Potted up a small container (coir lined basket actually) with a sun tolerant
coleus, a million bells and some zinnias (the colors worked) late last week.

They looked fine until Monday when the heat wave really hit - now they are
crisped to less than an inch of their lives. I figure they're a goner, but
the only thing different is I used some soil out of a potted hosta that I
was dividing instead of fresh....

Any thoughts - just succumbed to the heat so soon after transplant?

Thanks gang...
C

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Potted up a small container (coir lined basket actually) with a sun tolerant
coleus, a million bells and some zinnias (the colors worked) late last week.

They looked fine until Monday when the heat wave really hit - now they are
crisped to less than an inch of their lives. I figure they're a goner, but
the only thing different is I used some soil out of a potted hosta that I
was dividing instead of fresh....

Any thoughts - just succumbed to the heat so soon after transplant?

Thanks gang...
C


Ack! Cheryl, I hate to hear that! While I don't have any tips or ideas
really, I did just go through the same thing! I received some of those
coir lined planters that hang over the railings on the front porch for
Mother's Day. Planted several different "sun" plants in them as well as
some seeds from a friends collection of various flowers. Everything was
growing and doing really well until this heat wave kicked in and the
heat index started staying around 102 everyday for about week...now they
are all toasted! Made me sick to my stomach as it seemed they all "died"
on the same day! Of course the sickness coulda just came from the
pregnancy though...lol!

Sorry for you loss of plants...I'm keeping my fingers crossed that
hopefully mine will still bounce back. Maybe your's will too!

~Rae

Charlie wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:19:52 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:

Of course the sickness coulda just came from the pregnancy though...lol!

Hello?? You have a bit o' news for us, Rae? ;-)

Charlie

Oh Charlie, was I not clear enough for ya? lol! Actually, I thought I
had mentioned it before...

Baby #3 should be an early-mid December baby...just in time to be here
before Christmas!

Take care, I'm off to bed!

~Rae

In article ,
rachael simpson wrote:

Charlie wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:19:52 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:

Of course the sickness coulda just came from the pregnancy though...lol!

Hello?? You have a bit o' news for us, Rae? ;-)

Charlie

Oh Charlie, was I not clear enough for ya? lol! Actually, I thought I
had mentioned it before...

Baby #3 should be an early-mid December baby...just in time to be here
before Christmas!

Take care, I'm off to bed!

~Rae

That hubby of yours isn't spending all of his time on the tractor;-)
Congratulations)
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Billy wrote:
In article ,
rachael simpson wrote:

Charlie wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:19:52 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:

Of course the sickness coulda just came from the pregnancy though...lol!
Hello?? You have a bit o' news for us, Rae? ;-)

Charlie
Oh Charlie, was I not clear enough for ya? lol! Actually, I thought I
had mentioned it before...

Baby #3 should be an early-mid December baby...just in time to be here
before Christmas!

Take care, I'm off to bed!

~Rae

That hubby of yours isn't spending all of his time on the tractor;-)
Congratulations)

Thanks, Billy. This probably happened right before they got busy
planting corn if timing is counted right. And yes, he is definitely
spending all his time on the tractor now! Have to have that extra $$ for
coming baby expenses! Of course, whether it be boy or girl, there will
not be a need to buy clothes, seeing as how we already have a boy and a
girl, and I was smart enough to save all their clothes! And too, using
cloth diapers cuts down on costs too!

We planted a much bigger garden this year, so I'll be putting up just as
much food as I can to help also!

Sorry to Cheryl for "taking over " her topic!
~Rae