On Jul 12, 1:00*pm, songbird wrote:
barbie gee wrote:
wrote:
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whatcha need?

Nothing really, it has just been so hot here I have been inside too
much. The weeds have taken over and the plants are turning brown and I
just can't take the heat and humidity. Either I am getting old or it
is worse this year

i suspect it is both, since we get older every year!

* and for me it's a few lbs heavier which makes me
tolerate heat less. *good thing the heat is here as
i'm finally able to peel off that extra winter weight.
but when it gets to be near 90 i feel it much more
than i did previously. *it hasn't helped to have the
AC on as that makes it way too easy to not sweat it
off. *still drink a lot of water and stay in midday
for a siesta. * *this is when i get caught up on
e-mail, usenet, reading and other frogging around.

we have drought conditions in Chicagoland, and it's hard to keep up
watering. *I've let the lawn go dormant. *Keeping the trees and perennials
watered is my main focus.

* much the same here. *about 2-3 inches of rain the
past 8wks. *i'm glad now that many plants are big
enough to have deep roots. *i water deeply and less
often. *also glad to see the soil mostly covered
by green (beans, tomatoes, onions, chard, beets,
peppers all going gonzo). *will be out watering
tomorrow or Saturday.

* songbird

Remind me again where you are? Sometimes I think you are in western
North Carolina and other times I don't. I am in south eastern North
Carolina with no rain. Fortunately we live on a lake and use it for
the irragation system. UN fortunately the lake is down about 20 inches
so boating is a bit of an issue