temps zap the energy right out of a person (and all the plants), not to mention how dangerous it can be. Wishing you cool breezes and QUICK!donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-2215383523265090222009-07-30T03:08:12.554-07:002009-07-30T03:08:12.554-07:00Hi Catherine, please do consider a small window ai...Hi Catherine, please do consider a small window air conditioner. My inlaws in PA were insulted when we bought them one while we were visiting one year and even tried to return it to the store. We told them it was for us when we visited and they could not turn it when when we left if they wished. They ended up buying another one after feeling the relief from the cool air at night. The weather is changing and we must change our habits along with it. We have gone from nearly as much rainfall as your area to drought conditions here in SE TN. The plantings have been changed over to the xerics that can withstand winter rains and summer heat, humidity and drought. A tough combination but there are plants that can survive those conditions. Grasses are especially good. Keep cool any way you can!<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-35914320495982690662009-07-30T00:00:07.426-07:002009-07-30T00:00:07.426-07:00I am well beyond wilting and on to melting! Yuck. ...I am well beyond wilting and on to melting! Yuck. Sorry about your plants, I bet they will be fine. I am being a horrible water pig but am trying not to worry about it too much. I just can't bear to lose anything more after all the winter devastation. Good luck to you and your kids and I hope nobody dies this week from the heat, it's scary hot. 88 in our house at the moment, only going to get worse tomorrow. :(Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-88219624581380840472009-07-29T22:42:47.084-07:002009-07-29T22:42:47.084-07:00I'm glad I got in and out of there before it g...I'm glad I got in and out of there before it got that hot! However, my friends are one of those rare few w/ air conditioning. They're very defensive about it like good northwesterners. "It was there when we moved in, etc."<br /><br />Stay cool.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-27272437537831751772009-07-29T18:36:27.936-07:002009-07-29T18:36:27.936-07:00Mildred - I will look into the Crape Myrtle, maybe...Mildred - I will look into the Crape Myrtle, maybe one in a container on my deck...<br /><br /><br />Darla - You are very sweet and I know those prayers will be appreciated!<br /><br />Hope you are all finding ways to keep cool. It's 89 inside the house now.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-69076375052591359212009-07-29T17:59:58.538-07:002009-07-29T17:59:58.538-07:00I am sailing in the same boat. Sad!I am sailing in the same boat. Sad!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-33841070811068347282009-07-29T16:25:34.016-07:002009-07-29T16:25:34.016-07:00It is hard to take when it gets into the nineties....It is hard to take when it gets into the nineties. I know the elderly are really in trouble as they don't maybe have fans or don't know they are dehydrating. We have ceiling fans in the majority of our rooms just to curb heat when the air conditioning doesn't cut it. Moving air helps. Please take care and I trust that heat will move on soon.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-68737140507581446462009-07-29T16:12:08.380-07:002009-07-29T16:12:08.380-07:00I cannot imagine a home w/o a/c. My goodness, I r...I cannot imagine a home w/o a/c. My goodness, I really don't know way to type, so, me being me, will pray for the people in your area..Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-19138795603491855342009-07-29T16:04:25.174-07:002009-07-29T16:04:25.174-07:00I knew you were having high temps but it didn'...I knew you were having high temps but it didn't occur to me about some people not having air conditioning up there. I hope it breaks for y'all soon. I guess we are having your weather which is so odd for this time of the year.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-17306488603198592162009-07-29T16:00:27.216-07:002009-07-29T16:00:27.216-07:00Yes, we are melting here, too. I took the kids to ...Yes, we are melting here, too. I took the kids to the coast yesterday for the day, and it was definately the place to be!! Well worth the drive. It was 106 here yesterday, and although we have a lot of trees, too, it is over 100 out there right now. I have been watering like crazy. Bring back some normal weather!!HeatherF1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01431413768605555143noreply@blogger.com