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Pastimes : Gardening and Especially Tomato Growing -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Crocodile who wrote (899)	5/13/2000 10:45:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3495

A variety called JPM does very well here. I don't care for it because it's fuschia, which just doesn't appeal to me. I know your area is much colder in the winter, but it does freeze here.

To: Crocodile who wrote (899)	6/3/2000 1:38:00 AM
From: MSB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3495

Im just debating whether to throw away some money on some hardy rhododendrons which have been advertised in a nursery flyer. SJ has been trying to grow them for two years with zero luck. She ordered initially from Michigan Bulb, planted them, and they died. Asked for replacements, recieved them, tried to winter them in the house, and they died again. A call revealed Michigan Bulb must get them from a supplier and has no say when the plant-starts are sent. Each of the past two times, the plants were sent around mid-fall and are very small. If Michigan Bulb was the company, I wouldn't waste the money. If it is another company, and you do decide to order, subsequently plant them, and they grow, I'd appreciate a mention if you're successful.

To: Crocodile who wrote (899)	6/24/2000 10:30:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3495

Today we went to Tom diBaggio's herb nursery for the lavender festival. They were selling things cheap because the nursery closes on July 3 - it's only open from early spring until mid-summer. They were selling 6 inch pots of tomato plants for $1.75 each, so we bought all their Brandywines - these plants are almost three feet tall! Two of them are black Brandywines, looking forward to those. And all their Habanero peppers, two of them are red Habaneros which are supposed to be hotter than regular ones. Probably should go back and buy some bell pepper plants. I did buy 18 lavender plants, some which are cold hardy to plant outside, some which are tender to plant in pots to bring inside. I will put three little plants of one variety into each pot. The plants make such beautiful wands with blue and purple flowers on them, especially the ones that grow outside, which make a beautiful little semi-circular bush. Carrying the trays with the little pots on them, the smell of lavender was very heady. I already have some very unusual tomatoes in the garden, some black ones, a white one, and a yellow one, but I can't remember the names, will have to look at labels. All heirlooms.