04/28/05 19:33:04 Clare_KS Logs in [65.26.89.232]
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04/28/05 19:54:54 TonyC Logs in [207.43.75.34]
04/28/05 19:56:13 Clare_KS Logs in [65.26.89.232]
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04/28/05 19:58:50 TonyC Logs in [207.43.75.34]
04/28/05 20:00:40 Sarah Logs in [216.45.168.113]
04/28/05 20:00:55 TonyC: hi Sarah
04/28/05 20:00:59 Sarah: hey tony
04/28/05 20:01:39 Sarah: how many violets do you have?
04/28/05 20:01:50 TonyC: Clare got booted about the same time I did. Hope she gets back
04/28/05 20:01:51 Jana_in_Indiana Logs in [172.149.228.106]
04/28/05 20:01:56 Sarah: Hey Jana
04/28/05 20:02:02 TonyC: Hi Jana
04/28/05 20:02:02 Jana_in_Indiana: Hi Sarah
04/28/05 20:02:07 Jana_in_Indiana: Hi Tony
04/28/05 20:02:12 Jana_in_Indiana: BRB
04/28/05 20:02:51 TonyC: about 150+ varieties, but some doing better than others, Sarah
04/28/05 20:04:09 TonyC: you been at this long?
04/28/05 20:04:28 Sarah: About 2 months
04/28/05 20:04:35 Clare_KS Logs in [65.26.89.232]
04/28/05 20:04:40 Sarah: Hi Clare!
04/28/05 20:04:45 Clare_KS: Evenin'
04/28/05 20:04:48 TonyC: hi again Clare
04/28/05 20:05:04 Clare_KS: I had an entire 24 hours alone!!! First time in months.
04/28/05 20:05:10 Clare_KS: AAAAHHHHhhhhhhhhhhh
04/28/05 20:05:26 Shellie_NM Logs in [68.35.120.27]
04/28/05 20:05:37 TonyC: hi Shellie
04/28/05 20:05:41 Peggy_in_Pa Logs in [207.172.119.154]
04/28/05 20:05:50 Shellie_NM: Hi everyone
04/28/05 20:05:59 TonyC: hi Peggy
04/28/05 20:06:00 Sarah: Lol
04/28/05 20:06:01 Peggy_in_Pa: Hi everyone
04/28/05 20:06:20 Clare_KS: Hi P
04/28/05 20:06:32 Jana_in_Indiana: back, sorry for running off
04/28/05 20:06:44 TonyC: what's on everyone's mind tonight?
04/28/05 20:06:47 Peggy_in_Pa: Hi Jana
04/28/05 20:06:50 Jana_in_Indiana: Hi Clare, Peggy & Shellie
04/28/05 20:07:07 Jana_in_Indiana: don't ask!
04/28/05 20:07:32 Peggy_in_Pa: I'm busy getting ready for our show on May 13
04/28/05 20:07:41 Jana_in_Indiana: just got news that a firend of mine died this afternoon, I can't believe it!
04/28/05 20:07:49 Sarah: Oh my gosh Jana
04/28/05 20:08:01 TonyC: sorry to hear that Jana
04/28/05 20:08:12 Peggy_in_Pa: sorry to hear  that
04/28/05 20:08:40 Clare_KS: Jana, I'm so sorry :(
04/28/05 20:09:24 Jana_in_Indiana: thank you, I was going to see him & his wife again this weekend
04/28/05 20:10:21 Walt_in_MD Logs in [24.35.119.251]
04/28/05 20:10:26 Jana_in_Indiana: sorry, I didn't mean to put a damper on things
04/28/05 20:10:29 Jana_in_Indiana: Hi Walt
04/28/05 20:10:31 TonyC: Hi Walt
04/28/05 20:10:37 Peggy_in_Pa: brb i forgot puppy snack time
04/28/05 20:10:40 Peggy_in_Pa: HI walt
04/28/05 20:10:44 Jana_in_Indiana: BRB, phone
04/28/05 20:10:48 Walt_in_MD: Hi All
04/28/05 20:11:29 TonyC: is it almost time to ship leaves?
04/28/05 20:11:38 Sarah: Oooh, they found the woodpecker!
04/28/05 20:12:16 Carol_SK Logs in [142.165.188.63]
04/28/05 20:12:29 TonyC: hi Carol
04/28/05 20:12:32 Sarah: Hi Carol
04/28/05 20:12:47 Carol_SK: Hi Tony, Hi Sarah
04/28/05 20:13:09 Walt_in_MD: Hi Carol
04/28/05 20:13:46 Carol_SK: Hi Walt Hi Jana, Peggy Shellie andClare
04/28/05 20:14:12 sherry__(Mo) Logs in [172.148.119.90]
04/28/05 20:14:29 TonyC: hi Sherry
04/28/05 20:14:29 Shellie_NM: hi all
04/28/05 20:14:41 sherry__(Mo): Hi everyone-sorry I'm late!!
04/28/05 20:14:43 TonyC: Shellie, hi
04/28/05 20:14:53 del Logs in [70.64.104.53]
04/28/05 20:15:01 sherry__(Mo): Hi Del!!
04/28/05 20:15:09 Sarah: I should have gotten more people pictures at the Convention
04/28/05 20:15:22 Sarah: LOL, I only concentrated on the violets!
04/28/05 20:15:32 sherry__(Mo): Del, did you notice-we have more roosters now!!
04/28/05 20:15:34 del: hi everyone
04/28/05 20:15:40 TonyC: questions/comments from anyone?
04/28/05 20:15:48 TonyC: hi Del
04/28/05 20:15:58 Walt_in_MD: We see people all the time AV's were great.
04/28/05 20:16:02 Peggy_in_Pa: Hi DEl
04/28/05 20:16:08 Sarah: Ive been contemplating on doing wick watering.. what do you guys think is easiest?
04/28/05 20:16:44 sherry__(Mo): I like wicking Sarah
04/28/05 20:16:53 del: myself I found individual mat watering works better for my conditions
04/28/05 20:17:00 TonyC: vs. what Sarah, Watering weekly
04/28/05 20:17:18 Clare_KS: Del, how do you do individual mat watering?
04/28/05 20:17:33 Sarah: Well.. I have all different sizes.. so I just get the violets when they are dry, and set them in a cookie tray filled with water, and let them sit for a while, then set them on a towel
04/28/05 20:17:45 Walt_in_MD: I am just starting to, but not sure if I want to comunity wick or not.
04/28/05 20:18:12 sherry__(Mo): I wick ones that are on individual reservoirs too
04/28/05 20:18:46 Peggy_in_Pa: I can't seem to trust wicks they seem to stop working
04/28/05 20:18:53 Carol_SK: Walt are you the one that got all those gorgeous Champion violets?
04/28/05 20:19:14 Walt_in_MD: yes
04/28/05 20:19:27 del: I use 10 oz delly containers the clear ones from safe way I take the lid and cut 1 hole in each side of the lid 3/4 in dia then cut a piece of matting 3/4 in wide put this down each hole into the water and set the plant on top of the piece of matting tony
04/28/05 20:19:38 sherry__(Mo): Bet you had a great time Walt!!
04/28/05 20:19:43 EPPaar Logs in [172.209.137.2]
04/28/05 20:19:58 del: I found wicking kept the violets to wet  for me at least
04/28/05 20:20:09 sherry__(Mo): welcome EEPaar
04/28/05 20:20:24 EPPaar: Thank you
04/28/05 20:20:35 del: Hi eepaar
04/28/05 20:20:41 EPPaar: Hi
04/28/05 20:20:48 Walt_in_MD: Sure did and they are really nice folks to deal with. I also bought a few Oyama pots to try. Any one using them?
04/28/05 20:20:48 del: where are you located ???
04/28/05 20:21:03 EPPaar: Savannah
04/28/05 20:21:04 Sarah: who?
04/28/05 20:21:46 Carol_SK: they sound gorgeous Walt, you will enjoy them tremendously
04/28/05 20:22:00 sherry__(Mo): I've got a few of the Oyama pots Walt-they work good-but too expensive once you have lots of AV's
04/28/05 20:22:15 del: Tony got to messages and individual mat watering is described in message62545 as a tip of the week
04/28/05 20:22:17 Peggy_in_Pa: I have a few with the matting on a container, It seem to work if the pot is heavy enough to settle down in the matting
04/28/05 20:22:54 TonyC: rhanks, Del
04/28/05 20:22:56 del: even using the 2-1/2 solo cups it works peggy
04/28/05 20:23:13 sherry__(Mo): That's why I still wick-even if its on mats Peggy
04/28/05 20:23:19 del: welcome tony
04/28/05 20:23:49 EPPaar: Does anyone else use Optimara pots?
04/28/05 20:24:00 Peggy_in_Pa: do you think is has anything to do with the thickness of the mat
04/28/05 20:24:05 del: I have been using this matting way for  over 2 years now
04/28/05 20:24:51 Walt_in_MD: matting with or without the plastic covering?
04/28/05 20:25:00 sherry__(Mo): Walt, O just looked at what you got today-you sure got some nice ones!!
04/28/05 20:25:01 Peggy_in_Pa: without
04/28/05 20:25:02 Shellie_NM Logs in [68.35.120.27]
04/28/05 20:25:03 del: it could easyeggy I am using a blnket for the mat and got a cheap blanket from wal mart to make the strips of matting
04/28/05 20:25:14 del: Hi Shellie
04/28/05 20:25:15 sherry__(Mo): Same here
04/28/05 20:25:33 BobJ-MD Logs in [68.49.70.97]
04/28/05 20:25:40 del: Hi Bob
04/28/05 20:25:40 Carol_SK: Hi Bob
04/28/05 20:25:46 sherry__(Mo): Hi Bob!! Another rooster!
04/28/05 20:25:47 Walt_in_MD: Hi Bob
04/28/05 20:25:55 TonyC: hi Bob
04/28/05 20:25:57 BobJ-MD: Hi Everyone
04/28/05 20:26:03 Shellie_NM: sorry I went poof, I accidentally hit the off switch on my surge protector while plugging in my speakers
04/28/05 20:26:05 Peggy_in_Pa: hi Bob
04/28/05 20:26:06 Sarah: Why is it that whatever food I see on survivor I then crave.
04/28/05 20:26:11 del: jana you get my e mail today ???
04/28/05 20:26:45 Sarah: I am a dork.
04/28/05 20:26:48 BobJ-MD: Walt, did you send me an email?
04/28/05 20:27:05 Walt_in_MD: I was thinking about cutting up a blanket myself to try.
04/28/05 20:27:24 Sarah: how do you mat water AVs?
04/28/05 20:27:32 del: sure works for me walt
04/28/05 20:27:52 sherry__(Mo): I started out with some matting I had bought, but the blankets are cheaper and works just as good
04/28/05 20:28:00 Walt_in_MD: Sent one last night. Mine is mrwalt@cablespeed.com
04/28/05 20:28:40 BobJ-MD: The material I bought yesterday is a polyester. I had to soak it in soapy water in order to get it real wet. Now I'll see if it wicks or drys up.
04/28/05 20:28:54 del: also I see at the nursery they have a piece of matting blanket plus a tray for  $3.95 and you set the pots on the blanket and it waters the violets
04/28/05 20:29:12 Walt_in_MD: I'll pick up a blanket this weekend and give it a try. You can also get a nicer color then the comm mats
04/28/05 20:29:30 BobJ-MD: What is the material of the blankets?
04/28/05 20:29:43 Shellie_NM: I prefer wick watering with reservoirs or tray covered with the plastic grids
04/28/05 20:29:48 del: the nursery ones are black matting color I bought one yesterday to try
04/28/05 20:29:58 EPPaar Logs Out
04/28/05 20:30:18 EPPaar Logs in [172.209.137.2]
04/28/05 20:30:31 del: can not spell it bob its arylatic(SP)
04/28/05 20:30:37 Sarah: acrylic
04/28/05 20:30:43 Sarah: ?
04/28/05 20:30:48 BobJ-MD: Acrylic?
04/28/05 20:30:52 Peggy_in_Pa: i got a dark green blanket cheap
04/28/05 20:30:56 Walt_in_MD: I was planning on putting the mat over the grid in the try so it would stay wet longer.
04/28/05 20:30:59 EPPaar Logs Out
04/28/05 20:31:10 Clare_KS: what do you use for the grid?
04/28/05 20:32:13 del: just use the large trays with the ribbing in them and lay the mat over that
04/28/05 20:32:46 Walt_in_MD: I bought a grid for a 2' by 4' light fixture and cut it up. used some section of pvc pipe to hold it up.
04/28/05 20:32:49 BobJ-MD: That's what I'm doing Walt. I'll try the fabic store for a remnent of ACRYLIC blanket material instead of the
04/28/05 20:33:10 sherry__(Mo): I use egg crating like you find in the light department
04/28/05 20:33:28 del: that is the way rachel does hers also walt
04/28/05 20:33:37 Sarah: Bob, they wouldnt sell that there
04/28/05 20:33:48 Sarah: Try a cheap blanket at wal-mart, that would be your best choice
04/28/05 20:33:53 Jana_in_Indiana: sorry, I was on the phone
04/28/05 20:33:54 Shellie_NM: I was using matts for my young plants but when I went away at christmas for two weeks I switched to the grids over the trays.  That way the trays are reservoirs and the stay watered longer.
04/28/05 20:34:16 Jana_in_Indiana: yes Del, I did get your e-mail
04/28/05 20:34:29 BobJ-MD: WalMart had no blankets wen I was there yesterday. Out of seasno they said.
04/28/05 20:34:32 Jana_in_Indiana: hello to everyone that arrived while I was on the phone
04/28/05 20:34:36 Clare_KS: Sarah, they have blanket material in the fabric stores :)
04/28/05 20:34:41 del: thanks again for the  beautiful card you sent Jana
04/28/05 20:34:48 Sarah: Fleece?
04/28/05 20:34:49 Walt_in_MD: That's what I ment the egg crate type. Bon't buy the silver plactic coated ones as they will peal
04/28/05 20:35:08 Jana_in_Indiana: you're welcome Del
04/28/05 20:35:25 Jana_in_Indiana: next year, let's see your face at convention, not a card for you!
04/28/05 20:36:07 Peggy_in_Pa: Yes Del I hope you will be ther
04/28/05 20:36:10 del: already mentioned the convention next year to the wife she said I was not going without her Jana
04/28/05 20:36:22 BobJ-MD: I thnk fleece is a polyester but not positive. Fabrics are out of my area of expertice.
04/28/05 20:36:29 Jana_in_Indiana: great!  I'd love to meet your wife!
04/28/05 20:36:37 Sarah: Yeah, fleece is a poly
04/28/05 20:36:45 Walt_in_MD: You can put different sized spaces/rizers under the grid to increase the water supply
04/28/05 20:36:52 Jana_in_Indiana: now we need to work on getting Tony there!
04/28/05 20:36:54 del: same here bob I get the wife to   pick mine up LOL
04/28/05 20:37:07 Clare_KS: isn't that what you're talking about, fleece? Like blanket fleece?
04/28/05 20:37:07 Peggy_in_Pa: del that's good bring her along
04/28/05 20:37:22 del: of course we need some more roosters there
04/28/05 20:37:31 BobJ-MD: If you use a polyester, how do you get it to draw water?
04/28/05 20:38:01 Jana_in_Indiana: soak it before using it
04/28/05 20:38:07 Clare_KS: I think any fabric will wick, if you start out with it wet.
04/28/05 20:38:12 Jana_in_Indiana: squeeze out all the air
04/28/05 20:38:19 Sarah: I think I might try wick watering my mini's
04/28/05 20:38:40 sherry__(Mo): Just makwe sure what ever it is is manmade so it doesn't rot
04/28/05 20:38:42 del: yes very important wet your matt before you start to use it
04/28/05 20:38:51 Clare_KS: right, Sherry.
04/28/05 20:38:57 Walt_in_MD: I think that a couple of good washings to get the chemicals off the material would really help with ployester
04/28/05 20:39:21 Clare_KS: Just remember not to use fabric softener :)
04/28/05 20:39:29 Clare_KS: that makes it water-resistent.
04/28/05 20:39:53 Walt_in_MD: you don't want to use cotton or wool as they will root on you
04/28/05 20:40:10 del: watch as some matting material if you use fert on it it will seperate turn to mush
04/28/05 20:40:31 Jana_in_Indiana: I use Sherry's elevated mat watering, only have to add water every 2 weeks
04/28/05 20:40:38 Jana_in_Indiana: what kinds Del?
04/28/05 20:41:03 sherry__(Mo): LOL Jana! Other people do it that way too
04/28/05 20:41:03 Sarah: Ill BRB... the parrot climbed up here for some attention
04/28/05 20:41:34 BobJ-MD: The first time I soaked and sqeezed out the excess then put both ends in the tray of water. te next day the center of the blanket was dry. I soaked in slSet it back on the ightly soapy water tonight and wrung it out. I'll see if it draws from the try overn
04/28/05 20:41:34 Jana_in_Indiana: but you were the first to tell me about it Sherry
04/28/05 20:41:43 Clare_KS: Is everything delayed a full hour tonight on TV?
04/28/05 20:41:55 del: not sure of the name but when I first bought it it was wrong stuff 1 month later all I had was  pieces of matting left
04/28/05 20:42:57 Peggy_in_Pa: Jana how thick are the pieces of pvc pipe you use under the egg crate
04/28/05 20:43:05 Walt_in_MD: I bet it was cotton or wool
04/28/05 20:43:29 BobJ-MD: That's what happened when I put the matting material from Garners Garden Supply in my wife wash machine. Everything shredded.
04/28/05 20:43:48 Clare_KS: oooo, I bet you were in trouble, Bob!!
04/28/05 20:43:56 sherry__(Mo): LOL
04/28/05 20:43:58 Jana_in_Indiana: however think you slice them Peggy, LOL!  but the thicker the slice, the higher the eggcrate sits & the more water you can put in the tray
04/28/05 20:44:28 Sarah: so you put the eggcrate in upside down, and then set the plants on top of it?
04/28/05 20:44:58 Jana_in_Indiana: I'm also using small (about 3 ") clay pots, set in upside down, to hold the eggcrate up, I put 1 in each corner & 1 in the center
04/28/05 20:45:05 Clare_KS: What do you use to cut the eggcrate without cracking it?
04/28/05 20:45:37 del: ahack saw works good
04/28/05 20:45:42 Jana_in_Indiana: wire cutters, my son does it, Tony has a quick way
04/28/05 20:45:43 sherry__(Mo): Someof mine are on individial resevoirs and some are on the egg crating-I think it helps keep my humidity up
04/28/05 20:45:54 Walt_in_MD: I say some of the commercial matting and it is not woven like a blank so I bet you made a mess in the machine.
04/28/05 20:46:01 sherry__(Mo): How do you cut yours Tony?
04/28/05 20:46:17 Sarah: I thought we were talking about the eggcrate mattress stuff
04/28/05 20:46:32 Shellie_NM: I used a small hand saw to cut the plastic egg crate
04/28/05 20:46:34 TonyC: scissors, I don't use the crate tey
04/28/05 20:46:43 TonyC: yet
04/28/05 20:46:44 BobJ-MD: I size the egg grate to the tray and open the ends so the mat can drop into the tray. I cut my egg crates on a band saw.
04/28/05 20:47:11 Tina Logs in [67.190.123.148]
04/28/05 20:47:13 Clare_KS: Sarah, this is the white grid that you would use in ceiling fixtures.
04/28/05 20:47:20 del: Hi Tina
04/28/05 20:47:25 Sarah: ok.. are wicks in the pots?
04/28/05 20:47:26 Walt_in_MD: I used a dremel tool to cut the one I bought
04/28/05 20:47:27 BobJ-MD: HI Tina!
04/28/05 20:47:28 Tina: Hello all
04/28/05 20:47:35 TonyC: hi Tina
04/28/05 20:47:39 Peggy_in_Pa: Hi Tina
04/28/05 20:47:40 Shellie_NM: hi tina
04/28/05 20:47:42 Jana_in_Indiana: my lighting pannels (as the hardware store calls them) are about 1 inch shorter than the inside of the tray
04/28/05 20:47:45 Jana_in_Indiana: Hi Tina
04/28/05 20:48:05 sherry__(Mo): Hi Tina
04/28/05 20:48:13 Clare_KS: Jana, you can buy it in big sheets, too...we used to use it for our aquariums when we were breeding.
04/28/05 20:48:20 Clare_KS: That was 2 lives ago :(
04/28/05 20:48:31 BobJ-MD: Jana, you must use large trays.
04/28/05 20:48:49 Jana_in_Indiana: the sheet I bought was 4 X 8', wouldn't want one any bigger, LOL
04/28/05 20:49:07 Clare_KS: wow, where do you get trays that big??
04/28/05 20:49:15 Jana_in_Indiana: Lowes
04/28/05 20:49:23 Tina: you can get them at Lowe's or Home Depot in 2'x4' sheets
04/28/05 20:49:30 Clare_KS: what kind of trays are they?
04/28/05 20:49:31 sherry__(Mo): I get the 4x8 (I think it is!) and cut it to fit my trays
04/28/05 20:49:32 Jana_in_Indiana: not trays!  Sorry, the eggcrate (lighting panels)
04/28/05 20:49:47 sherry__(Mo): Sorry! That's what it is 2x4
04/28/05 20:49:55 Clare_KS: then you suspend it over multiple trays? OR cut to fit??
04/28/05 20:50:08 Clare_KS: <<<<confused
04/28/05 20:50:29 Jana_in_Indiana: cut to fit 1 tray, so I can clean, etc. without disturbing the rest of the trays on that shelf
04/28/05 20:50:32 Tina: just cut it to fit the contatiner you want to put it in
04/28/05 20:50:48 Walt_in_MD: you could do it both ways, but I think most cut to fit the tray
04/28/05 20:50:51 Clare_KS: oooo, ok, I was picturing Jana having 4x8 trays...
04/28/05 20:50:58 Jana_in_Indiana: there are photos of it in my folder on VR & VVV
04/28/05 20:51:01 Clare_KS: in this gigantic house....
04/28/05 20:51:08 Tina: I use little 1" cups to hold it up from the bottom of the trays
04/28/05 20:51:28 Jana_in_Indiana: no, I have a little dinky houes, LOL!  Millie has the gigantic house!
04/28/05 20:51:35 BobJ-MD: She does think big  lol  lol
04/28/05 20:52:14 Peggy_in_Pa: Thanks Tina Never thought of 1" cups
04/28/05 20:52:15 Walt_in_MD: Now I know what to do with the 1" cups that were given to me.
04/28/05 20:52:16 Carol_SK: little house with big violets lol
04/28/05 20:52:28 Tina: LOL
04/28/05 20:52:59 Jana_in_Indiana: Tina, don't the cups float around?  The Lego blocks were doing that, so I switched to the small clay pots, inverted
04/28/05 20:53:07 Walt_in_MD: ;)  ;)
04/28/05 20:53:10 BobJ-MD: Walt, I think your e-mail was captured by my other computer. I'll check it when we're done and get back to you.
04/28/05 20:53:46 Clare_KS: I can just see it...Lego blocks, tray loaded with violets....Connor wanting to play with the Legos....(shudder!!)
04/28/05 20:53:50 Walt_in_MD: Bob you sound as bad as me with computers
04/28/05 20:54:02 del: you can also use the plastic pipe say 2 inchs round in white or black color
04/28/05 20:54:08 Tina: well you just hold the grate down until you get the water in it not bad especially once wieghted down with violets LOL you could poke a hold in them so the water goes in and they wont float so bad
04/28/05 20:54:20 BobJ-MD: I need to network them Walt.
04/28/05 20:54:39 Jana_in_Indiana: good idea Tina, thanks
04/28/05 20:54:49 Tina: I like that idea Del that would work great also
04/28/05 20:55:10 del: the pipe is also very cheap Tina
04/28/05 20:55:36 del: and easy to cut to the lenght you want
04/28/05 20:55:37 Tina: yes very and one peice would last a long time
04/28/05 20:56:18 del: should last forever Tina
04/28/05 20:56:26 Tina: yes that is true
04/28/05 20:57:25 Tina: well just wanted to stop by and see the new chat room.  Have a great night everyone
04/28/05 20:57:36 del: night Tina
04/28/05 20:57:44 Carol_SK: see you Tina
04/28/05 20:57:45 BobJ-MD: Anad if the pvc gets crudy after a long time in the water, you can clean them in the dishwasher.
04/28/05 20:58:00 Tina: Night and hugs
04/28/05 20:58:06 BobJ-MD: G'nite Tna
04/28/05 20:58:07 del: sure thing bob
04/28/05 20:58:09 Clare_KS: Night, Tina
04/28/05 20:58:10 sherry__(Mo): Take care Tina
04/28/05 20:58:16 Tina Logs Out
04/28/05 20:58:21 Clare_KS: brb
04/28/05 20:58:40 Walt_in_MD: I used 1.5" pipe and cut it on my old table saw. Turned a plywood blade backwards worked great and all the same size
04/28/05 20:59:12 Jana_in_Indiana: g'nite Tina
04/28/05 20:59:29 Jana_in_Indiana: egg crates fit in the dishwasher too, real time saver!
04/28/05 20:59:30 del: never thought of that one walt thanks
04/28/05 21:00:15 del: carol did you get any of the snow today ???
04/28/05 21:00:36 Walt_in_MD: I am going to use that to cut my egg crateing next time
04/28/05 21:00:51 Carol_SK: lol Del, it didn't accumulate, but snowed most of the day
04/28/05 21:01:29 Carol_SK: ice on the water buckets and very un-spring-like
04/28/05 21:01:33 del: we got  some that is still on the ground yet  carol  and it only got up to  zero as a high today
04/28/05 21:01:40 Walt_in_MD: don't send it this way  :p
04/28/05 21:01:52 Carol_SK: laffin, why not?  she says
04/28/05 21:02:09 del: just think of what you are missing walt LOL LOL
04/28/05 21:02:30 Walt_in_MD: I did I did
04/28/05 21:02:33 BobJ-MD: You must have a short growing season up there in CA
04/28/05 21:02:44 Carol_SK: Our high got to -1 feels like -8
04/28/05 21:02:56 del: we get 122 days of frost free weather here
04/28/05 21:03:13 Carol_SK: if we are lucky Del
04/28/05 21:03:30 del: yup with the wind it is -10 here now carol
04/28/05 21:03:35 BobJ-MD: And how long is your grawing season?
04/28/05 21:03:48 Jana_in_Indiana: yah!  I'd get that in writing from the weatherman!!!
04/28/05 21:04:02 BobJ-MD: Growing season---although grawing might apply.
04/28/05 21:04:20 del: 24 may everything goes in the ground and about the first week of sept we start clean up
04/28/05 21:04:22 Carol_SK: from mid june to mid August Bob
04/28/05 21:04:25 Carol_SK: laffin
04/28/05 21:04:57 BobJ-MD: I think I stay here in the "Land of pPleasent Living"
04/28/05 21:04:58 Walt_in_MD: Just think I have been out all week in Md in a tee shirt. AND pants  *)
04/28/05 21:05:09 del: you can plant trees and that now here
04/28/05 21:05:22 Carol_SK: del I planted a few roses
04/28/05 21:05:27 BobJ-MD: And I've got all my planting done.
04/28/05 21:05:27 Carol_SK: in buckets that is
04/28/05 21:05:36 del: but Bob this is gods country up here LOL LOL
04/28/05 21:05:43 Carol_SK: and I brought them in the house the past 2 days
04/28/05 21:06:01 Carol_SK: and God likes it cooler sometimes
04/28/05 21:06:03 BobJ-MD: Del, we must have different Gods
04/28/05 21:06:12 del: Irene planted the roses last friday carol
04/28/05 21:06:41 Carol_SK: were they growing or just naked branches
04/28/05 21:06:42 Walt_in_MD: Same God I'll bet, he just has a good humor
04/28/05 21:06:58 del: well lots of open country and lots of forest and the best clear lakes bob
04/28/05 21:07:01 Sarah: Sorry I disappeared.. I put a wick in 2 of my smaller plants
04/28/05 21:07:08 Carol_SK: true Walt and he is training us in Canada as comedians
04/28/05 21:07:22 Sarah: I found out my DesigneR Star had been nailed by the window blind
04/28/05 21:07:39 Carol_SK: oh my Sarah is it OK?
04/28/05 21:07:41 del: the ones we bought 2 weeks ago they had good roots on them carol
04/28/05 21:07:43 Sarah: Yeah, I hope
04/28/05 21:07:57 BobJ-MD: Walt, where are you planning to buy your blanket?
04/28/05 21:08:07 Carol_SK: I wouldn't know a good root if I tripped over it Del so I am waiting
04/28/05 21:08:55 Carol_SK: Jana are your roses coming yet?
04/28/05 21:09:02 Walt_in_MD: I was thinking of going up the the fabric store and look for a nice plaid or paisley
04/28/05 21:09:27 BobJ-MD: In Glen Burnie?
04/28/05 21:09:29 del: I took them out of the package soon as i got them and put them into pro mix and sheep manuer mix  then we planted them  a 2 weeks later carol
04/28/05 21:09:58 del: all our roses are in bud carol they came through the winter good
04/28/05 21:09:59 Carol_SK: hummm some of mine are still in the packages, but I got some in buckets
04/28/05 21:10:11 Walt_in_MD: Yes there is one at jumpers the last time I paid attention to it
04/28/05 21:10:22 Jana_in_Indiana: yes, Carol buds everywhere, but it froze last sunday, so will loose some
04/28/05 21:10:23 Carol_SK: leaf buds???? or flower buds?
04/28/05 21:10:26 del: yes make sure they get a good drink to get them started carol
04/28/05 21:10:34 Shellie_NM Logs Out
04/28/05 21:10:57 BobJ-MD: Thanks, Tat's not too far away, if I can't find whaat I want near the Annaolis Mall.
04/28/05 21:11:04 del: leaf buds on ours
04/28/05 21:11:37 Carol_SK: oh, OK I have leaf buds on some of mine and some even have leaves
04/28/05 21:11:37 BobJ-MD: BRB
04/28/05 21:11:55 Jana_in_Indiana: already leafed out, have bloom buds evrywhere
04/28/05 21:12:00 Walt_in_MD: I thought there was a fabric store in that area
04/28/05 21:12:01 del: leaves on a few are starting to open
04/28/05 21:12:04 Carol_SK: That is not nice that yours froze, but they will probably come back Jana
04/28/05 21:12:26 Shellie_NM Logs in [68.35.120.27]
04/28/05 21:12:42 Jana_in_Indiana: always do Carol
04/28/05 21:12:42 del: W/B shellie
04/28/05 21:12:47 Carol_SK: if I had left mine out, the ones with leaves they would have had to start all over again
04/28/05 21:13:10 Shellie_NM: Thanks
04/28/05 21:13:25 del: I did put apail over the new planted ones today carol
04/28/05 21:13:35 Walt_in_MD: I gave up on the roses here as my house fases due west and the reflection from the sun was to much for them
04/28/05 21:14:08 Walt_in_MD: I sure wish my mind and fingers would work together
04/28/05 21:14:18 del: got white siding on the house walt??????
04/28/05 21:14:19 Carol_SK: smart thinking Del I don't think I would have thought of that...
04/28/05 21:14:34 Walt_in_MD: You betcha
04/28/05 21:16:27 Walt_in_MD: For those of you that show av's can the Oyama pots be used at the shows.
04/28/05 21:16:34 del: the son is going to plant the new cherry shrubs for me this weekend I hope carol
04/28/05 21:16:40 Clare_KS: We had a hot spell, already had a rose blooming.
04/28/05 21:16:57 Jana_in_Indiana: yes Walt, Oyama pots are OK to show in
04/28/05 21:17:00 Clare_KS: that was WEIRD for April
04/28/05 21:17:06 BobJ-MD: I'm back. Walt your e-mail is on the other computer. I'll try to get back later tonight or tomorrow.
04/28/05 21:17:10 Carol_SK: oh, that will be good bet they will be gorgeous, my flowering almond is leafing out
04/28/05 21:17:19 TonyC: see you all next week. Hope you roosters can hold your own
04/28/05 21:17:26 TonyC Logs Out
04/28/05 21:17:36 sherry__(Mo): Not here anyway Walt. They want all the pots to look the same.
04/28/05 21:17:36 del: night Tony
04/28/05 21:18:24 Carol_SK: Clare that is neat, my first rose on one bush came in August and the frost came in Sept before it could even open
04/28/05 21:18:30 Jana_in_Indiana: g'nite Tony!
04/28/05 21:18:32 Walt_in_MD: I don't know about the rooster but this old crow.
04/28/05 21:18:45 del: carol did you get your STJ package yet ????
04/28/05 21:19:48 Carol_SK: no, Rachel is holding off till the ice thaws, she said this coming Monday if the weather comes good again
04/28/05 21:20:07 Carol_SK: I sent two baby AV's to my sister in NS and they got there safe and sound
04/28/05 21:20:07 Walt_in_MD: Color also as they seem to come in four colors
04/28/05 21:20:24 del: supposed to warm up this weekend carol
04/28/05 21:21:03 del: great carol
04/28/05 21:21:35 Carol_SK: sounds good, I sure hope it warms it will probably warm all at once
04/28/05 21:21:56 del: would be nice if it did carol
04/28/05 21:22:28 Carol_SK: that it would!
04/28/05 21:23:03 Jana_in_Indiana: I'm sorry, I have so many people calling & IM'ing me about thhis death, I need to go!  G'nite everyone!
04/28/05 21:23:05 Jana_in_Indiana Logs Out
04/28/05 21:23:18 Walt_in_MD: The problem is you all are pushing the cold air the wrong way. Push it farther north not down this way.
04/28/05 21:23:35 sherry__(Mo): I agree Walt!
04/28/05 21:23:50 del: its so good want you people to enjoy it walt LOL
04/28/05 21:23:51 Carol_SK: this is a problem Walt, Del and I will get right on to it
04/28/05 21:24:12 Carol_SK: blowing it down to you that is lol
04/28/05 21:24:28 BobJ-MD: I didn't know that Jana had a loss. Was it immediate family?
04/28/05 21:25:02 Walt_in_MD: but you wont get warm till it blows the other way
04/28/05 21:25:09 sherry__(Mo): One of her good friends Bob
04/28/05 21:25:09 Carol_SK: oh, my I missed that she had said there was a death
04/28/05 21:25:23 Clare_KS Disconnects
04/28/05 21:25:29 BobJ-MD: I'm sorry to hear that.
04/28/05 21:26:15 BobJ-MD: One more time, what are the days of the chat?
04/28/05 21:26:46 del: tues, wed, thursday and sunday all at the same times Bob
04/28/05 21:26:53 sherry__(Mo): Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
04/28/05 21:27:03 sherry__(Mo): LOL
04/28/05 21:27:30 del: we covered it good both ways sherry great minds again at work LOL
04/28/05 21:27:51 Carol_SK: true, there are great minds all over VR that is for sure
04/28/05 21:28:11 Carol_SK: Del have you sent out any shipments yet?
04/28/05 21:28:24 BobJ-MD: I'll probably miss a good part of next week, I have Arthoscopic surgery on Monday for my shoulder. But I'll be back as soon as I can type.
04/28/05 21:28:36 Walt_in_MD: You all have a good night. I still have 5 av's to repot tonight
04/28/05 21:28:38 sherry__(Mo): Good luck Bob!!
04/28/05 21:28:46 Carol_SK: I hope it goes easily for you Bob!
04/28/05 21:28:48 del: just the one I tok with me on the weekend to Regina Carol  to early yet
04/28/05 21:28:49 sherry__(Mo): Take carex Walt!
04/28/05 21:28:52 BobJ-MD: Thanks'
04/28/05 21:28:57 Carol_SK: well, as easily as is possible, I mean
04/28/05 21:29:14 del: night walt
04/28/05 21:29:34 Carol_SK: Nite Walt happy potting
04/28/05 21:29:37 Walt_in_MD: Bob will let you use your nose. lol  lol  lol
04/28/05 21:29:51 Walt_in_MD: Night
04/28/05 21:29:57 Walt_in_MD Logs Out
04/28/05 21:30:12 Sarah Logs Out
04/28/05 21:30:42 BobJ-MD: Hey-- I've been trying to bowl left haded for the last two months. The nose might be just another challange. LOL
04/28/05 21:30:44 del: well folks this is long ernough for me tonight really nice to get back into chats take care  everyone and good night
04/28/05 21:30:46 Carol_SK: Del the package I sent to my sister had two very small AV's sandwiched between some baggies with shampoo and conditioner in them, and they got there fine and really quickly
04/28/05 21:31:03 Carol_SK: nite Del take care!!
04/28/05 21:31:12 BobJ-MD: G'nitre Del.
04/28/05 21:31:19 sherry__(Mo): Walt is my STJ recipient Del, but am wakiting a few weeks before I send to him as our nice weather has went someplace else
04/28/05 21:31:24 del Logs Out
04/28/05 21:31:27 sherry__(Mo): Night Del!!
04/28/05 21:31:58 Carol_SK: sounds like quite a few are waiting Sherry
04/28/05 21:32:07 BobJ-MD: Time for me to go. See you next week if I can "nose " it.
04/28/05 21:32:10 Carol_SK: better to be safe than sorry
04/28/05 21:32:18 Carol_SK: take care Bob
04/28/05 21:32:30 BobJ-MD: G'nite all!
04/28/05 21:32:37 sherry__(Mo): Our weather was just gorgous but sure turned colsd-and supposed to rain almost every day this week
04/28/05 21:32:38 BobJ-MD Logs Out
04/28/05 21:32:55 Carol_SK: yes, ours was lovely about 3-4 days ago
04/28/05 21:33:29 sherry__(Mo): I'll sure be glad when spring gets back here again!
04/28/05 21:33:54 sherry__(Mo): I really shouldn't complain-at least I don't have snow!!
04/28/05 21:34:34 sherry__(Mo): Guess I'll call it a night and get a few babies potted up.
04/28/05 21:34:40 Carol_SK: well, I think I will go as well
04/28/05 21:34:56 Carol_SK: night all, take care and spring will come, I am almost sure
04/28/05 21:34:57 sherry__(Mo): Take care Carol, Peggy, and Shellie!!
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04/28/05 21:35:24 Carol_SK Logs Out
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